In the new film adventure “City of Ember,” an underground city is facing disaster and only two kids can save the day.
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A big budget adaptation of the popular young adult novel by Jeanne DuPrau, the film features performances by Oscar winner Tim Robbins and Oscar-nominated funnyman Bill Murray as the adults who can help or hinder protagonists Lina Mayfleet and Doon Hallow. Twentieth Century Fox is hoping the film will join the ranks of “Harry Potter,” “The Spiderwick Chronicles” and “Kung Fu Panda” as a new family classic.
The studio’s hopes are pinned on young director Gil Kenan, who last helmed the horror-comedy “Monster House,” and actress Saoirse Ronan, last seen opposite Kiera Knightley in the Oscar-nominated “Atonement.” Over the summer Kenan and Ronan both talked with the Source about the highly anticipated film, which will be released in theaters Oct. 10.
