‘Atlas Shrugged: Part 2’ Teaser Trailer And New Cast Info
By Russ Fischer/June 25, 2012 12:30 pm EST
The film… didn’t do well. Actually, it did OK at first when targeted at a very specific audience, based only on that audience’s interest in seeing Rand’s novel hit the screen. But even people predisposed to love Atlas Shrugged saw the film as a rushed, inferior product. Given the themes of Rand’s over-arching philosophy, we call that “irony.”
But, as promised last July by producer Harmon Kaslow, Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 went before cameras anyway, with a new cast and new director. Duncan Scott directs, and now Samantha Mathis takes over for Taylor Schilling as Dagny Taggart; Jason Beghe plays Henry Rearden; and D.B. Sweeney replaces Johansson as John Galt.
Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 will hit on October 12, and will be preceded by a real big-dollar ad campaign. So get used to seeing the title now. We might see some actual footage later this week.
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