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* [[Gary Goetzman]]
* [[Gary Goetzman]]
* [[Arcadiy Golubovich]]
* [[Arcadiy Golubovich]]
* [[Tom Hanks]]
* Uwe Schott
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* [[Omar Elba (actor)|Omar Elba]]
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| runtime = 97 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 97:39--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/hologram-king-film | title=''A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING'' (12A) | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=March 17, 2016 | access-date=March 17, 2016}}</ref>
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* France<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |title=A Hologram for the King (2016) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/56f0a980a23a4 |publisher=[[British Film Institute|BFI]] |access-date=October 4, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304184701/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/56f0a980a23a4 |archive-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>
* France<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |title=A Hologram for the King (2016) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/56f0a980a23a4 |publisher=[[British Film Institute|BFI]] |access-date=October 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304184701/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/56f0a980a23a4 |archive-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>
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* Germany<ref name="BFI"/>
* Cayman Islands<ref name="BFI"/>
* Cayman Islands<ref name="BFI"/>
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| budget = $35 million<ref name="budget">{{cite web|url=http://www.newstalk.com/Hollywoods-comedy-crisis-with-the-Middle-East |title=Hollywood's comedy crisis with the Middle East |work=NewsTalk|access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeflops.com/yearly-breakdowns/2016-2/a-hologram-for-the-king/ |title=A Hologram For The King |work=BoxOfficeFlops.com |access-date=February 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130014353/http://www.boxofficeflops.com/yearly-breakdowns/2016-2/a-hologram-for-the-king/ |archive-date=November 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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==Plot==
==Plot==
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American salesman Alan Clay is sent to sell a holographic [[Teleconference|teleconferencing]] system to the Saudi government by overseeing a presentation for the [[King of Saudi Arabia]]. Clay was offered the job solely because he once met a nephew of the King. Clay is haunted by a previous job in which outsourced production led to several hundred layoffs and, in the long run, financial ruin. He is also depressed because of a messy and costly divorce which leaves him unable to financially support his daughter Kit.
American salesman Alan Clay is sent to sell a holographic [[Teleconference|teleconferencing]] system to the Saudi government by overseeing a presentation for the [[King of Saudi Arabia]]. Clay was offered the job solely because he once met a nephew of the King. Clay is haunted by a previous job at the [[Schwinn Bicycle Company]], where he oversaw the outsourcing of their production to China, which led to hundreds of layoffs in the US. He is also depressed by a messy and costly divorce, which leaves him unable to afford to send his daughter to college.


Oversleeping on the first day due to jet lag, he misses the shuttle bus to his sales presentation and rents a car. The driver, Yousef, tells him that he is in contact with a woman whose wealthy and jealous husband has led him to fear for his life. After arriving, Clay is informed that neither the King nor his direct contact, Karim Al-Ahmed, are there. Clay's team is placed in a tent outside the office building lacking food or internet access.
Oversleeping on his first day in [[Jeddah]], due to jet lag, he misses the shuttle bus to the [[King Abdullah Economic City|King's Metropolis of Economy and Trade]], a largely unfinished planned city in the desert, where Clay is scheduled to give his sales presentation. He hires a driver, Yousef, who describes being in love with a woman whose wealthy and jealous husband has led Yousef to fear for his life. After arriving, Clay is informed that neither the King nor his direct contact, Karim Al-Ahmed, are there. Clay's team is placed in a tent outside the office building, which lacks food and workable internet access.


Over the following few days Clay repeatedly oversleeps and calls Yousef to drive him to the development, both becoming closer during the long drives. At the development, he is repeatedly put off and confined to the tent. One day, he slips inside the building and meets [[Denmark|Danish]] executive Hanne. She is sympathetic to his plight but cannot help him get contact the King or Karim Al-Ahmed. She offers him alcohol disguised as [[olive oil]], which Clay has missed since arriving in Saudi Arabia.
Clay repeatedly oversleeps and calls Yousef repeatedly to drive him to the development. They become closer during the long drives. At the development, he is repeatedly put off and confined to the tent. One day, he slips inside the building and meets [[Denmark|Danish]] executive Hanne. She is sympathetic to his plight, but cannot help him get contact the King or Karim Al-Ahmed. She offers him alcohol disguised as [[olive oil]], which Clay has missed since arriving in Saudi Arabia.


