Babylon A.D. (2008)


Babylon A.D.
Release Date20 August 2008
Budget$70,000,000
US Box Office$22,000,000
GenreAction, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
CountryUSA
France
UK
Filming LocationsBarrandov Studios, Prague, Czech Republic
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSci-Fi Action
ThemesMembers of the Clergy, Future Dystopias, Plagues and Epidemics, Protecting the Innocent
TagsGenetic Engineering, Mercenary, Nun, Virus

Babylon A.D. is a 2008 science fiction action film based on the novel Babylon Babies by Maurice Georges Dantec. The film was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and stars Vin Diesel, Mélanie Thierry, Michelle Yeoh and Lambert Wilson. It was released on August 29, 2008 in the United States.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Toorop

Sister Rebeka

Darquandier

Jérôme Le Banner
Killa

High Priestess

Dr. Newton

Souleymane Dicko
Jamal

Kid with Tattoos

Radek Bruna
Karl

Jan Unger
Fight Promoter

Abraham Belaga
Assistant to High Priestess

Gary Cowan
Neolite Executive

David Gasman
Neolite Researcher

Lemmy Constantine
Neolite Marketing Executive

Peter Thias
Neolite MIB

Curtis Matthew
Submarine Captain

Magda Vavrusova
Woman in Toorop's Corridor

Filip Matejka
Young boy on Toorop's Stairs

Robert Polo
Border Guard

Director

Writer

Maurice G. Dantec

Éric Besnard

Joseph Simas
co-screenplay

Producer

Alain Goldman
producer

Benoît Jaubert
associate producer

Marc Jenny
line producer

Avram 'Butch' Kaplan
executive producer

Eiffel Mattsson
unit producer: skidoo chase, second unit, Sweden

Selwyn Roberts
producer

David Valdes
executive producer

Kevan Van Thompson
line producer

Original Music

Atli Örvarsson
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Cinematographer

Thierry Arbogast
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Editor

Benjamin Weill
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Casting Director

Gigi Akoka
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Nancy Bishop
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Jina Jay
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Production Designer

Paul Cross
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Sonja Klaus
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Art Director

Claudio Campana
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Robert Cowper
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Ora Ito
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Peter James
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John King

Jindrich Kocí
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Milena Koubkova
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Olivier Raoux
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Karen Wakefield

Stephen Wong
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Set Decorator

Francesca Cross
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Michel Pagès
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Costume Designer

Chattoune
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Fab
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Makeup Department

Charlotte Arguillère
hairdresser: Paris

Lucía Bretones-Méndez
key makeup artist: Paris

Guillaume Castagné
special effects makeup artist: Paris

Paul De Fisser
hairdresser: Paris

Stephanie A. Fowler
assistant makeup artist: Vin Diesel

Lise Gaillaguet
assistant makeup artist: Paris

Mélanie Gerbeaux
special effects makeup artist: Paris

Barbara Kichi
hair stylist

Erwin H. Kupitz
wig maker: principals

Frédéric Lainé
special effects makeup artist: Paris

Olivia Lequimener
hairdresser: Paris

Veronika Liskova
assistant makeup artist

Christophe Oliveira
assistant makeup artist: Paris

Laetitia Ollivaud
assistant makeup artist: Paris

Radek Petr
assistant hair stylist

Gabriela Polakova
makeup artist

Laura Schiavo
makeup artist: Ms. Rampling, hair stylist: Ms. Rampling

Lesley Smith
hair stylist, makeup artist

Helena Steidlova
assistant makeup artist

Ivo Strangmüller
assistant hair stylist

Christien Tinsley
key makeup artist: Vin Diesel, makeup artist: Vin Diesel

Jeremy Woodhead
hair designer, makeup designer

Production Manager

Eric Cadrieu
unit production manager: second unit

Guillaume Colboc
executive in charge of production

Michaela Flenerova
production manager

Abraham Goldblat
post-production manager

Jiri Husak
unit manager

Marc Olla
production manager: Paris

Gabriela Rezacova
assistant production manager

Paul Sarony
production manager: Film Finnces

Patrick Sobieski
unit manager

Marc Vadé
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Bob Brown
second unit director

