Inkheart (film)

Inkheart is a 2008 fantasy adventure film directed by Iain Softley, produced by Cornelia Funke, Dylan Cuva, Sarah Wang, Ute Leonhardt, Toby Emmerich, Mark Ordesky, Ileen Maisel and Andrew Licht, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, music composed by Javier Navarrete and starring Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, and Eliza Bennett. It is based on Cornelia Funke's 2003 novel of the same name.

Inkheart
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIain Softley
Screenplay byDavid Lindsay-Abaire
Based onInkheart
by Cornelia Funke
Produced by
  • Cornelia Funke
  • Ileen Maisel
  • Dylan Cuva
  • Sarah Wang
  • Iain Softley
  • Ute Leonhardt
  • Toby Emmerich
  • Mark Ordesky
  • Andrew Licht
Starring
CinematographyRoger Pratt
Edited byMartin Walsh
Music byJavier Navarrete
Production
companies
  • New Line Cinema
  • Internationale Filmproduktion Blackbird Erste
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (International)
Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)
Eagle Pictures (Italy)
Release dates
  • December 11, 2008 (2008-12-11) (Germany)
  • December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12) (United Kingdom)
  • January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Italy
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million
Box office$62.4 million

Produced by New Line Cinema, the film was released theatrically on December 12, 2008, in the UK and January 23, 2009, in the US by Warner Bros. Pictures. Inkheart received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $62,450,361 on a $60 million budget.

Inkheart was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2009. On January 12, 2009, a video game based on the film was released for the Nintendo DS.

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