Behind the Scenes of Atlas Shrugged the Movie

Reason.tv presents exclusive, behind-the-scenes footage of the movie adaption of part I of Ayn Rand's epic and hugely influential novel, Atlas Shrugged, which tells the story of a United States crumbling under the weight of government intervention and the "men of the mind" who fight against their collectivist exploiters.

This sneak peek offers a glimpse into the post-production process as well as portions of a never-before-viewed scene from the movie.

***SPOILER ALERT*** This video contains portions of a scene and actors discussing the actions of their characters.

This pivotal scene features James Taggart (played by Matthew Marsden, Black Hawk Down, Transformers), the weak-willed, conniving brother of the film's heroine, Dagny Taggart, as he conspires with the likes of corrupt lobbyist Wesley Mouch (Michael Lerner, A Serious Man, Barton Fink), shady businessmen Orren Boyle (Jon Polito, Miller's Crossing), and Paul Larkin (Patrick Fishler, Lost, Southland), to bring down the successful steel magnate Hank Rearden. They view Rearden's supposed threat of monopoly over the steel and railroad industries as on obstacle in the path to success for wealthy playboy Francisco D'Aconia, with whom they're investing their money, though James Taggart is suspicious (perhaps rightly so) of D'Aconia's trustworthiness and business acumen.

Atlas Shrugged Part 1 hits theaters April 15.

Produced by Hawk Jensen and Ted Balaker. Camera by Alex Manning and Jensen, who also edited.

Special thanks to Harmon Kaslow, Mike Marvin, and John Orland.

Approximately 2.5 minutes.


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[reardentaggart4ever]

@MetrazolElectricity That's the point she's trying to make, you incompetent mystic! The whole point of the book is that if the movers went on strike, society would tear itself to pieces and run itself into the ground. So before you start challenging self-made philosophers who are clearly in another quartile when it comes to IQ, why don't you read up on what actually it is that you're talking about. Go camp out on Wall Street and collect unemployment, you secondhand life-living zero.

[reardentaggart4ever]

@gimlithepimp88 You say that now living on your unemployment checks. It would probably be different when Karl Marx was dragging your mother through the streets with her hands cut off and watching her be slowly devoured by stray dogs. Now that I think about it, you're right-communism sounds great!

[god0fgod]

"eventually he destroys himself" Looking forward to that scene in part 3.

[MetrazolElectricity]

@DaveC86 A society consists of individuals and if this robbery were to actually exist systemically then that society would tear itself apart and quickly become extinct. So as usual, Ayn, you old dry russian gargoyle, you're living in fucking fantasy land - Me.

[Uaatu]

@dredspex "Where is Gary Cooper when we need him?"

He's dead.

[halvor311]

I'm a liberal and I loved this movie. I think libertarianism and liberalism have more in common than people give credit for. It sucks that this movie was so poorly marketed, I'd love to see parts 2 and 3

[gimlithepimp88]

FAIL! Marx is a better philosopher!

[dredspex]

I would have rather seen this become a truncated Hollywood standard release than this amateur "indie" opus populated with B level TV actors and production value. The Galt motor prop alone is laughable, and the slavish reverance to the source material makes me cringe with embarrassment as a creative person in the film industry who also happens to be a devoted objectivist.

Where is Gary Cooper when we need him?

[mustang607]

No problem with the keynesians so long as force is not involved.

Oh, but is is. Lots of it.

[rossrjensen]

@ArtStone Ah, we are definitely agreed then!