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- Thompson tells David that being with Elise will keep him from his fate of becoming President of the United States, and being with David will keep Elise from becoming a world-famous dancer and choreographer. To prove he is serious, Thompson causes Elise to sprain her ankle, and David abandons her at the hospital to avoid ruining their futures.
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A month later, David prepares for a new job. At Madison Square Park, near David's home, a man named Harry Mitchell receives an assignment from his superior Richardson. Harry is to spill coffee on David's shirt by 7:05 AM so that David will miss his bus. However, Harry falls asleep; David boards the bus, meets Elise again and gets her phone number.
Mar 28, 2011 · He kidnaps David and tells him why he must not see Elise. According to the plan, David is meant to become president of the United States and Elise a world-famous dancer; if they stay...
Mar 15, 2011 · David (Matt Damon) meets Elise (Emily Blunt) and their attraction is instant and powerful. Consequently, David becomes determined to pursue a relationship with her. Unfortunately, some mysterious men in suits and hats who possess bizarre powers keep showing up, and they are determined to keep the couple apart. These are “Adjustment Bureau” (AB) agents, and…
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Are we in charge of our lives, or are decisions made for us long before weconsider them? Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate it? Oscar®winner MATT DAMON (the Bourne series, True Grit) and EMILY BLUNT (The DevilWears Prada, The Wolfman) star in the romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau. In thefilm, Damon plays a man who glimp...
In 2006, New York Congressman David Norris runs a promising but ultimately unsuccessful campaign for United States Senate. While rehearsing his concession speech in a hotel bathroom, Norris meets a woman hiding in a stall. The two share a surprisingly enjoyable conversation, ultimately leading to a kiss. Inspired, David goes off his prepared script...
George Nolfi was working on another script when his longtime friend andproducing partner, Michael Hackett, brought up Philip K. DICK short story “AdjustmentTeam” during a phone call. Though he had not yet secured the rights to the story,Hackett had a solid working relationship with Dick’s estate and wanted to pursueoptioning and developing the proj...
The Adjustment Bureau is written and directed for the screen by GEORGENOLFI (writer of Ocean’s Twelve, co-writer of The Bourne Ultimatum) and is basedupon the short story “Adjustment Team” by PHILIP K. DICK (whose works also spawned “Total Recall,” “MinorityReport” and “Blade Runner”). The accomplished and talented behind-the-scenes crew includes t...
The role of Elise was a far less obvious casting choice than that of the film’s malelead. Nolfi wanted the character to be a dancer so she could provide a balance to David’sstructured, political world. “For many reasons, a dancer has a different life than apolitician, far less calculating,” the writer/director elaborates. “You can argue that dancei...
Aside from the fact that David Norris is a congressman from the area, New YorkCity represented much within the context of the film. “New York is central to my visionof the story for a number of reasons,” Nolfi says. “If there is an American city that standsfor the most powerful city—the city where the headquarters of Fate would be—it’s got tobe New...
To complement the carefully selected architecture within the world of TheAdjustment Bureau, Nolfi knew that the agents’ wardrobe should also visually set themapart from humans…without drawing too much attention to their presence. The directordecided to express this mystical notion with the most unassuming of apparel: timelesssuits and hats. In theo...
Mar 3, 2011 · WITH: Matt Damon (David Norris), Emily Blunt (Elise Sellas), Anthony Mackie (Harry), John Slattery (Richardson), Michael Kelly (Charlie Traynor) and Terence Stamp (Thompson). The Adjustment Bureau ...
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Mar 7, 2011 · This is the premise of The Adjustment Bureau (directed by George Nolfi), which was hailed more thought provoking than the film Inception. I beg to differ. David Norris (Matt Damon), a politician who is losing the election in the Senate race, meets a young woman Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), in the bathroom at the hotel where he is set to make his ...
Mar 4, 2011 · From Left: John Slattery, Anthony Mackie, Matt Damon and Andrew Schwartz in The Adjustment Bureau. You do — or don't — answer the phone, read an email, go to a party, catch the bus. If any one of these seemingly insignificant events were to go the other way, the story of your life — perhaps the history of the planet — might have a ...
