Friday, February 24, 2012

Film Synopsis - Hugo (2011)

 Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Produced by: Johnny Depp
Tim Headington
Graham King
Martin Scorsese

Music by: Howard Shore

Release date: November 25, 2011

Produced by Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and co-produced by Graham King’s GK Films, the Hugo is a 3D film is about an orphan boy, Hugo Cabret who lives in the secret walls of Paris train station. Set in 1930′s, Hugo sets on an adventure to unlock a secret left behind by his lost father, with the help of an eccentric girl, a broken automation and an ill mannered toy shop owner. The film is based on Brian Selznick’s award winning and New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo Cabret .

The magical yet mysterious story of Hugo has been directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan. This is Scorsese’s first ever 3D film and is due to be released on November 25, 2011. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer and Jude Law.