The Darwin Movie Creation Gets US Distribution

The buzz surrounding Creation's premiere at the Toronto Film Festival prompted Newmarket Films (the same company that distributed The Passion of the Christ) into action, buying up the rights to distribute the Charles Darwin biopic in the U.S. Directed by Jon Amiel and based on Darwin's great-great grandson Randal Keynes' biography Annie's Box, Creation stars real life spouses Paul Bettany as Charles and Jennifer Connelly as his wife, Emma. The film focuses on the period of time when Charles was hard at work on his book On the Origin of Species, examining his struggle to find a balance between his theories on evolution, his devoutly religious wife's beliefs, and his own faith.

Announcing the acquisition Newmarket's Chris Ball stated, "We at Newmarket pride ourselves in getting behind important films that help open the door for discussion and conversation, as is the case with Creation. While Darwin’s name has come to symbolize one side of a debate between the scientific and the theological, Creation personifies the debate, with both sides contending, sometimes violently, within the man. In that sense, we believe that the film will appeal both to people of faith and people of science."

In an exclusive interview on September 19th at the BAFTA/LA Tea Party, Creation star Bettany talked about working on the film. "It was an amazing experience, making it," said Bettany. "I'm really glad that it's got a North American distributor, and I'm very excited for it. I'm proud of the movie."

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