In the evening, Clay gets drunk and tries to cut open a lump on his back. Waking the next day, covered with blood from the cut, he goes to a hospital, where he meets his doctor, Zahra, resulting in an immediate connection. She performs a [[biopsy]] and asks him to return in a few days. After more days without progress, Clay is invited by Hanne to a party at the Danish consulate, where she unsuccessfully tries to seduce him. The next day, after the tent's air conditioning breaks down, Clay becomes upset. He again slips into the office building and finally meets Karim Al-Ahmed. Clay tells Karim about all his grievances. Karim assures him that he will take care of the problems but cannot give him a date for the presentation.
That night, Clay gets drunk and tries to cut open a lump on his back. Waking the next day, covered with blood from the cut, he goes to a hospital, where he develops an immediate connection with Zahra, the doctor treating him. She performs a [[biopsy]] and asks him to return in a few days. After more days without progress, Clay is invited by Hanne to a party at the Danish consulate, where she unsuccessfully tries to seduce him. The next day, after the tent's air conditioning breaks, Clay becomes upset. He again slips into the office building and finally meets Karim Al-Ahmed. Karim assures Clay he will take care of the team's problems but cannot give him a date for the presentation. He shows Clay a new, totally empty condominium development.


Shortly after, Clay has a panic attack in the hotel and, mistaking it for a stroke, calls Zahra and Yousef. Yousef, arriving shortly after Zahra, notices how close they are and, after she leaves, chastises Alan for endangering her by making advances to her, something Clay vehemently denies. Yousef confesses that the jealous husband has threatened him. He flees to his home town over the weekend to let things cool down, and Clay accompanies him.
Back in Jeddah, Clay has a panic attack at his hotel. Mistaking it for a stroke, he calls Zahra and Yousef. Yousef, arriving shortly after Zahra, notices how close they are and after she leaves, chastises Alan for endangering her by making advances, which Clay vehemently denies. Yousef confesses the jealous husband has threatened him and flees to his home town in the mountains for the weekend to let things cool down. Clay accompanies him, passing through Mecca, a city prohibited to non-Muslims.


After returning, Clay learns his lump contains precancerous cells and should be removed the next day. When returning to the development, Clay notices the technical problems have been resolved, and he gives the King his presentation. However, Clay sees the officials talking with a Chinese company who can offer a better product at a cheaper rate. It is implied the government had always planned to make a deal with the Chinese and knowingly wasted Clay's time. Afterwards, Clay again rejects Hanne's advances.
After returning, Clay learns his lump contains precancerous cells and should be removed the next day. When returning to the development, Clay notices the technical problems have been resolved, and successfully gives the King his presentation. However, soon after, Clay learns the Saudis have made a deal with a Chinese company, which can offer a similar product at a cheaper rate.


