Atlas Shrugged: Part III

Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014)

Who is John Galt?

In a post-apocalyptic America, the iron fist of the totalitarian government seeks to crush one mysterious man named John Galt, who has the power and influence to change everything...

Date of release
2014-09-12
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (93)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Director
J. James Manera
Collection
Atlas Shrugged Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? is a 2014 American science fiction political drama film serving as the final installment in a trilogy adapting Ayn Rand's 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged. The film features no cast members from Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012), which itself featured no returning cast members from Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), while continuing the story where its predecessor left off. Written and directed by J. James Manera, the film stars Kristoffer Polaha, Laura Regan, Greg Germann, Eric Allan Kramer, Tony Denison, Mark Moses, Lew Temple, Stephen Tobolowsky, Peter Mackenzie, Larry Cedar, Louis Herthum, Neil Dickson, Rob Morrow and Joaquim de Almeida.

Production

In an interview with Bill Frezza of Forbes, producer John Aglialoro mentioned that the film would include a short dialogue between the heroine Dagny Taggart and a priest, a character which he said Rand struggled with and ultimately cut out of the original book. This scene did not appear in the final cut.

A month prior to the release of Part I, Aglialoro suggested that Part III might be made into a musical. In 2013 he promised to create "something closer to the book", and predicted that critics would pan the film. In a YouTube promotional piece where organizers discussed the film, he asserted that it was vital for the team to have a director who is professional, collaborative, and knows Rand's work: "I don't care if I've got to fire five directors…

David Kelley, founder of the Atlas Society and an expert on the philosophical themes of Atlas Shrugged, consulted on the script, as he did for the previous installments.

As with the second part, a new set of actors was cast to play the major characters. Former Congressman and Presidential candidate Ron Paul, and network commentators Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, played themselves giving responses to John Galt's speech.

The trade press reported that filming began in January 2014, after the film posted on Facebook that its target start date was Autumn 2013. The budget was partially funded by a Kickstarter campaign that raised $446,907 against a goal of $250,000.

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