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Official Trailer for Mira Nair's 'Amelia' Starring Hilary Swank

by Alex Billington
June 25, 2009
Source: Yahoo

Fox Searchlight has just debuted the trailer for Mira Nair's Amelia, the biopic starring Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart. In addition to Swank, this also stars Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, Virginia Madsen, Joe Anderson, Christopher Eccleston, and Mia Wasikowska. I will admit that I think Amy Adams plays a much cuter Amelia Earhart (in Night at the Museum 2), but Swank plays a much more realistic one. This looks like a great biopic but not much more. I'm sure it'll still be a wonderful film, as Mira Nair is a talented filmmaker, but like with The Aviator, I don't expect to love it. Anyway, let us know what you think of this!

Watch the official trailer for Mira Nair's Amelia:

You can also watch the trailer for Amelia in High Definition on Yahoo

Amelia is directed by Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, of Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair, and The Namesake previously. The screenplay was written by Oscar winning writer Ronald Bass, of a great amount of films including Rain Man, When a Man Loves a Woman, Dangerous Minds, Waiting to Exhale, My Best Friend's Wedding, What Dreams May Come, Entrapment, and Mozart and the Whale most recently. This is based on numerous biographies of Amelia Earhart written by authors Susan Butler, Mary Lovell, and Elgen Long. Fox Searchlight will finally be bringing Amelia to limited theaters starting on October 23rd this fall.

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Dylan

Looks solid. That about it.
real talk

spoiler she doesnt make it.
K

Hell yeah a great biopic! And I on the other hand loved The Aviator! But not much more? What does that mean? A movie about a real life lady who challenged and showed everyone what she was capable of, captured the attention of the world and went down in history. Oh and on a sie note FS... thanks for ignoring my submission (again) to post something. Pretty much every other movie site posted The Pacific trailer but you wouldn't. Unbelieveable!!!
Antioch

It's no Rocketeer, but it should be alright.
dom

This looks great very strong cast and lovely dialogue. Mira Nair never disappoints! I'm there.
Vic

I agree, Amy is much cuter as Amelia
DoomCanoe

Hilary "Horse Face" Swank.... Richard "Rat Face" Gere.... = what nightmares are made of.
janet

Love the music and I'll go see it for sure but I don't think this will do well.
lego

lol @ 2
Nic

Yeah Amy is cuter, but have you see pictures of Amelia Earhart? Swank is perfect.
http://digaphobia.com Mark

#2 - I love you. Dearly.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2408/blackbabyjesus.gif Crapola

I agree with Nic, what are you wanting to watch? Why do people have to be cute? What a nonsense, Hilary Swank actually looks like her.
LW

What's the sequel? She fights aliens on the Bermuda Triangle?
Squiggly

They should have gotten Micheal Bay to direct it. I didn't see one explosion the whole time. This will obviously suck.
Darrin

oscar for sure
http://vimeo.com/user1764245 Nick Sears

#2 lol!
nem

The song is a remix of John Murphy - Surface Of The Sun. From 00:25 to 00:50.
Oblong

You ever think that number 7 has both a horse and rat face? and makes up his own nightmares?
wm

looks really good, but everytime I look at Hillary I think she looks like Matt Damon in drag. it may sound mean, but I can't help it.
Brandon

Looks great. If anyone deserves a movie, Amelia Earhart certainly does. Especially considering she is an American Legend that all Elementary School kids learn about. Not a big fan of Gere, but Hillary Swank is a great actress. This trailer further proves that.
Barb

You don't win 2 Oscars for being 'cute'. I think Hillary Swank is an outstanding actress and this will be a fantastic movie. @2 hahahahaha. naughty.
Yep

This looks like it will be good!
DoomCanoe

*cries* #18 YOU'RE SO RIGHT!!! by the way, do you have no arms and legs?
viral

LOL @ 19 - yeah she does look like that at some angles... but she is an absolutley amazing actress.. Mira Nair is known for her sensitive potrayal of women in her movies... i think this will be phenomenal.. am not a big richard gere fan... but hoping he turns in a good performance. Hillary for her 3rd Trophy... i wanna see her on stage going hysterical.
Cody

If Amy Adams played the part, I'd definitely go watch it, without my wife of course Also, Christopher Eccleston is great. Best Dr. Who, great in Heroes.
http://www.galaxykid.net Johnny Neat

The fact that this story couldn't possibly show her true outcome as factual due to no one being there is bad for anyone making a movie about her without falling into speculative territory.
Xerxex

# 23 dammit! I don't I type with my forehead!
alan

i don't know about people but it think this has oscar contention written al over it for the director Gere and hillary
quez

ummm i wont c this i mean it looks good and all but my grandmother would love it more then me
Corey

Amelia 2: This time it's personal.
nocsyn

why in every movie swank needs to prove that she is something else and people are always telling her different....a karate expert, a man, a boxer....the list goes on film students will now learn of a new screen writing theory...the swank theory put swank in a movie...tell her she cant be an uhhhhh an octopus=millions
Maya T.

I think Amy Adams was a better Amelia.
Robert

It is simply amazing to me that after reading down to the 32nd submission, I wouldn't even have any idea how to sum up Hilary Swank. Some of the submissions are right off the wall. Well.....just so happens that I had the upmost honour of being an principal extra in this movie working along side of Hilary Swank, and I will tell you that she is an absolutely awesome person, and a great actress.
http://yahoo.com T-Man

I don't find hilary swank attractive, but as a film director I definitely think she is way better than amy adams for the role of Amelia. The film looks pretty good. Probably get several oscar nominations. and will definitely do well at the box office with women audiences.
http://yahoo.com T-Man

Plus Fox Searchlight has a good record of making good indie films. Its actually the only good thing associated with Fox.