Although the film went through some ordinary production hiccups, its filming was finished within four months.
A lot of work also went into the movie’s CGI.
This made the movie one of the biggest box office bombs of all time.
One of the biggest reasons behind its failure was its release timing.
The film landed in theaters alongsideSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseandThe Mule.
Mortal Engineswas the first film Peter Jackson wrote but did not direct.
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LikeDenis Villeneuve’sDunemovies,it could have gradually unfolded the tapestry surrounding the factions and power dynamicsin its rich world-building.
That seems unlikely, though, since the IP is not popular enough.
The movie’s source material is well-known but not as popular as other mainstream fantasy novels.
Mortal Engines is a 2018 action/adventure film from director Christian Rivers and writer Peter Jackson. Based on the novel by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines is set 1,000 years in a post-apocalyptic future where cities are turned into giant vehicles that try to destroy one another. The film stars Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, and Jihae Kim.
However, the marketing failed to streamline the ideas behind the movie and sell it to audiences.
This again significantly dilutedMortal Engines' box office numbers.
The film stars Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, and Jihae Kim.
