The social media embargo for The End of Oak Street has lifted, and the first reactions are mostly very positive.
The movie stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as a couple who must do whatever it takes to protect their kids when they realize that their neighborhood has somehow been transported to another dimension. Are they stuck in the past, or some strange "multiversal" reality?
Wherever they are, the most important thing to be aware of is that lethal dinosaurs are roaming the streets!
We weren't really sure what to expect from this one based on the trailers, but one or two more negative-leaning posts aside, critics were very impressed by the performances, classic Spielbergian/Amblin feel, and the dino carnage, which is said to push the PG-13 rating to its limit.
There's been some speculation that The End of Oak Street might be connected to the Cloverfield franchise, which producer J.J. Abrams dismissed during an interview with THR.
“The only connection to our Cloverfield movies is that Ewan’s partner is Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who was the star of 10 Cloverfield Lane, who we were very lucky to get to work with and who I adore,” Abrams said. “So there was that, but other than that, people are just making connections that they happen to see.”
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.
Starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, The End of Oak Street also features Maisy Stella and Christian Convery. The film is written and directed by David Robert Mitchell and produced by J.J. Abrams, Hannah Minghella, Jon Cohen, David Robert Mitchell, Matt Jackson and Tommy Harper.
The executive producers are Chris Bender, Jake Weiner, Joanne Lee and Leeann Stonebreaker. Mitchell’s team behind the camera includes director of photography Michael Gioulakis, production designer Maya Shimoguchi, editor John Axelrad, composer Michael Giacchino and costume designer Erin Benach.