Shakir Hafoudh
second assistant director

Alex Oakley
assistant director

Jonas Overton
first assistant director: Sweden

Philip A. Patterson
assistant director: skidoo- drone chase unit Sweden

Kieron Phipps
first assistant director

Trevor Puckle
second assistant director

Otto Requette
assistant director

Philip Seeger
second assistant director: second unit

Mark Taylor
first assistant director: second unit

Dusan Vodak
first assistant director

first assistant director

Art Department

Giles Asbury
storyboard artist

Alice Bartosova
graphic designer

draughtsman

Julian Caldow
concept illustrator

Alex Cameron
assistant art director

Miroslav Caslavka
assistant property master

Paul Catling
concept artist

Cristina Cecili
prop painter

Zuzana Cizmarova
set designer

Sophie Couderc
property master

Sandro Erdolini
painter

Mark Fruin
location property master

Franck Gies
chief carpenter, chief set builder

Benoit Godde
concept illustrator

Bruce Gordon
propmaker

Gavin Jones
senior propmaker

Farid Kermici
storyboard artist, concept artist

Jan Kodera
property master

Milena Koubkova
assistant art director

Karina Lange
set dresser

Lukas Lehoucka
stand-by props

Matt Lewis
senior props modelmaker

Petr Marousek
set dresser

Glenn Marsh
senior prop modeler

Jan Müller
model maker

Ben Munro
stand-by art director

Antonio Murer
assistant property master

Craig Narramore
senior prop modeler

Darryl Paterson
dressing storeman

Jaroslav Rericha
draughtsman

Stanislas Reydellet
assistant art director

George Simons
graphic designer

Gert Stevens
concept illustrator

Andrew Tapper
graphic designer

David Trojan
draughtsman

Federico Vianelli
set dresser

Zbynek Vit
on-set dresser

Brian Wade
additional props

Arthur Wicks
property master

Barbora Wildova
assistant to supervising art director

Sound Department

Pascal Armant
sound recordist

Selim Azzazi
sound effects editor

Lucien Balibar
sound mixer: Sweden

Nicolas Becker
sound designer, foley artist

Tomas Belohradsky
sound mixer: Prague

Damien Bera
foley mixer

Nicolas Bourgeois
sound editor

Derek Casari
adr engineer

Lukas Chyska
sound assistant: Prague

Capucine Courau
sound editor

St. Clair Davis
boom operator

Anne Delacour
supervising dialogue editor

Joanne Dunphy
assistant sound

François-Joseph Hors
sound re-recording mixer

Alexis Jung
assistant sound effects recordist

Gwennolé Le Borgne
sound editor

Maud Lombart
assistant dialogue editor

Oscar Lovnér
boom operator: Sweden

Marc Parazon
boom operator: Paris

Pierre Picq
boom operator

Sébastien Pierre
foley editor, assistant sound designer

Igor Pokorný
sound mixer: Prague

Gréggory Poncelet
sound recordist

John Rodda
sound mixer

François Waledisch
sound mixer: Paris

Ken Yasumoto
supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer

John Soukup
sound transfer

Special Effects

Milos Brosinger
special effects

Peter Fern
senior technician

Søren Skov Haraldsted
special effects assistant: Sweden

Michal Havlicek
special effects crew

Jacob Riewe Henriksen
special effects assistant: Sweden

Mark Holdcroft
modeller

Jan Holub
special effects crew

Søren Hvam
special effects assistant: Sweden

Dominik Janda
special effects technician

Jeremy King
miniature construction

Christian Kitter
special effects coordinator: Sweden

Miroslav Miclik
special effects technician

Ilja Jonbak Nielsen
special effects coordinator: Sweden

Claus Nørregård
special effects technician: Sweden

Pavel Policar
special effects technician

Jirí Vojtech
special effects senior technician

Visual Effects

Aurelia Abate
visual effects producer: BUF

Nasser Abo
digital artist: BUF

Alexandra Added
visual effects coordinator

Xavier Allard
sequence supervisor: BUF

Arnaud Allenet
digital artist: BUF

Herve Anceau
digital artist: BUF

Christophe Andreii
digital artist: BUF

Renata Azambuja
visual effects producer

Xavier Bec
software research & development: BUF

Djelloul Bekri
digital artist: BUF

Alain Bignet
additional compositor

Benoit Bonachera
digital artist: BUF

Dominique Bossu
digital artist: BUF

Nicolas Boulaire
digital artist: BUF

Aurelien Boutonnet
digital artist: BUF

Stephanie Broussaud
Lustre assistant

Florent Cadel
digital artist: BUF

Chris Casadei
digital artist: BUF

Stephane Ceretti
visual effects supervisor: BUF

Matthieu Chatelier
visual effects

Ganael Chevallier
digital artist: BUF

Nicolas Chevallier
sequence supervisor: BUF

Jean Constantial
digital artist: BUF

Sebastien Corne
digital effects artist

Jean-Nicolas Costa
additional compositor

Anne Coulet
digital artist: BUF

Sebastien Cravoisier
digital artist: BUF

Melanie Cussac
visual effects production manager: BUF

Nicolas Daniel
data manager: DUBOI

Thibault Debeurme
digital artist: BUF

Yann De Cadoudal
sequence supervisor: BUF

Benoit Delozier
digital artist: BUF

Antoine Demongeot
digital artist: BUF

Simon Descamps
i/o visual effects

Antoine Deschamps
sequence supervisor: BUF

Thomas Devorsine
digital artist: BUF

Lionel Discala
digital artist: BUF

Jean-François D'Izarny
sequence supervisor: BUF

Sébastien Drouin
visual effects unit director: New York, BUF, sequence supervisor: BUF

Boris Duong
digital artist: BUF

Laurens Ehrmann
on-set sequence supervisor: Sweden, BUF, sequence supervisor: BUF

