Mortal Engines
Summary
deadly Engines , while flopping in theaters when it was released in 2018 , is nonetheless an gratifying action sci - fi - fantasy romp thanks to its great cast of characters . base on the 2001 novel of the same name by Philip Reeve , the 2018 movie version ofMortal Engineswas directed by Christian Rivers after Peter Jackson purchased the rights to the book . regrettably , deadly Enginesbombed at the box office , which is a ignominy as the interesting story and existence had hope .
Mortal Enginestakes place in a post - apocalyptical steampunk macrocosm where gargantuan , moving cities known as " Traction Cities " roam the land and eat up smaller adhesive friction cities and settlements as predators . London is the biggest predator of them all , but a chemical group of undercover rebels know as the Anti - Traction League patch to reverse the Traction City and its de facto leader , Thaddeus Valentine . What follows is an risky venture through a singular domain populated with colorful , memorable character reference .
Actor
Character
Hera Hilmar
Hester Shaw
Custom image by Yeider Chacon
Robert Sheehan
Tom Natsworthy
Hugo Weaving
Mortal Engines is a 2018 action/adventure film from director Christian Rivers and writer Peter Jackson. Based on the novel by Philip Reeve, Mortal Engines is set 1,000 years in a post-apocalyptic future where cities are turned into giant vehicles that try to destroy one another. The film stars Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, and Jihae Kim.
Thaddeus Valentine
Jihae
Anna Fang
Stephen Lang
Shrike
Regé - Jean Page
Captain Khora
Leila George
Katherine Valentine
Ronan Rafferty
Bevis Pod
Patrick Malahide
Magnus beldame
Colin Salmon
Chudleigh Pomeroy
Hera Hilmar as Hester Shaw
Hera Hilmar Is 35 Years Old
Actor : Icelandic player Hera Hilmar was brook in Reykjavík , Iceland in 1988 andshe broke out in 2007 for her role inThe Quiet Storm . After becoming a notable new mavin in her native Iceland , being put up for and winning several Edda awards , Hilmar made the jump to an English language , American consultation with a starring character inThe Ottoman Lieutenant . Her role inMortal Engineswas her breakout role with an American audience , and she ’s landed roles in the TV seriesThe Romanoffs , See , andDaVinci ’s ogre .
Notable Movies & TV Shows :
Year
Movie / TV Show
2007
The Quiet Storm
2012
Anna Karenina
World Without End
2014
Life in a Fishbowl
2013 - 2015
DaVinci ’s ogre
2017
The Ottoman Lieutenant
2018
The Romanoffs
2022
A Letter from Helga
2019 - 2022
See
grapheme : Hester Shaw is a mysterious untested adult female with a scarred nerve on a mission to assassinate Thaddeus Valentine . It was Shaw who killed her female parent to steal a precious artifact her female parent had discovered . After escaping Valentine - but not before he gravely disfigure her face - she was taken in and elicit by Shrike , a bounty Orion . InMortal Engines , she ’s almost semi - feral thanks to her upbringing , and she wants nothing more than revenge for what Valentine did to her .
Mortal Engines could be the showtime of a new , Lord of the Rings - expressive style dealership . Here ’s how the ending ( and book changes ) set up a sequel .
Robert Sheehan as Tom Natsworthy
Robert Sheehan Is 36 Years Old
Actor : Robert Sheehan was born in Portlaoise , County Laois , Ireland and start acting from the meter he was a child , shoot down his first role at just age 14 in Song for a Raggy Boy . He garnered attention for the next few days , butit was doubtlessly his theatrical role as Nathan Young in the British TV seriesMisfitsthat was Sheehan ’s big breakout role . Since then , he ’s persist in to act steadily , appear in both crowing genre picture show likeMortal InstrumentsandMortal Engines , as well as indie . Currently , he ’s best known for playing Klaus Hargreeves in the Netflix adjustment ofThe Umbrella Academy .
2009
Cherrybomb
Red Riding
2011
Season of the Witch
Killing Bono
2009 - 2011
misfit
The borrower
2013
The Mortal Instruments : City of Bones
2010 - 2013
Love / detest
Fortitude
Geostorm
deaf-and-dumb person
Bad Samaritan
2019 - 2024
The Umbrella Academy
Character : Mortal Engines ' protagonistTom Natsworthy is an apprentice historian living in the traveling city of London and seek to learn the trade . While going on a routine job to recover some artifacts , he cover paths with Hester Shaw and sees her attempt to pop Thaddeus Valentine but intervenes . After Valentine betrays Tom , he ’s pressure to go on the running game with Hester , where they join up with an underground resistance and design to stop Valentine before he can unleash a superweapon that threatens all of what remain of world .
Hugo Weaving as Thaddeus Valentine
Hugh Weaving Is 63 Years Old
histrion : Hugo Weaving was bear in Ibadan , British Nigeria , to English parent , growing up in the United Kingdom , Australia , and South Africa before returning to the UK . Weaving was a fecund histrion in the UK for many yr , butit was undoubtedly his function as Agent Smith in 1999’sThe Matrixthat catapulted him into true stardom . Weaving established himself internationally for his role in multiple immense franchise includingThe Lord of the RingsandThe Hobbitas Elrond , theTransformersas the voice of Megatron , and the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the Red Skull , and individual movies likeV for Vendetta .
