A look at the source story, core human themes, the challenges and process of bringing the story to the screen, casting, creating realistic characters within their fields of expertise, alien ship and being design, costumes, alien language construction, and Denis Villeneuve's work.
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Cast
19 people
Ted Chiang
Self
Eric Heisserer
Self
Keith Clark
John Sylva
Shawn Levy
Self
Known for
All Too Well: The Short Film
Made in America
Eric Stanze
Also in
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Denis Villeneuve
Self
Also in
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Dan Levine
Self
David Linde
Self
Aaron Ryder
Self
Amy Adams
Self
Known for
Arrival
Man of Steel
Jeremy Renner
Self
Known for
Arrival
Hawkeye
Keith Clark Director · Eric Stanze Editor
United States release February 14, 2017
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 14, 2017
Physical
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