The 5th Wave (2016)

Film Type:

Feature

Language:

English

Colour Info:

Color

Sound Mix:

Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound

Camera:

ARRI ALEXA XT

Frame Rate:

24 fps

Aspect Ratio:

2.35:1

Stereoscopy:

No

Archival Source:

QubeVault

Taglines:

Wave 1: Darkness. Wave 2: Destruction. Wave 3: Infection. Wave 4: Invasion.
We fight back.
Can we survive the 5th wave?
Protect Your Own

Filming Locations:

Trivia:

Wooded scene taken on Jackson trail outside of Winder, Georgia, USA.

Columbia Pictures had originally set the film for a January 29, 2016, release. On April 30, 2015, they pushed the release date forward to January 22, 2016.

A Sony leaked email revealed that Viggo Mortensen, Russell Crowe, Jason Clarke, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Badge Dale and Ethan Hawke were considered for the role of Vosch, ranked from first to sixth respectively. Guy Pearce, Demián Bichir, Luke Evans, Ben Foster, Joel Edgerton and Jared Leto were also considered. The part went to Liev Schreiber.

A Sony leaked email revealed that Mark Ruffalo, Joel Edgerton, Kyle Chandler, Jason Clarke and Liev Schreiber were considered for the role of Bob. The part went to Michael Beasley.

Author Rick Yancey, who wrote the book on which the film is based, once worked for the Internal Revenue Service.

In the book Evan Walker has brown eyes that Cassie describes as the color of chocolate.

A Sony leaked email revealed that Natalie Portman, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Robin Wright, Rachel Weisz and Naomie Harris were considered for the role of Reznik, ranked from first to sixth respectively. Michelle Rodriguez, Marisa Tomei, and Juliette Lewis were also considered. The part went to Maria Bello.

In the book, Ringer has black hair and is of Asian ethnicity.

The third book is named "The Last Star.

J Blakeson 's first film since The Dissappearance of Alice Creed, which was released in 2009.

Poundcake in the book is meant to be an overweight 7-8 year old.

A motion picture adaptation of the novel of the same title.

On August 31, 2015, Chloë Grace Moretz revealed that she read the novel this movie is based on 3 times. She said that she was very excited to play her favorite character from the book.

In the book Ringer has black hair and is of Asian ethnicity.

During filming in Macon, GA, a bus explosion damaged several businesses along Cotton Avenue.

The second book in the series is called The Infinite Sea and it was released in 2014.

J Blakeson's first film since The Dissappearance of Alice Creed, which was released in 2009.

Chloe Grace Moretz was the only actress who auditioned for the part of Cassie

Tye Sheridan, Nick Robinson and Mitchell Hope auditioned for the role of Ben Parish.

Chloe Grace Moretz was a fan favorite for the role of Cassie Sullivan long before she was finally cast.

The third book is named the last star

Scenes were filmed on Cotton Avenue in Macon, Georgia which was made to look post-apocalyptic and a little too realistically. Some buildings were damaged by pyrotechnic effects, and residents called the city asking for them to pick up the trash on the streets.

In the book Reznik is a guy.

The book is set in Dayton, Ohio.

This movie is the first in a trilogy based on a futuristic, science-fiction series of novels by Rick Yancey.

Filming Start Date:

18 Oct 2014

Filming End Date:

17 Jan 2015