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Focus
2015 Focus film poster.png
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Glenn Ficarra
John Requa
Produced by
Denise Di Novi
Written by
Glenn Ficarra
 John Requa
Starring
Will Smith
Margot Robbie
Rodrigo Santoro
Music by
Nick Urata
Cinematography
Xavier Pérez Grobet
Edited by
Jan Kovac

Production
 company

Zaftig Films
Di Novi Pictures
 Kramer & Sigman Films
Overbrook Entertainment

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

February 27, 2015


Running time
 104 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$50.1 million[2]
Focus is a 2015 American romantic dark comedy film written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Rodrigo Santoro, the film was released on February 27, 2015.[3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Filming
4 Release
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
Nicky Spurgeon is a seasoned con-man who becomes romantically involved with an attractive young woman; while introducing her to the tricks of his con man trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame — now an accomplished femme fatale — shows up in Buenos Aires as the opposing side of the same scam: a billionaire international race car owner. In the midst of Nicky's latest, most dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop...and the consummate con man off his game.
Cast[edit]
Will Smith as Nicky Spurgeon
Margot Robbie as Jess Barrett
Rodrigo Santoro as Garriga
Gerald McRaney as Owens
BD Wong as Liyuan
Robert Taylor as McEwen
Dominic Fumusa as Jared
Brennan Brown as Horst
Griff Furst as Gareth
Adrian Martinez as Farhad
Alfred Tumbley as Dogs
Production[edit]
Apollo Robbins served as a consultant, conceiving and choreographing original sleight-of-hand maneuvers. Directors Ficarra and Requa stated, "Apollo is the foremost expert in his field and is an inspiration to us." The directing duo and production designer Beth Mickle made a scouting trip to Buenos Aires in June and a second trip with producers Denise Di Novi and Mark Scoon, in which they finally settled to shoot in the neighborhoods of San Telmo, Puerto Madero, Barracas, Retiro, Recoleta and Palermo, as well as Ezeiza Airport and a few hotels.[4] Neil Smith spoke at the Digital Cinema Society forum dropping several hints as to the identity of a film being edited in Final Cut Pro X in a December 2013 presentation. This would make Focus the largest production yet completed in Apple's editing program.
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on September 12, 2013 in New Orleans, and moved over to Buenos Aires on November 17, 2013 for three weeks.[5] The last day of shooting in Argentina was on December 10.[6] Filming wrapped in New York City on December 17, 2013.[7]
Release[edit]
Warner Bros. has set the film for a February 27, 2015 release.[3] On January 29, 2015, WB and IMAX Corporation announced to digitally re-master the film into the immersive IMAX DMR format to release the film into the domestic IMAX theatres on the set date.[8]
Reception[edit]
Focus has received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 56% approval rating, based on 139 reviews, with a rating average of 5.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Focus may have a few too many twists and turns, but it nearly skates by on its glamorous setting and the charm of its stars."[9] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "FOCUS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2.Jump up ^ "Focus cost 50.1M to produce". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
3.^ Jump up to: a b "Warner Bros Dates ‘Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ For 2015 MLK Weekend; Will Smith’s ‘Focus’ Set For February 2015". deadline.com. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
4.Jump up ^ "Will Smith/Rodrigo Santoro Comedy "Focus" Will be Wrapping Up Filming in Argentina". Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions.
5.Jump up ^ "The Fresh Prince of Polo: A casual Will Smith hangs out with Argentine model during break from filming new movie Focus". Mail Online. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
6.Jump up ^ "Will Smith & Margot Robbie Keep Their Distance On Their Last Day Of Shooting In Argentina". Retrieved December 10, 2013.
7.Jump up ^ "Will Smith and Margot Robbie Wrap "Focus"". Retrieved December 17, 2013.
8.Jump up ^ Evry, Max (January 29, 2015). "IMAX to Release Focus, Starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie". comingsoon.net. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
9.Jump up ^ "Focus". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
10.Jump up ^ "Focus Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
External links[edit]
Focus at the Internet Movie Database


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Focus (2015 film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search


Focus
2015 Focus film poster.png
Theatrical release poster

Directed by
Glenn Ficarra
John Requa
Produced by
Denise Di Novi
Written by
Glenn Ficarra
 John Requa
Starring
Will Smith
Margot Robbie
Rodrigo Santoro
Music by
Nick Urata
Cinematography
Xavier Pérez Grobet
Edited by
Jan Kovac