Jerome Evelette
digital artist: BUF

Aurelien Faure
sequence supervisor: BUF

Mathieu Foucher
digital artist: BUF

Laurent Fradet
visual effects artist

Monteil Fredrik
digital compositor

Philippe Frère
digital compositor

Aurelien Fuentes
digital artist: BUF

Justine Gasquet
digital matte painting artist: BUF

Thibault Gauriau
digital artist: BUF

Nicolas Gauthier
digital artist: BUF

Gregory Ginsburger
digital artist: BUF

Cristina Gomes
digital artist: BUF

David Gourmaud
visual effects editor

Mickael Goussard
digital artist: BUF

Aurélien Grand
retouch and restoration

Sylvain Gremion
digital artist: BUF

Michael Haussmann
digital artist: BUF

Baptiste Henry
digital artist: BUF

Daphnée Hong
digital artist: BUF

Nicolas Jambois
digital artist: BUF

Anne-Gaelle Jolly
software engineer: research and development

Eric Joubin
digital artist: BUF

François Jumel
digital artist: BUF

Jean-Louis Kalifa
digital artist: BUF

Vladimir Kesl
computer graphics playback

Pacini Kevin
visual effects editor

Jonathan Lagache
Flame artist: BUF

Alexandre Lagallarde
visual effects: BUF

Laurent Launes
digital artist: BUF

David Lebrun
sequence supervisor: BUF

Catherine Lee
digital artist: BUF

Fabien Legal
digital artist: BUF

Arnaud Leviez
digital artist

Audrey Limet
digital artist: BUF

Jérome Lionard
digital compositor

Adrien Lourdelle
digital artist: BUF

Olivier Lourry
digital artist: BUF

Elodie Ly Tri
retouch and restoration

Simon Magnan
digital artist: BUF

Nicolas Maillard
digital artist: BUF

Alexandre Millet
digital artist: BUF

Christophe Moreau
sequence supervisor: BUF

Eddy Moussa
sequence supervisor: BUF

Helene Ourabah
digital artist: BUF

Philippe Palmieri
sequence supervisor: BUF

Stéphanie Pedelacq
visual effects editor

Xavier Perol
digital artist: BUF

Claire Pujol
digital artist: BUF

Clement Rambach
software research & development: BUF

Eddy Richard
digital artist: BUF

Nicolas Rigaud
digital compositor

Beatrice Ronte-Cassard
visual effects coordinator: BUF

David Rouxel
digital artist: BUF

Steve Savarin
digital artist: BUF

Tricoire Sebastien
digital artist: BUF

Olivier Sicot
digital artist: BUF

Mourad Simoussa
digital artist: BUF

Julien Stecken
digital artist: BUF

Mathilde Tollec
sequence supervisor: BUF

Eric Toubal
digital artist: BUF

Geordie Vandendaele
digital artist: BUF

Christophe Verspieren
software research & development: BUF

Julie Verweij
visual effects coordinator: BUF

Ludovic Voltaire
digital artist: BUF

Stephan Wagemann
digital effects artist

Zhipeng Xing
digital artist: BUF

Stunts

Arno Balenci
stunts

Robert Bastens
stunts

parkour stunts