The next day, the operation begins with an unknown doctor but, at the last moment, Zahra takes over, to Clay's delight. After the procedure, Clay and Zahra exchange increasingly personal and intimate e-mails, which culminate in a secret meeting. They talk about their families, and Zahra explains she has children and is going through a messy divorce. They are driven to Zahra's beach house, where they go swimming and have sex. Clay writes to Kit, telling her that the deal was unsuccessful, but he has taken a well-paid job in Saudi Arabia, and he has found a new positive force in his life.
The next day, the operation begins with an unknown male doctor, but at the last moment, Zahra takes over, to Clay's delight. After the procedure, Clay and Zahra exchange increasingly personal and intimate emails, which culminate in a secret meeting. They talk about their families, and Zahra explains she has children and is going through a messy divorce. They are driven to Zahra's beach house, where they go swimming and have sex. Clay writes to his daughter, telling her the deal was unsuccessful but that he has taken a well-paid job selling condominiums in the unfinished city, which will allow him to pay for college for her, and has found a new positive force in his life with Zahra.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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{{Cast listing|
{{Cast listing|
* [[Tom Hanks]] as Alan Clay
* [[Tom Hanks]] as Alan Clay
* [[Omar Elba (actor)|Omar Elba]] as Yousef
* [[Omar Elba (actor)|Omar Elba]] as Yousef (credited as Alexander Black)
* [[Sarita Choudhury]] as Zahra
* [[Sarita Choudhury]] as Zahra Hakem
* [[Sidse Babett Knudsen]] as Hanne
* [[Sidse Babett Knudsen]] as Hanne
* [[David Menkin]] as Brad
* [[David Menkin]] as Brad
* Megan Mackzko as Rachel
* Megan Mackzko as Rachel
* Christy Meyer as Cayley
* Christy Meyer as Cayley
* Tracey Fairaway as Kit
* Tracey Fairaway as Kitty Clay
* [[Eric Meyers (actor)|Eric Meyers]] as Eric Randall
* [[Eric Meyers (actor)|Eric Meyers]] as Eric Randall
* [[Jane Perry (actress)|Jane Perry]] as Ruby
* [[Jane Perry (actress)|Jane Perry]] as Ruby
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==Production==
==Production==
===Development===
===Development===
On June 12, 2013, [[Tom Tykwer]] was reported to be developing an adaptation of 2012 novel ''[[A Hologram for the King]]'', written by [[Dave Eggers]]. Tykwer wrote and directed the film, which stars [[Tom Hanks]] as the lead. The film was made by [[Playtone]], Primeridian Entertainment, and X-Filme Creative Pool.<ref name=Hanks-Tykwer>{{cite news|last=Billington|first=Alex|title=Tom Hanks & Tom Tykwer Reteaming to Adapt a Dave Eggers Novel|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/tom-hanks-tom-tykwer-reteaming-to-adapt-a-dave-eggers-novel/|access-date=7 March 2014|work=FirstShowing|date=12 June 2013}}</ref> On September 5, 2013, Lotus Entertainment began licensing international rights to the film.<ref name=Lotus>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Lotus Stakes 'A Hologram For The King' With Tom Hanks And Tom Tykwer|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toronto-lotus-stakes-a-hologram-for-the-king-with-tom-hanks-and-tom-tykwer/|access-date=7 March 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=5 September 2013}}</ref> On March 6, 2014 it was announced that [[Sarita Choudhury]], Alexander Black, Tracey Fairaway, David Menkin, and [[Tom Skerritt]] had joined the cast of the film. Iconic hologram pioneer [[Mani Shankar]] was heavily consulted in the design, though he asked to not have his name credited but [[Tom Hanks]] acknowledged his contributions in several interviews.<ref name=Tom-Sarita>{{cite news|title=Tom Tykwer's Tom Hanks-Starrer 'A Hologram For The King' Finalizes. Cast|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/03/hologram-for-the-king-casting-sarita-choudhury-tom-skerritt-omar-elba/|access-date=7 March 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood |date=6 March 2014}}</ref>
On June 12, 2013, [[Tom Tykwer]] was reported to be developing an adaptation of 2012 novel ''[[A Hologram for the King]]'', written by [[Dave Eggers]]. Tykwer wrote and directed the film, which stars [[Tom Hanks]] as the lead. The film was made by [[Playtone]], Primeridian Entertainment, and X-Filme Creative Pool.<ref name=Hanks-Tykwer>{{cite news|last=Billington|first=Alex|title=Tom Hanks & Tom Tykwer Reteaming to Adapt a Dave Eggers Novel|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2013/tom-hanks-tom-tykwer-reteaming-to-adapt-a-dave-eggers-novel/|access-date=7 March 2014|work=FirstShowing|date=12 June 2013}}</ref> On September 5, 2013, Lotus Entertainment began licensing international rights to the film.<ref name=Lotus>{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Lotus Stakes 'A Hologram For The King' With Tom Hanks And Tom Tykwer|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/09/toronto-lotus-stakes-a-hologram-for-the-king-with-tom-hanks-and-tom-tykwer/|access-date=7 March 2014|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=5 September 2013}}</ref> On March 6, 2014, it was announced that [[Sarita Choudhury]], [[Omar Elba (actor)|Alexander Black]], Tracey Fairaway, David Menkin, and [[Tom Skerritt]] had joined the cast of the film.
[[File:Tom Hanks On Set For A Hologram For The King .jpg|thumb|Tom Hanks on set, March 13, 2014.]]