Production
 company

Zaftig Films
Di Novi Pictures
 Kramer & Sigman Films
Overbrook Entertainment

Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures

Release dates

February 27, 2015


Running time
 104 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$50.1 million[2]
Focus is a 2015 American romantic dark comedy film written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Rodrigo Santoro, the film was released on February 27, 2015.[3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Filming
4 Release
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links

Plot[edit]
Nicky Spurgeon is a seasoned con-man who becomes romantically involved with an attractive young woman; while introducing her to the tricks of his con man trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame — now an accomplished femme fatale — shows up in Buenos Aires as the opposing side of the same scam: a billionaire international race car owner. In the midst of Nicky's latest, most dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop...and the consummate con man off his game.
Cast[edit]
Will Smith as Nicky Spurgeon
Margot Robbie as Jess Barrett
Rodrigo Santoro as Garriga
Gerald McRaney as Owens
BD Wong as Liyuan
Robert Taylor as McEwen
Dominic Fumusa as Jared
Brennan Brown as Horst
Griff Furst as Gareth
Adrian Martinez as Farhad
Alfred Tumbley as Dogs
Production[edit]
Apollo Robbins served as a consultant, conceiving and choreographing original sleight-of-hand maneuvers. Directors Ficarra and Requa stated, "Apollo is the foremost expert in his field and is an inspiration to us." The directing duo and production designer Beth Mickle made a scouting trip to Buenos Aires in June and a second trip with producers Denise Di Novi and Mark Scoon, in which they finally settled to shoot in the neighborhoods of San Telmo, Puerto Madero, Barracas, Retiro, Recoleta and Palermo, as well as Ezeiza Airport and a few hotels.[4] Neil Smith spoke at the Digital Cinema Society forum dropping several hints as to the identity of a film being edited in Final Cut Pro X in a December 2013 presentation. This would make Focus the largest production yet completed in Apple's editing program.
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began on September 12, 2013 in New Orleans, and moved over to Buenos Aires on November 17, 2013 for three weeks.[5] The last day of shooting in Argentina was on December 10.[6] Filming wrapped in New York City on December 17, 2013.[7]
Release[edit]
Warner Bros. has set the film for a February 27, 2015 release.[3] On January 29, 2015, WB and IMAX Corporation announced to digitally re-master the film into the immersive IMAX DMR format to release the film into the domestic IMAX theatres on the set date.[8]
Reception[edit]
Focus has received mixed reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 56% approval rating, based on 139 reviews, with a rating average of 5.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Focus may have a few too many twists and turns, but it nearly skates by on its glamorous setting and the charm of its stars."[9] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 56 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[10]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "FOCUS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
2.Jump up ^ "Focus cost 50.1M to produce". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
3.^ Jump up to: a b "Warner Bros Dates ‘Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ For 2015 MLK Weekend; Will Smith’s ‘Focus’ Set For February 2015". deadline.com. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
4.Jump up ^ "Will Smith/Rodrigo Santoro Comedy "Focus" Will be Wrapping Up Filming in Argentina". Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions.
5.Jump up ^ "The Fresh Prince of Polo: A casual Will Smith hangs out with Argentine model during break from filming new movie Focus". Mail Online. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
6.Jump up ^ "Will Smith & Margot Robbie Keep Their Distance On Their Last Day Of Shooting In Argentina". Retrieved December 10, 2013.
7.Jump up ^ "Will Smith and Margot Robbie Wrap "Focus"". Retrieved December 17, 2013.
8.Jump up ^ Evry, Max (January 29, 2015). "IMAX to Release Focus, Starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie". comingsoon.net. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
9.Jump up ^ "Focus". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
10.Jump up ^ "Focus Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
External links[edit]
Focus at the Internet Movie Database


[hide]
v ·
 t ·
 e
 
Films directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa


I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) ·
 Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) ·
 Focus (2015) ·
 The Taliban Shuffle (2016)
 

  


Categories: 2015 films
English-language films
2010s comedy-drama films
2010s crime films
American films
American comedy-drama films
American crime films
Films about con artists
Films shot in Buenos Aires
Films shot in New Orleans, Louisiana
Warner Bros. films
IMAX films
Films directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa





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