Premise
American sports agent J.B. Bernstein and his partner Ash go to India seeking baseball pitchers, using a reality show called Million Dollar Arm.And find two Indians which they hope to teach baseball and make them Major League Baseball players.
Cast[edit]
- Jon Hamm as J. B. Bernstein[2]
- Madhur Mittal as Dinesh Patel[3]
- Suraj Sharma as Rinku Singh[4]
- Lake Bell as Brenda Fenwick[5] (formerly Brenda Paauwe)[3]
- Aasif Mandvi as Ash Vasudevan, Bernstein's business partner[3]
- Alan Arkin as Ray Poitevint, a sports scout [6]
- Bill Paxton as Tom House[3]
- Allyn Rachel as Theresa, Bernstein's assistant[7]
Production[edit]
In 2008, television sports producers and brothers Neil Mandt and Michael Mandt began documenting the training and tryouts that Singh and Patel were undergoing at the USC campus.[citation needed] Using original footage they had shot, they created a nine-minute trailer as a presentation piece for a projected movie about the two players.[citation needed] In December 2008, the Mandts began a collaboration with producers Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray and Joe Roth.[citation needed] In early 2009,[citation needed]the screen rights to Singh and Patel's life story were purchased by Sony Pictures Entertainment for development atColumbia Pictures, which hired Mitch Glazer to write a screenplay.[8]
The project was eventually put in turnaround and in 2010, producers Roth and Ciardi set the film up at Walt Disney Pictures. Upon acquiring the film, Disney hired Tom McCarthy to write a script .[9] In May 2012, Jon Hamm was hired to play J.B. Bernstein.[2][10] Alan Arkin[6] and Suraj Sharma[4] were hired in April 2013, with Allyn Rachel joining the cast the following month.[7] Principal photography began on May 30, 2013 with filming taking place in Mumbai, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.[11][12][13]
Release
The first trailer was released on December 23, 2013 and attached theatrically with Saving Mr. Banks.[14] The film was fully screened at CinemaCon in March 2014, wherein Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn claimed that it was the highest-tested film during his tenure at either Disney or Warner Bros., including the first Harry Potter film.[15] The film held its world premiere at the El Capitan Theatre on May 6, 2014.[16]
Soundtrack
| Million Dollar Arm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2014 (Digital release) May 19, 2014 (CD release) | |||
| Recorded | 2013—February 2014 Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai Panchathan Hollywood Studios,Los Angeles | |||
| Length | 45:28 | |||
| Language | English, Tamil | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
| A. R. Rahman chronology | ||||
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A. R. Rahman composed the film's score, including the seven songs featured on the soundtrack album. The recording of the score was completed by February 2014.[17]On working for the film he stated, "For three years, I was avoiding Indian-based subjects in Hollywood as I was anyway doing them in Hindi. The last thing I wanted was to be typecast as a composer who'd only work on English films with an Indian setting. But when this script came along, I thought it was a good time to start again. It helped that the story was also hybrid in nature. Million Dollar Arm is more contemporary. In terms of music, it is more orchestral."[18] In regards to the soundtrack album, Rahman stated, "The soundtrack we created together truly captures the beautiful culture and energy behind the film— reminding us all how important it is to be open to new possibilities in life."[19] Iggy Azalea, KT Tunstall, Sukhwinder Singh, Raghav Mathur collaborated with Rahman for the soundtrack.[20] Kendrick Lamar has recorded a song that will be featured in the film only.[20][21]The track "Unborn Children" is the song "Thirakkadha Kaatu Kulle" sung by K S Chithra andUnnikrishnan, featured in the 1999 film En Swasa Kaatre scored by A R Rahman[18] As a score, it is featured in the opening of the film where two kids were running into an open field. Upon inclusion of such a track, in an interview with The Hindu Rahman stated, "Frankly, I really didn't know how it landed there and the makers were researching my Indian music and must've stumbled upon this. When I saw the movie, I was like, 'Wow, where did that come from!' But it felt so good. I didn't feel any need to change it."[18]
The soundtrack album will be released digitally by Walt Disney Records on May 13, 2014, followed by a CD release on May 19.[22]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Makhna" | A. R. Rahman | 3:20 | |
| 2. | "Million Dollar Dream (feat. Iggy Azalea & Sukhwinder Singh )" | A. R. Rahman | 2:44 | |
| 3. | "Unborn Children (feat. K. S. Chithra & Unni Krishnan)" | A. R. Rahman, (Lyrics: Vairamuthu) | 4:37 | |
| 4. | "We Could Be Kings" | A. R. Rahman | 3:08 | |
| 5. | "Taa Taa Tai" | A. R. Rahman | 3:25 | |
| 6. | "Keep The Hustle (feat. Wale)" | A. R. Rahman | 3:09 | |
| 7. | "Nimma Nimma (feat. Jaspreet Jasz)" | A. R. Rahman | 2:29 | |
| 8. | "Bobbleheads" | A. R. Rahman | 1:59 | |
| 9. | "Never Give Up" | A. R. Rahman | 2:21 | |
| 10. | "Lucknow" | A. R. Rahman | 1:50 | |
| 11. | "Farewell" | A. R. Rahman | 2:10 | |
| 12. | "Desi Thoughts" | A. R. Rahman | 2:51 | |
| 13. | "First Tryout" | A. R. Rahman | 2:30 | |
| 14. | "Calling Scouts Again" | A. R. Rahman | 1:39 | |
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