Morgan Freeman and Tom Cruise Star in Oblivion

Movies — By Bernard Samms on April 12, 2013 at 12:23 am

Cover Photo (L to R, foreground) Beech (MORGAN FREEMAN) holds Jack (TOM CRUISE) captive in "Oblivion", an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the visionary director of "TRON: Legacy"and producers of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."Inside Photo: TOM CRUISE stars as Jack Harper in "Oblivion." Photos courtesy of Universal Pictures.

MORGAN FREEMAN stars as Beech in "Oblivion." Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures.

Release date: April 19, 2013 (IMAX and Wide Release)

Genre: Action-adventure

Cast: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Melissa Leo

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Screenplay by: Karl Gajdusek and Michael deBruyn

Based on the Graphic Novel Original Story by: Joseph Kosinski

Produced by: Joseph Kosinski, Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Barry Levine, Duncan Henderson

Executive Producers: Dave Morrison, Jesse Berger, Justin Springer

Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion,an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the visionary director of TRON: Legacy and producers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind.

2077: Jack Harper (Cruise) serves as a security repairmen stationed on an evacuated Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying alien threat who still scavenges what’s left of our planet, Jack’s mission is almost complete. In a matter of two weeks, he will join the remaining survivors on a lunar colony far from the war-torn world he has long called home.

Living in and patrolling the breathtaking skies from thousands of feet above, Jack’s soaring existence is brought crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Drawn to Jack through a connection that transcends logic, her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he thought he knew. With a reality that is shattered as he discovers shocking truths that connect him to Earth of the past, Jack will be pushed to a heroism he didn’t know he contained within. The fate of humanity now rests solely in the hands of a man who believed our world was soon to be lost forever.

Oblivion was shot in stunning digital 4K resolution on location across the United States and Iceland.http://www.oblivionmovie.com