===Filming===
===Filming===
Production was set to begin in first quarter of 2014.<ref name="Lotus" /> [[Principal photography]] commenced on March 6, 2014 in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|title=Hologram shoot underway in Morocco|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/hologram-shoot-underway-in-morocco/5068384.article?referrer=RSS|access-date=7 March 2014|work=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]|date=6 March 2014}}</ref> Filming also took place in [[Hurghada]] in [[Egypt]], as well as in [[Berlin]] and [[Düsseldorf]] in [[Germany]]. Shooting wrapped in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Sarita Choudhury, Omar Elba Join Tom Hanks in 'Hologram for the King'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sarita-choudhury-omar-elba-join-tom-hanks-in-hologram-for-the-king-1201126922/|access-date=7 March 2014|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=6 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="tvtoday">{{cite news|title=Tom Hanks: Ballett Lessons in Berlin (in German)|url=http://www.tvtoday.de/entertainment/kino_news/hollywoodstar-dreht-wieder-mit-tom-tykwer-tom-hanks-ballettunterricht-in-berlin,6061474,ApplicationArticle.html|access-date=19 May 2014|work=TV Today|date=14 May 2014}}</ref>
Production was set to begin in first quarter of 2014.<ref name="Lotus" /> [[Principal photography]] commenced on March 6, 2014, in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|title=Hologram shoot underway in Morocco|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/hologram-shoot-underway-in-morocco/5068384.article?referrer=RSS|access-date=7 March 2014|work=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]|date=6 March 2014}}</ref> Filming also took place in [[Hurghada]] in [[Egypt]], as well as in [[Berlin]] and [[Düsseldorf]] in [[Germany]]. Shooting wrapped in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Sarita Choudhury, Omar Elba Join Tom Hanks in 'Hologram for the King'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/sarita-choudhury-omar-elba-join-tom-hanks-in-hologram-for-the-king-1201126922/|access-date=7 March 2014|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=6 March 2014}}</ref><ref name="tvtoday">{{cite news|title=Tom Hanks: Ballett Lessons in Berlin (in German)|url=http://www.tvtoday.de/entertainment/kino_news/hollywoodstar-dreht-wieder-mit-tom-tykwer-tom-hanks-ballettunterricht-in-berlin,6061474,ApplicationArticle.html|access-date=19 May 2014|work=TV Today|date=14 May 2014}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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A Hologram for the King
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTom Tykwer
Screenplay byTom Tykwer
Based onA Hologram for the King
by Dave Eggers
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFrank Griebe
Edited byAlexander Berner
Music by
Production
companies
  • Playtone
  • X-Filme Creative Pool
  • Primeridian Entertainment
  • Silver Reel
Distributed by
Release dates
Running time
97 minutes[2]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million[4][5]
Box office$11.8 million[6]

A Hologram for the King is a 2016 comedy-drama film written, directed and co-scored by Tom Tykwer, based on the 2012 novel of the same name written by Dave Eggers,[7][8] and starring Tom Hanks as a washed-up corporate salesman, who goes to Saudi Arabia to propose a business deal.

Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Skerritt and Sarita Choudhury also star in this international co-production between France, Germany, the Cayman Islands, Mexico, and the United States.[3] The film was released on April 22, 2016, by Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions and Saban Films.[9]

Plot

American salesman Alan Clay is sent to sell a holographic teleconferencing system to the Saudi government by overseeing a presentation for the King of Saudi Arabia. Clay was offered the job solely because he once met a nephew of the King. Clay is haunted by a previous job at the Schwinn Bicycle Company, where he oversaw the outsourcing of their production to China, which led to hundreds of layoffs in the US. He is also depressed by a messy and costly divorce, which leaves him unable to afford to send his daughter to college.

Oversleeping on his first day in Jeddah, due to jet lag, he misses the shuttle bus to the King's Metropolis of Economy and Trade, a largely unfinished planned city in the desert, where Clay is scheduled to give his sales presentation. He hires a driver, Yousef, who describes being in love with a woman whose wealthy and jealous husband has led Yousef to fear for his life. After arriving, Clay is informed that neither the King nor his direct contact, Karim Al-Ahmed, are there. Clay's team is placed in a tent outside the office building, which lacks food and workable internet access.

Clay repeatedly oversleeps and calls Yousef repeatedly to drive him to the development. They become closer during the long drives. At the development, he is repeatedly put off and confined to the tent. One day, he slips inside the building and meets Danish executive Hanne. She is sympathetic to his plight, but cannot help him get contact the King or Karim Al-Ahmed. She offers him alcohol disguised as olive oil, which Clay has missed since arriving in Saudi Arabia.

