Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling star in the dramatic thriller Fracture. When a meticulous structural engineer (Hopkins) is found innocent of the attempted murder of his wife (Embeth Davidtz), the young district attorney (Gosling) who is prosecuting him becomes a crusader for justice. "Fracture" is packed with twists and turns that weave in and out of the courtroom as the pair try to outwit each other. The film features an outstanding supporting cast that includes Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, And Good Luck.") and Rosamund Pike ("Pride & Prejudice"), is directed by Gregory Hoblit ("Primal Fear"), and written by Dan Pyne ("The Sum of All Fears," "The Manchurian Candidate") and Glenn Gers. "Fracture" is scheduled for an April 27, 2007 release. — More here

1. Synopsis
When Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) discovers that his beautiful younger wife,Jennifer (Embeth Davidtz), is having an affair, he plans her murder...the perfect murder.

2. The Genesis
The genesis of a seamless thriller is never simple. Its growth from inspiration to the page to production usually follows a long, circuitous route. Fracture is no different.

3. The Script is the Blueprint
Director Gregory Hoblit is well known for keeping the screenwriter within arm's reach during production, and Gers was no exception, spending months on set with the cast and crew.

4. The Characters
The characters jumped off the page into Hoblit's consciousness, especially the scene in which Crawford and Willy first meet. Crawford has confessed to his wife's murder, and Willy, feeling all the power of his position as an assistant district attorney, questions Crawford believing his case to be a neat slam dunk.

5. Technical Advisor Peter Weireter
The filmmakers also took advantage of technical advisor Peter Weireter, a chief hostage negotiator with the Los Angeles Police Department, and his colleague Sgt. Lou Reyes, 

6. Special effects coordinator Lars Anderson
Executive producer Hawk Koch hired special effects coordinator Lars Anderson to build several configurations of Bischoff's designs.

7. Director of Photography Kramer Morgenthau
Hoblit referenced the work of various photographers he's admired throughout the years.An avid fan of Bruce Davidson, whose book Subway made a huge impact on the director, Hoblit pays homage to Davidson's muted backgrounds

8. Shooting in Los Angeles
It was important to the filmmakers to shoot in Los Angeles for a variety of reasons, not only because of proximity to home, but also with the desire to help keep production in Hollywood

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Ryan Gosling on Fracture
CanMag, CA - Apr 17, 2007
And to go to this movie, which is a much bigger movie and it’s just completely plot-driven." There's truly no judgment in Gosling's distinctions. Fracture...

Fracture Premiere: The Case of the Missing Ryan Gosling Sex Scene
E! Online - Apr 16, 2007
Red carpet events crack me up. Take, for instance, the massive rollout for Fracture, which is that rarest of things—a movie that is smart and suspenseful...

Sir Tony insists: I'm lazy
ic Wales, UK - Apr 15, 2007
HOLLYWOOD star Anthony Hopkins may be one of the hardest working actors of his generation but he reckons he's a really lazy bloke. The Port Talbot-star,...

Older, yes, but still eager to learn
Chicago Sun-Times, IL - Apr 15, 2007
BY CINDY PEARLMAN. LOS ANGELES
Cinema's next big thing admits he has already hit the wall. "I'm getting older," says Ryan Gosling, who's all of 26...

INT: Ryan Gosling
JoBlo.com, Canada - Apr 17, 2007
Ryan Gosling has had a good year. His critically acclaimed performance recently earned him an Oscar nomination and he won and Independent Spirit Award for...

Ryan Gosling on Fracture
CanMag, CA - Apr 17, 2007
Fracture is a drama about two people talking for most of the film. Ryan Gosling plays young DA lawyer Willy Beachum going up against carefully calculated...

Whatever works
Canoe.ca, Canada - Apr 17, 2007
HOLLYWOOD — Mention to Anthony Hopkins that his portrayal of an unrepentant killer in Fracture bears more than a passing resemblance to that of an...

Imperfect Trio: The Hoax, Fracture and Perfect Stranger
TIME - Apr 13, 2007
The movie would perhaps like to say something serious about the ease with which modern communications allows us to be multiple personalities,...

'Fracture' formula
Variety - Apr 15, 2007
At the April 11preem for "Fracture," New Line prexy Toby Emmerich saw the pic as being "like a Sherry Lansing movie, 'Indecent Proposal' or 'Fatal...

Boston Residents Mad About Movie Poster
Boston Channel.com, MA - Apr 10, 2007
The Boston Herald reported that advocates against domestic violence want giant ads for the upcoming film "Fracture" taken down....

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling: Secret Wedding Or Split?
Bodog Beat, Antigua and Barbuda - Apr 17, 2007
...have in fact broken up after overhearing a conversation between Gosling and a friend at the Los Angeles premiere of his movie "Fracture" on Wednesday....

Hopkins breaks out a new villain in 'Fracture'
AZ Central.com, AZ - Apr 12, 2007
He's also a bit of a prankster on the movie set. Hopkins occasionally unleashed his inner canine while making "Fracture," a new suspense thriller in which...

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