English Movie Review Mortal Engines - Cast & Crew

Deborah Forte is an American producer who is known for movies like Goosebumps series, Dragon, I spy, and so on. She is the founder of ‘Silvertoungue Films’. She is a producer of the TV series, digital media and websites. She is currently producing TV show ‘Dark Materials’. She was co-producer of ‘The 39 Clues’ and Spirit animals for Universal.

Frances Rosemary Walsh is a screenwriter, lyricist and a producer from Wellington, New Zealand-born on 10 January 1959. She is the wife of Peter Jackson, who is an appreciated film-maker, mostly known for his ‘Lord of Rings series.’ She is noted for her support to her husband’s movies like ‘Meet the Feebles,’ ‘Lord of Rings: The Return of the King’ and others. She has been nominated seven times for Academy Awards and has won three namely, Best Screenplay, Best Picture, and Best Original Song.

Frankie Adams is a New Zealand- Samoan actress. She is known for her work in TV series ‘The Expanse’. She has played the role of Bobbie Draper in this science fiction series.

Caren Pistorius is a New Zealand actress known for working in movie ‘Slow West’. She played the role of Rose in that film. She was born in South Africa in 1990. She has worked in films like ‘The Most Fun you can have Dying’ in 2012, ‘The light between oceans’ in 2016, ‘Denial’ in 2016, ‘Cargo’ in 2018, and ‘Gloria Bell’ in 2018. She has also been part of many TV series.

Hera Hilmar is an actress best known for her work in TV series Da Vinci’s Demons. She has the played role of Vanessa in this series. She has also the played role of Eik in the Icelandic film ‘Life in a Fishbowl’. She was born in Iceland and was graduated from the London Academy of Music and Art in 2011.

Menik Gooneratne is a Sri Lankan-Australian writer, producer and actress. She is known for working as an actress in movies ‘Mortal Engines’ in 2018. She was born in England but finally settled in Australia. Due to her father’s UN work in combating climate change, she got chance of traveling in different developing countries.

Peter Jackson is a New Zealand based director, producer and screenwriter. He is well known for ‘The Lord of Rings Trilogy’ and ‘The Hobbit Trilogy’. He has directed, produced and has done screen writing for both the series. These series are based on the best-selling novels of the writer J.R.R. Tolkien.

Christian Rivers is a New Zealand based director, visual effect supervisor, storyboard artist and special effect technician. He had met Peter Jackson when he was 17 years old, and since then he worked in his movies as a storyboard artist. The first film he has worked in is ‘Braindead’. He was born in 1974 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Zane Weiner is a famous film producer. He has produced films series ‘The Lord of the Rings trilogy’ in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The series is directed by Peter Jackson and is based on the best-selling novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien. He was also the producer of ‘The Hobbit’ film series which was directed by Peter Jackson.

Philippa Boyens is a New Zealand producer and screen writer. She has worked with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh in the films ‘The Lord of Rings Trilogy’, ‘The Hobbit Trilogy’, ‘King Kong’, and ‘The Lovely Bones’. She was born in 1962 and her full name is Philippa Jane Boyens. Her father’s name is John Fraser Boyens and her mother’s name is Jane Moana Menhennet.

Simon Raby is a cinematographer and a director. He was born in Akrotiri, Cyprus. He has worked in films like ‘Mortal engines’ in 2018, ‘Elysium’ in 2013 and ‘District 9’ in 2009. At the age of 16, he made his first feature film. After this, he has worked as a cameraman and worked with director Niki Caro.

Simon Bright is a set decorator and art director. He is known for his work in movie series ‘The Lord of the Rings’ from 2001-2003. He has mostly worked with Peter Jackson. Other films he has worked in are ‘The Hobbit Trilogy’ from 2012-2014, ‘Avatar’ in 2009, ‘King Kong’ in 2005, ‘Mortal Engines’ in 2018, ‘The Water Horse’ in 2007, etc.

Hugo Weaving aka Hugo Wallace Weaving was born in in Nigeria on the 4th of April in the year 1960. Hugo’s father Wallace Weaving and mother Anne had three children. Hugo’s father was a seismologist and mother was a teacher and a tour guide. Hugo has an elder brother (Simon) and younger sister (Anna). Hugo used to travel a lot as a child as his father’s job demanded that they travel between Australia, Nigeria and Britain.

Andrew Lees is an Australian Actor known for working in the supernatural drama series ‘The Originals’. He has played the role of Lucien Castle in this series. He was born in Melbourne, Australia. He has studied in National Institute of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 2007. After completing his graduation, he appeared in the TV show in 2008.

Colin Salmon is a British actor. He is best known for playing the role of Charles Robinson in the ‘James Bond’ series. He has worked in many TV shows including ‘Limitless’, ‘24: Live Another Day’, and ‘Arrow’. He was born in Bethnal Green in London, England. He is married to Fiona Hawthorne in 1988 and has 4 children. After leaving High School, he formed a band with other 3 members of the same High School. He was the drummer in the band ‘Friction’. During 1979 and 1980, this band performed regularly in Luton.

Joel Tobeck took birth in the beautiful city of Auckland, New Zealand. He did many acting assignments while being in New Zealand and gained experience of about 20 years in the same field. His family background revolves around acting too. His mother, Liddy Holloway did a lot of theatre and television work in New Zealand and his father, Bryan Tobeck, is a trained musician and dancer from Auckland Performing Arts group. Tobeck did a lot of Australian and American TV series throughout his career. He performed the role of Tim William in Tangle and the role of Donny in Sons of Anarchy. Besides being an actor, he also outshined as a singer and a guitarist and was even a part of 95bfm which is an Auckland radio station.

Robert Michael Sheehan was born on 7th January 1988. He is an actor. He was born in Portlaoise, Ireland. He was born to Maria and Joe Sheehan. His father was a policeman. After confirmation, he changed his name to Robert Michael Adam Sheehan. He is the last child in the family. His elder brother Brendan is a mortgage broker. He was called the ‘Footloose with Spoons’ in school. It was because he played banjo, bodhran, and the spoons at the school. He loves traveling. Robert is also fond of food and likes tasting different foods. In school, he took part in “Fleadh Cheoil”. It is a music competition in Ireland. When he was in primary school, he developed his interest in acting. He acted in ‘Oliver with a Twist’ as Oliver in St. Paul’s. When he was fourteen, his mother took him to ‘Song for a Raggy Boy’ audition. It was then he considered acting. He got selected for the film, and the shoot took place in West Cork for three months. It was an adventurous experience for him, and he is still in contact with the cast of the film.

Stephen Lang is a well-known playwright and actor from America, best known for his roles in movies such as ‘Gods and Generals’ in 2003 and the 2009 film, ‘Avatar.' He was born on 11th July in 1952 to parents, Eugene Lang and Theresa Lang. His father was a well- known business entrepreneur and a noted philanthropist. 

Terry Norris is an American boxer and actor. He is 3 times world champion in the light-middleweight division. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, USA. His nickname is Terrible. During his High School days, he was a star baseball player. In 1986, he took boxing professionally. He has made many records and won many titles.