That night, Clay gets drunk and tries to cut open a lump on his back. Waking the next day, covered with blood from the cut, he goes to a hospital, where he develops an immediate connection with Zahra, the doctor treating him. She performs a biopsy and asks him to return in a few days. After more days without progress, Clay is invited by Hanne to a party at the Danish consulate, where she unsuccessfully tries to seduce him. The next day, after the tent's air conditioning breaks, Clay becomes upset. He again slips into the office building and finally meets Karim Al-Ahmed. Karim assures Clay he will take care of the team's problems but cannot give him a date for the presentation. He shows Clay a new, totally empty condominium development.

Back in Jeddah, Clay has a panic attack at his hotel. Mistaking it for a stroke, he calls Zahra and Yousef. Yousef, arriving shortly after Zahra, notices how close they are and after she leaves, chastises Alan for endangering her by making advances, which Clay vehemently denies. Yousef confesses the jealous husband has threatened him and flees to his home town in the mountains for the weekend to let things cool down. Clay accompanies him, passing through Mecca, a city prohibited to non-Muslims.

After returning, Clay learns his lump contains precancerous cells and should be removed the next day. When returning to the development, Clay notices the technical problems have been resolved, and successfully gives the King his presentation. However, soon after, Clay learns the Saudis have made a deal with a Chinese company, which can offer a similar product at a cheaper rate.

The next day, the operation begins with an unknown male doctor, but at the last moment, Zahra takes over, to Clay's delight. After the procedure, Clay and Zahra exchange increasingly personal and intimate emails, which culminate in a secret meeting. They talk about their families, and Zahra explains she has children and is going through a messy divorce. They are driven to Zahra's beach house, where they go swimming and have sex. Clay writes to his daughter, telling her the deal was unsuccessful but that he has taken a well-paid job selling condominiums in the unfinished city, which will allow him to pay for college for her, and has found a new positive force in his life with Zahra.

Cast

Production

Development

On June 12, 2013, Tom Tykwer was reported to be developing an adaptation of 2012 novel A Hologram for the King, written by Dave Eggers. Tykwer wrote and directed the film, which stars Tom Hanks as the lead. The film was made by Playtone, Primeridian Entertainment, and X-Filme Creative Pool.[7] On September 5, 2013, Lotus Entertainment began licensing international rights to the film.[10] On March 6, 2014, it was announced that Sarita Choudhury, Alexander Black, Tracey Fairaway, David Menkin, and Tom Skerritt had joined the cast of the film.

Filming

Production was set to begin in first quarter of 2014.[10] Principal photography commenced on March 6, 2014, in Morocco.[11] Filming also took place in Hurghada in Egypt, as well as in Berlin and Düsseldorf in Germany. Shooting wrapped in June 2014.[12][13]

Reception

Critical response

Writing for The New York Times, Stephen Holden called the movie "a story of confusion, perplexity, frustration and panic," praising Tom Hanks's ability to turn it into "an agreeably uncomfortable comedy," meriting a "Critic's Pick" designation.[14] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 70% based on 150 reviews and an average rating of 6.20/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A Hologram for the King amiably ambles through a narrative desert, saved by an oasis of a performance from the ever-dependable Tom Hanks."[15] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 58 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]

Box office

Released alongside The Huntsman: Winter's War and Elvis & Nixon on April 26, 2016. A Hologram for the King made $1.1 million in its opening weekend, finishing 11th at the box office. With a total worldwide gross of $8,244,651 (U.S. domestic gross of $4,212,494), it is the lowest-grossing film to feature Tom Hanks in top billing since Every Time We Say Goodbye in 1986.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "A Hologram for the King". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ "A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "A Hologram for the King (2016)". BFI. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hollywood's comedy crisis with the Middle East". NewsTalk. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "A Hologram For The King". BoxOfficeFlops.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "A Hologram for the King (2016)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Billington, Alex (June 12, 2013). "Tom Hanks & Tom Tykwer Reteaming to Adapt a Dave Eggers Novel". FirstShowing. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  8. ^ McClintock, Pamela (May 14, 2014). "First Look at Tom Hanks in 'A Hologram for the King'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  9. ^ Chang, Justin (April 20, 2016). "Film Review: 'A Hologram for the King'". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 5, 2013). "Lotus Stakes 'A Hologram For The King' With Tom Hanks And Tom Tykwer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  11. ^ Kay, Jeremy (March 6, 2014). "Hologram shoot underway in Morocco". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
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