Beautiful Creatures
Dark secrets will come to light.
Country
Production
Budget
$60 000 000
Box office
$60 052 138
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
David Valdes, Erwin Stoff, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Molly Smith, Yolanda T. Cochran
Camera operator
Philippe Rousselot
Composer
Artist
Richard Sherman
Audition
Margery Simkin
Editing
David Moritz
Whole Team (39)
Whole Team (39)
Short description
Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.
What's left behind the scenes
- The poems on the walls and ceiling in Lena's room are taken from the works of four poets: William Blake, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Rumi.
- The film is based on the novel “Beautiful Creatures” (2009) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
- The role of Amma is actually a combination of two characters from the book: Amma, the prophet housekeeper, and Marianne, the librarian and best friend of Ethan's late mother. Screenwriter and director Richard LaGravenese combined these two roles in hopes of attracting actress Viola Davis, as she was the only person he envisioned for the part.
- Casting for the film began in late 2011. It was soon announced that the lead characters, Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes, would be played by Jack O'Connell and Alice Englert. O'Connell later left the film due to a scheduling conflict, and the role of Ethan Wate went to Alden Ehrenreich.
- The poems on the walls and ceiling in Lena’s room are taken from the works of four poets: William Blake, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Rumi.
- Ethan's botched reading of a Charles Bukowski poem actually happened because Alden Ehrenreich struggled to remember the order of the lines, which made Alice Englert laugh. He only messed up in one take, but director Richard LaGravenese liked the idea of a 'Romeo' trying to impress his 'Juliet' and failing miserably with the poetry.
- Director Richard LaGravenese wanted to use green screens as little as possible. Therefore, for the Caster feast scene, the set was designed so that the table rotated along with the actors in bolted-down chairs. The floor beneath the table also rotated, but in the opposite direction, with Alice Englert and Emmy Rossum strapped to the platform. The entire rig was built on hydraulics so that it could tilt. The rotation speed was adjustable from 1 to 10, and the actors were spun at speed eight. In total, it took three days to film this scene. Suffering from motion sickness, Richard LaGravenese took Dramamine during the filming of this sequence.
- Filming in Louisiana had to be suspended due to a tornado warning.
- The role of Amma is actually a combination of two characters from the book: Amma – the housekeeper-prophet, and Marian – the librarian and best friend of Ethan’s deceased mother. Screenwriter and director Richard LaGravenese combined these two roles in the hope of attracting actress Viola Davis. She was the only one he saw in the part.
- Ethan’s awkward reading of Charles Bukowski’s poem actually came about due to Alden Ehrenreich’s difficulty remembering the order of the lines, which amused Alice Englert. He made the mistake in only one take, but director Richard LaGravenese liked the idea of Romeo trying to impress Juliet and failing miserably with poetry.
- The song playing in the background of the snow scene is 'Needle and Thread.' It was written and recorded by actress Alice Englert in her hotel room in New Orleans during pre-production. Director Richard LaGravenese liked the song and decided to use it in the film.
- In the scene with snow, the song playing in the background is “Needle and Thread.” It was composed and recorded by actress Alice Englert in her hotel room in New Orleans during pre-production. The song pleased director Richard LaGravenese, and he decided to use it in the film.
- The original soundtrack for the film was composed by the group Thenewno2 (Dhani Harrison, Paul Hicks, and Jonathan Sadow). The group began creating the soundtrack at Friar Park studio in Henley-on-Thames. For the love theme's guitar solo, Dhani borrowed from his father, George Harrison, from the song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Ultimately, the soundtrack was recorded at Abbey Road in Studio 2.
- The original soundtrack to the film was composed by Thenewno2 (Dhani Harrison, Paul Hicks, Jonathan Sadoff). The group began creating the soundtrack at Friar Park studio in Henley-on-Thames. For the love theme, Dhani borrowed a guitar solo from his father, George Harrison, from the song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” Ultimately, the soundtrack was recorded at Abbey Road in Studio 2.
- Casting for the film began in late 2011. It was soon announced that Jack O’Connell and Alice Englert would play the lead roles of Ethan Wate and Lena Duchannes. O’Connell later dropped out of the film due to a scheduling conflict, and the role of Ethan Wate went to Alden Ehrenreich.
- The film is based on the novel 'Beautiful Creatures' (2009) by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.
- Director Richard LaGravenese wanted to use as little green screen as possible. Therefore, in the scene of Caster’s holiday dinner, the set was designed so that the table rotated with the actors on bolted-down chairs. The floor under the table also rotated, but in the opposite direction, with Alice Englert and Emmy Rossum tied to a platform. The entire set was built on hydraulics so it could sway. The rotation speed was adjustable from 1 to 10, and the actors were rotated at speed eight. It took three days in total to shoot this scene. Richard LaGravenese, who suffers from motion sickness, took Dramamine while filming this scene.
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