Zero Contact
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- Peter Toumasis
- Rick Dugdale
- Cam Cannon
- Anthony Hopkins
- Chris Brochu
- Aleks Paunovic
- Veronica Ferres
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| Directed by | Rick Dugdale |
| Written by | Cam Cannon |
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| Cinematography | Edd Lukas |
| Edited by | Håkan Karlsson |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Zero Contact is a 2021 American thriller film directed by Rick Dugdale and starring Anthony Hopkins. It was the only feature film to be released via Vuele, a non-fungible token platform.[1][2][3]
Zero Contact was released internationally on September 24, 2021,[4] and was released in the United States on May 27, 2022, by Lionsgate.[5]
- Anthony Hopkins as Finley Hart[6]
- Chris Brochu as Sam Hart[7]
- Veronica Ferres as Veronica Schultz[8]
- Aleks Paunovic as Trevor Williams[8]
- Lilly Krug as Jamie Schultz[8]
- TJ Kayama as Riku Matsuda[8]
- Martin Stenmarck as Hakan Nordquist[8]
- James C. Burns as Doug Mancini
- David Beatty as William
- Angella Kostic as Katherine Hart
- Tova Novotny as Host
- Rukiya Bernard as Taylor Williams
- Osman Aboubakr as Omar
- Adrian Holmes as Phil
- Linda Darlow as Rebecca
- Marcus West as Opposing Council
Production
In May 2020, it was announced Enderby Entertainment would commence production on a thriller titled 92.[9] The film was shot in 17 countries.[10] It was filmed entirely virtually via Zoom and during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] In September 2021, the film's first official trailer officially revealed production details including: Peter Toumasis and Cam Cannon, served as producers alongside Dugdale; Edd Lukas served as cinematographer; and Håkan Karlsson served as editor. It also stated that People in the Park Productions is credited in post-production.[13]
Release
The film was released as an NFT via CurrencyWorks Inc.'s platform Vuele.[14]
In January 2022, it was announced that Lions Gate Entertainment had acquired distribution rights via its subsidiary Grindstone Entertainment, with a scheduled release date in May 2022.[15] Zero Contact was released on May 27, 2022.[5]
Marketing
The first trailer was released online, in September 2021. It notably announced many of the production details on-screen.[13] In May 2021, following Lionsgate's purchase of distribution rights, a new poster and trailer was released alongside the official announcement of the movie's official release date.[5]
Reception
The film has a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews.[16]
Rich Cross of Starburst gave the film a positive review and wrote, "High-concept techno-thriller Zero Contact is the latest mainstream movie determined to make a virtue out of the necessity of the Covid lockdown."[17] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Let’s just say that 'The machine runs on dark matter reactor' is one of the script’s more coherent lines."[18] Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review, calling it "a steaming pile of nada."[19]