Nick Hathaway, an extremely talented hacker who has gone astray, finds his way out of a 15 year prison sentence when parts of a computer code he once wrote during his youth appears in a malware that triggered a terrorist attack in factory in China. This opportunity will reunite him with an old friend but will also put him in the middle of a power game between the American and Chinese government as well as arch villain hacker whose identity he has to find if he wants to keep his freedom and his life.
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Wei Tang
Crew: Michael Mann (Director), Stuart Dryburgh (Director of Photography), Atticus Ross (Music Director), Harry Gregson-Williams (Music Director), Leopold Ross (Music Director)
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Dates: 16 Jan 2015 (United States)
Tagline: We are no longer in control
Did you know? Hackers served as on-set consultants during filming. Read More
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as Nicholas Hathaway
as Carol Barrett
as Lien Chen
as Det C Daniels
as Newsanchor
as Shum
as Computer Tech
as Korean Thug
as Sort Guard
as Korean Art Student
as Assistant Warden
as Italian Reporter
as Jasmine
as Airline Pilot
Supporting Actor
as Mark Jessup
as Frank
as Gangster
as Henry Pollack
as NSA Agent
as Game Show Host
as Party goer
as FBI Agent
as Paul Shin
as Chen Dawai
as Airplane Passenger
as Lozano
as Cab Driver
as Prisoner
as FBI Computer Tech
as Gangster
as Harbor Pilot
as Korean thug
as Kassar
as FBI Agent
as Computer Tech
Supporting Actor
as Mrs. Novo
as Gary Baker
as Barrett's Partner
as Secretary
as Attorney
as FBI Computer Tech
as Korean Waiter
as Cook
as Rich Donahue
as Sadak
Direction
Director
Production
Producer
Production Company
Co-Producer
Executive Producer
Line Producer
Associate Producer
Distribution
Distributor
Writers
Story Writer
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Key Grip
Grip
Gaffer
Music
Music Director
Music Editor
Sound
Sound Re-recording Mixer
Sound Mixer
Foley Artist
Sound Effects Editor
Boom Operator
Art
Art Director
Production Designer
Set Decorator
Costume and Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Editorial
First Assistant Editor
Visual Effects
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Digital Compositor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Spoken Languages:
Mandarin, Spanish
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Datasat Digital Sound, Dolby Digital EX, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Camera:
ARRI ALEXA M, ARRI ALEXA XT
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Taglines:
We are no longer in control
Filming Locations:
Jakarta
Los Angeles, California
Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE - 900 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Alexander Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Klang
515 S. Flower St, Los Angeles, California
6 Street & Catalina Street, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE - 900 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Alexander Avenue, Los Angeles, California
Klang
515 S. Flower St, Los Angeles, California
6 Street & Catalina Street, Los Angeles, California
Trivia:
The film's plot was inspired by the Stuxnet's case, a computer worm designed to attack industrial programmable logic controllers. Discovered in 2010, Stuxnet ruined almost one-fifth of Iran's nuclear facilities and his origin couldn't be officially identified.
The title "Blackhat" refers to the term that describes a villain (named after the practice of villains in Westerns wearing black hats). In hacking, a black hat hacker will commit cyber-crimes for maliciousness or for personal gain.
The first Michael Mann film to be shot with anamorphic lenses since Heat (1995).
Michael Mann donated HK$300,000 (US$38,500) to The Community Chest of Hong Kong in the name of Hang Seng Bank, to thank the bank for allowing him to film for 5 evenings in the bank's lobby area.
The film was originally titled "Cyber".
Hackers served as on-set consultants during filming.
Blackhat marks the very first Michael Mann movie to be shot entirely in digital. (Ali, Collateral, Miami Vice, and Public Enemies were shot mostly in digital but had certain sequences shot in 35mm film)
The title "Blackhat" refers to the term that describes a villain (named after the practice of villains in Westerns wearing black hats). In hacking, a black hat hacker will commit cyber-crimes for maliciousness or for personal gain.
The first Michael Mann film to be shot with anamorphic lenses since Heat (1995).
Michael Mann donated HK$300,000 (US$38,500) to The Community Chest of Hong Kong in the name of Hang Seng Bank, to thank the bank for allowing him to film for 5 evenings in the bank's lobby area.
The film was originally titled "Cyber".
Hackers served as on-set consultants during filming.
Blackhat marks the very first Michael Mann movie to be shot entirely in digital. (Ali, Collateral, Miami Vice, and Public Enemies were shot mostly in digital but had certain sequences shot in 35mm film)
