By Ryan Parsons | Image property of 20th Century Fox, MySpace
Babylon A.D.
Back in November of '07 we pointed out a growing rumor claiming that Babylon A.D. would be released as two different versions, with European territories getting the (much) longer of the two. Since the rumor hadn't been denied for over four months, I, like many, figured it must then be true.
Not so says a recent posting on Babylon A.D.'s Myspace blog.
Babylon A.D. Answers
To quickly conclude what the update says - Yes, there will be two separate versions of the film, but their differences will be minor. And, no, neither will run over the two-hour mark.
Hello all you Babylon AD friends!
The last days have been busy with news about the length and the rating of Babylon AD. I always find it amazing to see rumors grow from other rumors or misunderstanding. Therefore I think the time is good to give you some updates.
Babylon AD has never had a 2h40min cut. This rumor came from a joke Mathieu did in front of some journalists last september. Apparently some of them didn't understand it... The approximate length of the film is 1h40min and this is what has been delivered to our partner, FOX. So I can reassure you, FOX is not chopping up the film and cutting 70min like I read on Rotten Tomatoes ! :-)
Oh and about the PG13, that was a contractual agreement between Fox and us, so there is no surprise on that end.
The truth is Fox - like any other studio - will have their final cut on their territories and Mathieu Kassovitz has his on the European ones. So there will naturally be a few differences between the two versions.
Now about the film, StudioCanal is working on teasers and the poster for the European territories as I speak. A French teaser should be released on the web quite soon ! Stay tuned for the next blog update! Best, Guyom
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