Zero Contact

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• Anthony Hopkins as Finley Hart{{cite web|author=Beatrice Verhoeven|title=Anthony Hopkins Film 'Zero Contact' to Premiere as NFT on New Platform Vuele|date=July 7, 2021|website=TheWrap|url=https://www.thewrap.com/anthony-hopkins-zero-contact-premiere-nft-vuele/|accessdate=July 31, 2021}}
• Chris Brochu as Sam Hart{{cite web|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|title=Enderby Entertainment's Pandemic Film 'Zero Contact' To Premiere On New NFT Platform Vuele; Watch The Trailer – Update|date=September 8, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/enderby-entertainment-pandemic-film-zero-contact-nft-vuele-1234787314/|accessdate=September 8, 2021}}
• Veronica Ferres as Veronica Schultz {{cite web|author=Brent Furdyk|title=Anthony Hopkins' New Zoom-Shot Pandemic Film 'Zero Contact' To Premiere On NFT Platform|date=July 7, 2021|website=Entertainment Tonight Canada|url=https://etcanada.com/news/799132/anthony-hopkins-new-zoom-shot-pandemic-film-zero-contact-to-premiere-on-nft-platform/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707212214/https://etcanada.com/news/799132/anthony-hopkins-new-zoom-shot-pandemic-film-zero-contact-to-premiere-on-nft-platform/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2021|accessdate=July 31, 2021}}
• Aleks Paunovic as Trevor Williams
• Lilly Krug as Jamie Schultz
• TJ Kayama as Riku Matsuda
• Martin Stenmarck as Hakan Nordquist
• James C. Burns as Doug Mancini
• David Beatty as William
• Angella Kostic as Katherine Hart
• Tova Novotny as Host
• Rukiya Bernard as Taylor Williams
• Osman Aboubakr as Omar
• Adrian Holmes as Phil
• Linda Darlow as Rebecca
• Marcus West as Opposing Council

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In May 2020, it was announced Enderby Entertainment would commence production on a thriller titled 92.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/enderby-entertainment-sets-virtual-production-of-thriller-92-spanning-seven-countries-1202936377/|title=Enderby Entertainment Sets Virtual Production Of Thriller '92' Spanning Seven Countries|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 15, 2020}} The film was shot in 17 countries.{{cite news|author=Ross McLaughlin|title=New Anthony Hopkins film will be released as NFT. Is it the future in film distribution?|date=July 22, 2021|work=CTV News|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/new-anthony-hopkins-film-will-be-released-as-nft-is-it-the-future-in-film-distribution-1.5518208|accessdate=July 31, 2021}} It was filmed entirely virtually via Zoom and during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|author=Jill Goldsmith|title=Enderby Entertainment's Pandemic Film 'Zero Contact' To Premiere On New NFT Platform Vuele|date=July 7, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/enderby-entertainment-pandemic-film-zero-contact-nft-vuele-1234787314/|access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{cite web|author=Gabrielle Sanchez|title=Virtually produced pandemic movie Zero Contact set to premiere on new NFT platform|date=July 7, 2021|website=The A.V. Club|url=https://www.avclub.com/virtually-produced-pandemic-movie-zero-contact-set-to-p-1847244475|accessdate=July 31, 2021}} In September 2021, the film's first official trailer officially revealed production details including: Peter Toumasis and Cam Cannon, served as producers alongside Dugdale; Edd Lukas served as cinematographer; and Håkan Karlsson served as editor. It also stated that People in the Park Productions is credited in post-production.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI8il8RyjP4|work=IGN|title=Zero Contact - Official Trailer (2021) Anthony Hopkins|author=IGN|date=September 8, 2021|accessdate=May 11, 2022}}

The film was released as an NFT via CurrencyWorks Inc.'s platform Vuele.{{cite press release|title=Academy Award®-Winning Actor Anthony Hopkins' Newest Thriller ZERO CONTACT to Premiere Exclusively as an NFT on CurrencyWorks' VUELE Platform|date=July 7, 2021|website=GlobeNewswire|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/07/07/2259105/0/en/Academy-Award-Winning-Actor-Anthony-Hopkins-Newest-Thriller-ZERO-CONTACT-to-Premiere-Exclusively-as-an-NFT-on-CurrencyWorks-VUELE-Platform.html|accessdate=July 31, 2021}}

In January 2022, it was announced that Lions Gate Entertainment had acquired distribution rights via its subsidiary Grindstone Entertainment, with a scheduled release date in May 2022. Zero Contact was released on May 27, 2022.

The first trailer was released online, in September 2021. It notably announced many of the production details on-screen. In May 2021, following Lionsgate's purchase of distribution rights, a new poster and trailer was released alongside the official announcement of the movie's official release date.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/zero-contact-trailer-anthony-hopkins-sci-fi-thriller/|work=Collider|title=Anthony Hopkins Has a Shady Mission For Humanity in the Trailer for 'Zero Contact'|author=Massoto, Erick|date=May 10, 2022|accessdate=May 11, 2022}}

The film has a 10% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews.{{cite web|title=Zero Contact|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/zero_contact|accessdate=May 28, 2022}}

Rich Cross of Starburst gave the film a positive review and wrote, "High-concept techno-thriller Zero Contact is the latest mainstream movie determined to make a virtue out of the necessity of the Covid lockdown."{{cite magazine|last=Cross|first=Rich|title=ZERO CONTACT|date=May 25, 2022|magazine=Starburst|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/zero-contact|accessdate=May 28, 2022}} Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Let’s just say that 'The machine runs on dark matter reactor' is one of the script’s more coherent lines."{{cite magazine|last=Scheck|first=Frank|title=Anthony Hopkins in 'Zero Contact': Film Review|date=May 25, 2022|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/anthony-hopkins-zero-contact-film-1235153984/|accessdate=May 28, 2022}} Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review, calling it "a steaming pile of nada."{{cite magazine|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|title='Zero Contact' Review: The Zoom-Shot Movie Subgenre Dies Yelling|date=May 26, 2022|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/zero-contact-review-1235277003/|accessdate=May 28, 2022}}

In January 2022, it was announced that two sequels will be filmed back-to-back. Anthony Hopkins will reprise his role from the first movie, which was filmed remotely via Zoom. Director Rick Dugdale revealed that principal photography had already commenced, with the projects in various degrees of production. The collaborative development with Lionsgate is noted as being the first feature film to be produced on-location in Antarctica. The production crew worked alongside Sebastian Copeland and David Hatcher Childress to ensure safety in the extreme conditions of the frozen Tundra continent. The production will also take place in 14 other geographical locations.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/zero-contact-anthony-hopkins-lionsgate-grindstone-sequels-production-antarctica-1234912799/|work=Deadline|title='Zero Contact' With Anthony Hopkins Acquired By Lionsgate's Grindstone; Enderby Entertainment Making Sequels – And History – In Antarctica|author=Hayes, Dade|date=January 14, 2022|accessdate=May 11, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/anthony-hopkins-zero-contact-sequel-filming-antarctica-first/|work=Screen Rant|title=Anthony Hopkins Sequel Reportedly Becomes First Film To Shoot In Antarctica|author=Banks, Richard|date=January 14, 2022|accessdate=May 11, 2022}}

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