Other Titles • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen • LXG • LXG: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen • The League
Synopses for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
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Set in Victorian England, the story centers around a team of extraordinary figures enlisted by a mysterious caller to stop a villain intent on turning the nations of the world against one another. The coterie of heroes are led by Allan Quartermain (Sean Connery) and comprise some of the greatest figures from adventure literature: Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), Dracula vampiress Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), invisible man Rodney Skinner, (Tony Curran), American secret service agent Sawyer (Shane West), Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Jason Flemyng). Richard Roxburgh ("Moulin Rouge") plays the League's enigmatic recruiter, M. Stephen Norrington ("Blade") directs.
(67 votes)
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Sean Connery stars as Allan Quatermain, the world¡¦s greatest adventurer, who leads a legion of superheroes the likes of which the world has never seen, in THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN.
Quatermain¡¦s extraordinary League is comprised of Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), Dracula vampiress Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), an invisible man Rodney Skinner (Tony Curran), American secret service agent Sawyer (Shane West), Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Jason Flemyng). Richard Roxburgh (¡§Moulin Rouge¡¨) plays the League¡¦s enigmatic recruiter, M.
The League members are staunch individualists, outcasts in fact, with checkered pasts and singular gifts that have been both blessing and curse. Now they must learn to trust each other and work as a team for the very hope of civilization. With little preparation and no time to lose, they will be transported via Captain Nemo¡¦s extraordinary submarine, the Nautilus, to the frontline of defense: Venice, Italy. There, a masked madman known as the Fantom plans to sabotage a conference of world leaders by setting off a domino chain of explosions, sinking the entire city. The threat is catastrophic, the risks are staggering. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen has 9ƒ¦ hours to save the world¡K
Based on the acclaimed comic books by Alan Moore (From Hell) and Kevin O¡¦ Neill, the film is directed by Stephen Norrington (¡§Blade¡¨) from a screenplay by James Dale Robinson. Don Murphy (¡§From Hell,¡¨ ¡§Natural Born Killers¡¨) and Trevor Albert (¡§Groundhog Day,¡¨ ¡§Bedazzled¡¨) are the producers, and Sean Connery and Mark Gordon (¡§Saving Private Ryan¡¨) are executive producers. The co-producer is Michael Nelson.
Principal photography on the 20-week shoot occurred almost entirely in Prague, with additional shooting in Malta and Los Angeles.
(64 votes)
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The heroes of 1899 are brought to life with the help of some expensive special effects in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. From the pages of Victorian literature come Captain Nemo, Dr Jekyll (and his alter ego Mr Hyde), Dorian Gray, Tom Sawyer, the Invisible Man, Mina Harker (from Dracula), and the hunter Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), all assembled to combat an evil megalomaniac out to conquer the world.
It's hardly an original plot, but perhaps that's fitting for a movie sewn together like Frankenstein's monster. It rushes from one frenetic battle to another, replacing sense with spectacle--Nemo's submarine rising from the water, a warehouse full of zeppelins bursting into flame, Venice collapsing into its own canals. It's flashy, dumb, and completely incoherent. Fans of the original comic book will be disappointed. --Bret Fetzer
(63 votes)
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A hunter, a scientist, a vampire, an invisible man, an immortal, a spy, a beast....when a masked madman known as "The Fantom" threatens to launch global Armageddon, legendary adventurer Allan Quatermain commands (Sean Connery) a legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind has never seen. Now, despite fighting thei own personal demons - and each other - they must join forces to save the world.
(62 votes)
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