Didier Biddar
stunts

Bob Brown
stunt coordinator

Troy Lindsay Brown
stunt performer

Amadéo Cazzela
stunts

Gaëlle Cohen
assistant fight choreographer

Laurent Demianoff
stunts, stunt performer, assistant fight choreographer

Rudy Duong
stunts

Jon H. Epstein
stunt coordinator: second unit

Eric Etje
stunts

Alain Figlarz
fight choreographer

Rene Hajek
stunts

Marc Hoang
stunts

Jiri Horky
stunts

Charles Jarman
stunt double: Jamel Debbouze

Shawn Kautz
stunts

Jindrich Klaus
stunt rigger

Robert Lahoda
stunt coordinator: CZ

Benoît Lavelatte
stunts

Dominique Lexilus
stunts

Miroslav Lhotka
stunts

Helene Lindgren
stunt double: Second Unit Sweden

Jan Loukota
stunts

Patrick Médioni
stunts

Franck Merenda
stunt performer, assistant fight choreographer

Stéphane Orsolani
stunt performer, assistant fight choreographer

Adam Pengsawang
stunts

Sébastien Peres
stunt performer, assistant fight choreographer

Jaroslav Peterka
stunts

Jan Petrina
stunts

Veronika Rekova
stunt double

Troy Robinson
co-stunt coordinator, stunts double: Vin Diesel

Wohlin Saori
stunt double

Sebastien Soudais
stunt performer

Rudolf Vrba
stunts

Saori Wholin
stunt double: Second Unit Sweden

Stadtherr Zdenek
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Christian Abomnes
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Martin Carda
assistant camera

Rolf Carlbom
electrician: Sweden

Michal Chadima
video assist operator

Sean Connor
first assistant camera

François Daignault
camera operator

Adam Dale
aerial director of photography: Czech unit

Marie-sophie Daniel
video assistant: re-shoots

Kriz David
gaffer

Oliver Driscoll
assistant camera: aerial camera

Mattias Färnstrand
clapper loader: Sweden

Guy Ferrandis
still photographer

Martin Grosup
camera operator

Ocki Hansson
grip: Sweden

Simon Heck
first assistant camera

Paul Hughen
director of photography: skidoo drone chase unit, Sweden

Nils-Erik Järvi
gaffer: Sweden

Martin Juhasz
electrician

Martin Kenzie
director of photography: second unit

Alexandre Léglise
second assistant camera: reshoots

Martin Maryska
co-camera operator, second assistant camera

Eric Nylen
clapper loader: Sweden

Miroslav Pavlik
second assistant camera

Mark Rimmer
Steadicam operator

Benjamin Speyer
crane technician grip

Kenneth Svedlund
camera operator: Sweden

Dean Thompson
first assistant camera

Simon Werry
aerial camera operator

J. Glyn Williams
first assistant camera: aerial unit

Tim Wooster
cinematographer: second unit

Casting Department

Nancy Bishop
casting

Hervé Jakubowicz
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Agnès Beziers
costumer

