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V For Vendetta

V For Vendetta

Release Date: March 17, 2006
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: James McTeigue
Screenwriter: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Starring: Natalie Portman as Evey, James Purefoy as V, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry as Gordon Deitrich, John Hurt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Sinead Cusack
Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence and some language)
Official Website: VForVendetta.com
News: "London bombing scene will stay in Weaving's film" (10/19/05 - The Sydney Morning Herald)
"V Pushed Back To 2006" (8/18/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Silver Talks Moore And V" (7/19/05 - Scifi Wire)
"V's Portman Talks Violence" (7/18/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Wachowskis Shoot Some V" (4/28/05 - Scifi Wire)
"Fry Leaks V Casting" (4/21/05 - Scifi Wire)

Plot Outline: Based on the acclaimed graphic novel "V For Vendetta" by Alan Moore (The Watchmen, From Hell) and illustrator David Lloyd

"V For Vendetta" is set in a futuristic totalitarian Britain and tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Portman) who is rescued by the masked vigilante (Purefoy) called V. V begans a revolution urging his fellow citizens to rise up against the tyranny and oppression of their government.

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