Need for Speed is a 2014 American 3D action film directed by Scott Waugh, written by George Gatins and John Gatins and produced by DreamWorks Pictures. It is an adaptation of the Need for Speed series of video games by Electronic Arts. It stars Aaron Paul as street racer Tobey Marshall, who sets off to race cross-country, as a way of avenging his friend's death at the hands of a rival racer. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures on March 14, 2014, in 3D, IMAX, and conventional 2D theaters. The storyline, in particular, the cross-country racing and settings in countryside rather than cities, is loosely based on Need for Speed: The Run and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. trailer. Directed by Scott Waugh Produced by John Gatins Patrick O'Brien Mark Sourian Screenplay by George Gatins Story by George Gatins John Gatin Based on Need for Speed by Electronic Arts Starring Aaron Paul Dominic Cooper Imogen Poots Ramón Rodríguez Michael Keaton Music by Nathan Furst Cinematography Shane Hurlbut Editing by Paul Rubell Scott Waugh Studio Touchstone Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Entertainment Electronic Arts Bandito Brothers Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, In July 2012, DreamWorks Studios was committed to a film based on the Need for Speed series of video games by Electronic Arts, initially with a release date of February 7, 2014, and later March 14, 2014.[13] Brothers George and John Gatins had written a script that was being shopped to studios by April of that year.[14] Taylor Kitsch was offered the lead role in July 2012,[15] though the role eventually went to Aaron Paul that October.[6] Paul had originally auditioned for the role of Dino Brewster, although director Scott Waugh and DreamWorks head Steven Spielberg decided against that and cast him as the lead.[16] The same month, Imogen Poots was cast as the female lead.[8] In January 2013, Dominic Cooper, Kid Cudi, Ramón Rodríguez, Rami Malek and Harrison Gilbertson were cast in the film.[17] Michael Keaton was cast in February 2013.[11] Principal photography began in Macon, Georgia, in mid-April 2013.[18] Other filming locations include Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on May 12, 2013,[19] the 13th Street Bridge in Columbus, Georgia, and Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on June 1, 2013.[20][21] Other production locations include sections of California's Highway 1 north of Point Arena, CA, the Point Arena Lighthouse, and Highway 253 between Booneville, CA and Ukiah, CA. For the film's chase sequences, the filmmakers decided against the use of computer-generated imagery, instead employing practical effects, which required the cast to receive extensive driving lessons.[16][22] For the final race sequences and the car crashes the production unit used propped supercars. Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, remarking that "Paul has talent, though the actor's idea of simmering intensity in the context of Need for Speed comes off more like serial killer in the making. Cooper, by contrast, seems to be having some fun playing a dashing, dastardly, sexy beast." Philips added, "At its occasional best, the thrills in the film recall the delirious fun of the Fast & Furious franchise."[37] Betsy Sharkey of Los Angeles Times felt similarly, writing "In trying for the vicarious varoom of the street-racing video game that inspired it, and no doubt dreaming of Fast success, Speed clocks in at a long two-plus hours and falls painfully short."[38] Jason Torchinsky of the automotive blog Jalopnik decried the movie for insulting gearheads with its far-reaching suspension of disbelief on many plot points and tropes, and "spoiled" the ending of the movie by stating it was nothing more than a glorified car commercial for the 2015 Ford Mustang.[39] A.O. Scott of The New York Times gave a more positive review, praising the film's car chase sequences, while declaring the overall film "an energetic, unpretentious B movie".[40]

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