Didier Despin
costumer

Ferenc Fulmer
costumer

Marie-Joséphine Gracia
costumer

Alice Kheilova
costume assistant

Klara Kobosva
costume assistant

Lenka Koutková
wardrobe mistress

Christine Marot
costume assistant

Paul Slash Morris
wardrobe technician

Sylvie Ong
costume supervisor

Katerina Polanska
wardrobe assistant: Vin Diesel

Ljuba Rezinckova
wardrobe assistant: Mélanie Thierry

Martin Slaboch
costumer

Patricie Soptenková
wardrobe assistant: Vin Diesel

Patrice Stastna
wardrobe assistant: Michelle Yeoh

Sylvia Vanicková
costume assistant

Editorial Department

Jimmy Christophe
color timer

Sébastien De Sainte Croix
assistant editor

Mickael Dumontier
additional assistant editor

Fanny Ficheux
assistant editor

Gilles Granier
digital colorist assistant

Nadège Kintzinger
assistant editor

Aurélie Laumont
color timer

Stéphanie Pedelacq
first assistant editor

Anne-Laure Viaud
assistant editor

Flora Volpelière
assistant editor

Music Department

Andy Brown
conductor, music contractor

Edouard Dubois
music consultant

Clay Duncan
composer: additional music

Jerome Hadey
music supervisor

Jörg Hüttner
technical score engineer

Steven Kofsky
music production services

The London Metropolitan Orchestra
music performed by

Atli Örvarsson
musician: piano, trumpet & accordion, conductor

Satnam Ramgotra
musician: percussion

Del Spiva
music editor

Thornhildur
vocal solo

Martin Tillman
soloist: cello

Greg Vines
score mixing assistant

music consultant, executive music producer

Transportation Department

Jalal Aqdim
assistant picture vehicle coordinator

Ian Clarke
vehicle coordinator

Charles Heidet
picture car coordinator

Dan Kuska
driver

Jiri Macke
picture car coordinator

Fredrik Sidevärn
transportation captain: Sweden

Sean Thornton
picture vehicle coordinator

Pavel Voracek
transportation captain

Other Crew

Marie Barré
location scout

Paula Casarin
script supervisor

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

Axel Decis
assistant: Ilan Goldman

Lucrezia Dillon-Corneck
assistant: Avram Butch Kaplan

Eva Dvorakova
on-set medic

Mia Englin
production coordinator: Sweden

D.R. Farquharson
project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema

Jacqueline Gamard
script supervisor: second unit

Abraham Goldblat
post-production manager

Karima Hadjerioua
assistant: Mathieu Kassovitz

Jolana Heralova
head accountant

Aurore Jactat
legal advisor

Lubomir Janci
stand-in: Gérard Depardieu

Filip Kadlec
assistant animal handler

Susanne Karlsson
assistant to producers: Sweden

Jirí Kasan
account assistant

Vladimir Kesl
computer technician

David Kirman
digital playback technician

Zusana Kobedova
script assistant

David Koranda
location manager

Eiffel Mattsson
unit producer

Joel Maytie
supervising production accountant

Marine Meillan
assistant: Mathieu Kassovitz

Mark Meloccaro
rights and clearances

Josef Persson
production assistant

Peggy Plessas
dialogue coach

Stan Purdy
personal security: Vin Diesel

Angela Pyle
supervising production coordinator

Julien Sabourdin
production accountant: Paris

Justin Hamilton Salem
key set production assistant

Patrick Scoffin
set production assistant

Veronika Skarlandtova
assistant accountant

Andy Stephens
aerial operations manager: Flying Pictures Ltd.

Adam M. Stone
consultant: product placement

Cat Stone
consultant: product placement

David Swann
concept designer

Eve Swannell
production coordinator

Thyrale Thai
personal assistant: Vin Diesel

Mirka Valova
production coordinator

Magda Vavrusova
local assistant: Vin Diesel

Kit Wong
personal assistant: Michelle Yeoh

Barney Wrightson
aerial operations assistant: Flying Pictures Ltd

Thanks

Simon Trottier
very special thanks

Production Company

Canal+

Ciné Cinémas

Légende Films
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M6 Films

M6

MNP Entreprise
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Okko Productions
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Studio Canal

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox de Argentina

Audio Visual Enterprises

Concorde Filmverleih

Frenetic Films

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution

Nordisk Film
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Studio Canal

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Universal Pictures International (UPI)

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Gativideo

Nordisk Film

Tiglon

Universal Pictures Benelux
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West Video

Special Effects

BUF

Def2shoot

Machine Molle

Duran Duboi

Duboicolor
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Tinsley Transfers

Miscellaneous

Aerial Camera Systems
helicopter gyrostabilized camera system

CE VideoAssist Rental
VideoAssist equipment provided by

Dream Cars
picture cars

Film Finance
funding

Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by

Macwell
computer services provided by

Panavision
camera equipment serviced by

Stone Management
product placement consulting

Swedish Lapland Film Commission
special thanks

Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack






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