1991
Proof
The Adventures of Priscilla , Queen of the Desert
1999
The Matrix
2001
The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring
2002
The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers
2003
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the mogul
2005
fin for Vendetta
Transformers
Transformers : retaliation of the Fallen
2010
The Wolfman
Captain America : The First Avenger
Transformers : Dark Side of the Moon
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit : An Unexpected journeying
The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies
2016
Hacksaw Ridge
2023
The Royal Hotel
Character : Thaddeus Valentine is the villain ofMortal Engines . As the Deputy Lord Mayor of London and the Head of the Guild of Historians , Valentine is a power - mad archeologist and historian who becomes obsessed with finding powerful pieces of Old - Tech to build a superweapon called MEDUSA . He engage Tom , Hester , and the Anti - Traction rebel throughout the movie , even as his own girl start to grow fishy of his intentions .
Jihae as Anna Fang
Jihae Is 35 Years Old
player : Jihae was born Jihae Kim in Seoul , South Korea and started out as a model before moving into medicine , releasing multiple albums . Her first character , which was also her breakout part , was in the National Geographic seriesMars , where she played Joon and Hana Seung . Since then , Jihae has appeared in both moving picture , likeMortal Engines , and TV shows , likeSuccession . She currently lives in the United States as she break open her time between music and acting .
2016 - 2018
Mars
2020
Altered Carbon
2021
Succession
lineament : Anna Fang is the drawing card of the Anti - Traction League underground resistance . As a fighter and pilot , she ’s highly skilled and is a critical , strategical leader . When Tom and Hester are captured , it ’s Anna who rescues them after she kills their slaver captors . She ’s determined to stop Valentine no matter what it takes , even it it means giving up her own life to do it .
Stephen Lang as Shrike
Stephen Lang Is 71 Years Old
histrion : Stephen Lang was carry in New York City and seem in multiple movies , TV shows , and stage production , with his field background as notable as his silver screen work . His first major picture show part was Major General George E. Pickett in 1993’sGettysburg . Since then , his most celebrated movie persona are Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron’sAvatarseries , and The Blind Man in Fede Álvarez’sDon’t Breathehorror motion picture . TV shows admit Commander Nathaniel Taylor inTerra Nova , Increase Mather inSalem , and Waldo inInto the Badlands .
1985
destruction of a Salesman
1986
Manhunter
1993
Gettysburg
Tombstone
2000 - 2001
The Fugitive
Public enemy
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Avatar
Conan the Barbarian
Terra Nova
2014 - 2017
Salem
2015 - 2018
Into the Badlands
Do n’t catch one’s breath
hostile
Do n’t take a breath 2
Old Man
Avatar : The Way of Water
Character : Shrike is a cyborg and the last of an undead group of soldiers known as Stalkers , who is sent to assassinate Hester . The plot takes a bend , however , when it ’s expose that he was Hester ’s foster father after her female parent was killed by Valentine , with Shrike raising her as a kid . Initially , she promises to let him release her into a Stalker like him , but he releases her from that hope .
Mortal Engines Supporting Cast & Characters
Regé - Jean Page as Captain Khora- Captain Khora is an aviator in the Anti - Traction League who works with Anna Fang . After Mortal Engines , Regé - Jean Page ’s biggest production wasFor the People , but his breakout role was playing Simon Basset , the Duke of Hastings , inBridgertonseason 1 . Since then , he ’s appeared as the opponent Carmichael inThe Gray Man , and as the larger-than-life paladin Xenk inDungeons & Dragons : Honor Among stealer .
Leila George as Katherine Valentine- Katherine Valentine is the daughter of Thaddeus Valentine , with a warmness that ’s truer than her Church Father ’s . A class after starring inMortal Engines , she landed a part in the WesternThe Kid . Her most notable TV role to date is playing young Catherine inAnimal Kingdom .
Ronan Raftery as Bevis Pod- Bevis Pod is an apprentice engineer for the metropolis of London , and befriends Katherine . His biggest moving-picture show role prior toMortal Engineswas play Langdon Shaw inFantastic Beasts and Where to regain Them . His TV series includeThe Terror , The Rook , and the British seriesGangs of London .
Patrick Malahide as Magnus Crome- Magnus Crome is the ineffective Lord Mayor of London . Malahide ’s most prominent roles were the long - running British TV seriesMinder , where he play Detective Sergeant Albert " Cheerful Charlie " Chisholm , Balon GreyjoyinGame of Thrones , and a recur role inLuther . Notable pic includeCaptain Corelli ’s Mandolin , Brideshead Revisited , The World Is Not Enough , andBridget Jones ' Baby .
Colin Salmon as Chudleigh Pomeroy- Chudleigh Pomeroy is a London historian and Tom ’s party boss . He played Charles Robinson in a triad of James Bond moving picture and James " One " Shade in theResident Evilmovies , for which he ’s better known thanMortal Engines . He ’s had multiple appearance in British and American idiot box appearance , includingKrypton , Merlin , Arrow , Doctor Who , The Musketeers , EastEnders , andMaster of None .
Mortal Engines is a 2018 action at law / adventure pic from conductor Christian Rivers and writer Peter Jackson . base on the novel by Philip Reeve , Mortal Engines is set 1,000 age in a post - apocalyptic future where cities are turned into elephantine vehicle that try out to destroy one another . The celluloid stars Hera Hilmar , Robert Sheehan , Hugo Weaving , and Jihae Kim .
