Check Out Thor as Earth's Mightiest Hacker in Blackhat

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Check Out Thor as Earth's Mightiest Hacker in Blackhat

Inexplicably-ripped keyboard-jockey saves the world in new Michael Mann cyber-thriller

Paranoid techno-thrillers depicting the world of online-evildoing as a stylish netherworld populated by super-sexy code-wizards were Scorpion [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comicsandcosplay/12113-How-Fashion-Tried-To-Capture-Geekness-In-The-1990s] are any indication, the genre might be making a comeback on TV - and now Blackhat wants to take it to the movies.

In the film (written and directed by Michael Mann of Heat and Collateral fame), a sinister hacker is using their skills to commit acts of increasingly-dangerous terrorism all over the world. Unable to stop him on their own, the United States and China agree to enlist the aid of another imprisoned master-hacker (Thor's [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/8398-Thor-The-Dark-World] Chris Hemsworth) - described as a "genius coder" from MIT - to take the threat down.

Mann originally produced the film under the title Cyber, but announced the name change during SDCC. The new title refers to online slang for hackers willing/able to use their skills for illegal/unethical means. Despite the heavy focus on the virtual realm, the production shot on-location in Los Angeles, California, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Blackhat is due for wide-release on January 16th 2015, but may see a limited release earlier than that in order to qualify for the 2014 Academy Awards.


[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/movies-and-tv/]

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[Kyber]

I hope this movie will have exiting hacking scenes, with INTENSE typing and going trough proxies and firewalls and other geeky computer nerd stuff.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Crappy version of Knocking on Heaven's Door...
And the rest? Sigh-o-rama!

"He's still typing!" Ugh.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Inexplicably ripped? I don't know how programmers look like in Boston, but where I live, programmers are among the healthiest people aside from actual athletes. Quite a few of them are ripped.

 

[blackrave]

Inexplicably ripped? I don't know how programmers look like in Boston, but where I live, programmers are among the healthiest people aside from actual athletes. Quite a few of them are ripped.

IT guys I know mostly are slender
Ripped? Not so much.

 

[Scarim Coral]

It look kinda pulled just as long the hacking part isn't like CSI.

 

[The_Darkness]

I'd never noticed how much Chris Hemsworth can pull off the Brad Pitt look before...

This looks... fun. In that I'll keep an eye on it. Not gonna call it great, but it certainly has potential.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

sounds silly, but it's Michael Mann, so consider me intrigued nonetheless. The guy is a master technician and has made some of the best thrillers ever.

 

[Sanunes]

sounds silly, but it's Michael Mann, so consider me intrigued nonetheless. The guy is a master technician and has made some of the best thrillers ever.

I feel the same way, if it was handled by another director I might be a lot more nervous of it.

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

sounds silly, but it's Michael Mann, so consider me intrigued nonetheless. The guy is a master technician and has made some of the best thrillers ever.

I feel the same way, if it was handled by another director I might be a lot more nervous of it.

It is one of those things where a ridiculous premise can be made great by the talents of the people working on it. Were this a typical hack I'd dread it, but we're talking about Michael Fucking Mann, the guy who made Heat, Last of the Mohicans, Collateral, and Public Enemies.

 

[Sanunes]

sounds silly, but it's Michael Mann, so consider me intrigued nonetheless. The guy is a master technician and has made some of the best thrillers ever.

I feel the same way, if it was handled by another director I might be a lot more nervous of it.

It is one of those things where a ridiculous premise can be made great by the talents of the people working on it. Were this a typical hack I'd dread it, but we're talking about Michael Fucking Mann, the guy who made Heat, Last of the Mohicans, Collateral, and Public Enemies.

Exactly. I watched Scorpion and if Micheal Mann was not associated with this movie it would be basically what I would expect. Then again after seeing the credits for Scorpion I knew exactly where to target my disapproval for the show.