The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Genre: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Duration: unknown at this time
Release Date: July 11th, 2003
Starring: Sean Connery, Peta Wilson, Stuart Townsend, Tony Curran, Jason Flemyng, Naseeruddin Shah, Shane West
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Produced by: Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy violence, language and innuendo
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Based very loosely on the Alan Moore graphic novel epic of the same name, this is the story of a group of characters drawn from famous works of literature, including Allan Quatermain (Connery), Captain Nemo (Shah), Rodney Skinner (a.k.a.The Invisible Man) (Curran), Mina Murray Harker (Wilson) and Dr. Jekyll (Flemyng), banding together to combat criminal undertakings of the highest order near the turn of the 19th century. Rather than remain true to the comic roots, the film also incorporates Tom Sawyer (West) and Dorian Gray (Townsend), in an apparent effort to keep the cast from being entirely without Americans, since the main market for this film is an American audience. Beginning in London, "LXG" is in actuality an alternate-universe sort of story, taking place on the eve of of the dawn of the 20th century.
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