Based on the YA series by Patrick Ness,
Chaos Walking has an intriguing premise: on a faraway planet that is populated only by men, every man’s every thought is broadcast as ‘Noise’; an ethereal cloud, visible and audible to everyone, that when unkept can even take physical form and be weaponised (think of a snake and one shall appear for instance).
Hinting at lofty themes of privacy and toxic masculinity, it seems fertile ground for an intelligent and complex sci-fi drama. But having bagged two franchise favourites,
Star Wars’ Daisy Ridley and Marvel’s Tom Holland as the leads and directed by
Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley star in a troubled production that began back in 2017
Author of the article: Chris Knight
Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021 • 15 hours ago • 3 minute read • They look so young! Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland in Chaos Walking. Photo by eOne
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I’d like to ask Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley was it was like starring in the dystopian sci-fi that is
Chaos Walking, but I’d be afraid they wouldn’t remember. It was shot four long years ago; Holland’s first
CHAOS WALKING: 2 STARS On paper “Chaos Walking,” a new dystopian movie starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland and now on PVOD, seems like a can’t fail for sci-fi fans. In execution, however, the story of a world where men’s thoughts are manifested for all to see, is a letdown. Based on “The Knife of Never Letting Go,” the first book of the Patrick Ness “Chaos Walking” trilogy, the story takes place in the year 2557 in a place called Prentisstown on the planet New World. Colonized by refugees from Earth, New World’s original inhabitants, the Spackle, fought back, slaughtering many of the male settlers and all the women. The surviving men contracted something called “The Noise.”
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Chaos Walking is getting a 4K exclusive steelbook release – how to buy
Starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley. 01/04/2021
Chaos Walkingis available to rent in the UK tomorrow (April 2), and if that wasn t exciting enough, it s also getting a limited-edition 4K ultra HD steelbook (which includes Blu-ray) when it releases to buy at home.
The sci-fi adventure features Marvel star Tom Holland and
Daisy Ridley
, and is all about a dystopian world where there are no women and all of the creatures on this planet can hear each other s thoughts through a special feature called Noise.