A vertiginous teaser trailer is out today for The Walk, a new feature starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the French tightrope walker who made history on a high-wire strung across the World Trade Center in 1974. The CGI-heavy trailer features a swooping ride up the side of the South Tower to the roof where Levitt makes his first daring step onto the ledge of the building while taking in the commanding (not to mention heart-stopping) view of '70s-era New York.
The highly-anticipated film is directed by Robert Zemeckis (Flight, Cast Away, Back to the Future) and adapted from the Oscar-winning 2008 documentary Man On Wire, which told the true story of how acrobat Phillipe Petit, along with a band of clever accomplices, managed to rig a tightrope and take a walk between the Twin Towers. It was a feat that stopped traffic in New York, made worldwide news and served to humanize the monoliths that had risen over lower Manhattan.
Zemeckis, a director known for his tech-savvy, shot the film using a state-of-the-art 6K Red Epic digital camera in Montreal over the summer. The film will be released in 3D and Imax 3D in October, 2015. You can watch the tense teaser, AFTER THE JUMP…
