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12 Monkeys
by John Mott, Production Designer
Like many, I loved the 1996 movie 12 Monkeys—one of Terry
Gilliam's best—kooky, intense, over the top and very stylish
(Jeffrey Beecroft was the Production Designer). Last spring, I was
asked to put together some images of how I thought the first
season of a series could look, loosely based on the movie. A time
traveler, James Cole is sent back from a plague-ravaged 2044
to the present day, to try and prevent the pandemic occurring,
and thus erase the dystopian future. In the present, he is aided
by the beautiful and resourceful Dr. Cassandra Railly. But instead
of a 90-minute feature, this would be thirteen hours, so Cole and
Railly's journey would by necessity be a bit more involved.