Minority Report (2002)

Plot: In the future the police don't wait for crimes to happen. They can predict the crime ahead of time so they can make an arrest before the crime happens. Now one of their own is predicted to commit a murder and he has to somehow prove his future innocence.

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7 May, 2002

The final trailer for Steven Spielberg's Minority Report is finally online, giving us the first real look at the plot of the upcoming thriller. Download it here.

19 February, 2002

The poster is now out. You can see a copy to the right.

7 December, 2001

The first trailer is now online at the official site.

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18 September, 2001

Reportedly Spielberg offered a role to Javier Bardem (Before Night Falls) who politely declined. The reason? He didn't want to chase Tom Cruise over rooftops.

16 May, 2001

The Z Review scored some on set shots of Cruise during filming. Apparently his character is going for a swim. Click on the photo to see the other shots.

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2 June, 2000

Here is a movie that has had more than its fair share of trouble long before it has started filming. It was originally scheduled to be Tom Cruise's next movie after M:I2 but the length of shooting that movie pushed it back. Steven Spielberg, who was going to direct, shuffled his schedule and it got pushed back again, allowing him time to make A.I. instead. Now it is scheduled to start production sometime next year. With all this difficulty you have to wonder if the movie is really worth it.

Stax got a hold of the script and tries to answer that very question. The movie's idea is that in the future an organization exists that can predict a murder before it happens, thus allowing the police to arrest the murderer in advance. The script is by Scott Frank, based on a short story by Philip K. Dick.

I am surprised that Spielberg and Cruise wanted to team-up for such a generic B-movie. I hope that these two showbiz titans collaborate on a film with more weight and resonance to it than Minority Report. Besides, it just didn't read like a Spielberg film. It's better suited for the likes of Mimi Leder, Tony Scott, or Andrew Davis. (Minority Report could very easily be an average made-for-cable movie.) Surely, Scott Frank's considerable writing talents (and a year of his life) could have been better spent on a different project for Cruise and Spielberg than this. After the lackluster M:I-2, Tom Cruise should make his next action film a more original tale than this pedestrian fare. In my gut, I think Spielberg may have held similar reservations after reading this draft and that's why he opted to make A.I. instead. Minority Report is the kind of film he's likely to produce but not to direct. Now we'll have to wait and see if he even does that. -- STAX

To read the entire review, head to Stax's home at FilmForce.

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15 March, 2000

Stephen Spielberg has finally made a decision on his next project. He has been tinkering with numerous

Production should begin July 10. Immiediately following the completion of work on A.I., Spielberg will go to work on Minority Report, starting in April 2001.

9 February, 2000

Rumor has it that Tom Cruise is seriously considering taking the lead role in the Farrelly brothers' Shallow Hal. He's got a little time on his hands at the moment. Minority Report is sure to be delayed due to Steven Spielberg's recent kidney operation so Cruise needs something to do in the meantime. This would certainly be a unique choice for him.