Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush is a 2010/2011 two-part superhero adventure film directed by James Calvin and based onto the novel with the same name by Rita Christensen. It was the sixth and final installment in the Jane Hoop Elementary series. Derek Todd and Drake Jones serves and producers, while Brian Clark serves as a writer of both parts. In the film, it follows Danny and his two best friends Rebecca and Alec goes on their journey to get three remaining objects to destroy the Final Rush and defeat Dr. Catwoman once and for all. The film stars Blake Brown as Danny, alongside Amy Tammie as Danny's girlfriend Rebecca and Ben Linkin as his best friend Alec.

Principal photography for both parts was completed on June 25, 2010. Part 1 was released in 2D and IMAX formats on November 12, 2010, while Part 2 will also be released in both 2D and IMAX formats on July 8, 2011.[1] The film was also featured in D-Box mode in selected theaters.

Part 1 of the film has broken several of box office for it's own franchise especially becoming the biggest opening ever for them grossing $129 million, also known for biggest November opening of all-time behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the fifth biggest opening of all-time, and was by far as the biggest opening for a film of 2010. In total with $995 million, it became the third highest-grossing film of 2010 behind Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland, which also places as the 8th highest-grossing films of all-time, and was the most successful Jane Hoop Elementary film in the series.

Plot

 * Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush

Part 1
Dr. Catwoman's grandfather Peter White talks to the people of Cincinnati about her grandaughter will remain protected by Jane Hoop Elementary and wanted them to stay in Cincinnati as soon as Catwoman must be stopped. At Catwoman's meeting, Catgirl attacked, murdered and killed Luke Watson, a college graduate and translated him to his evil souls, as they have gave him a mission to destroy Jane Hoop Elementary.

After waking up from a nightmare, Danny Gorden read a letter from his parents that it's time for him to return back to the Base to the Base to protect the world from demestration. Before he manage to return, his brother Robert Foster manage to let his friends and SWAT teammate to go there saftey with Goldenman, as he and the other fight back Catwoman and the army. The superheroes battle against the supervillains in the sky, until the battle flight came to a stop as Danny feels weak after having a vision of his family going to die as their powerful forcefield megaboard gets destroyed. She eventually failed to kill him as she accidentally drops the Magic Ball, but it mysteriously disappeared, leaving Danny arriving back to the Base safe. After the battle, Cory Berning was injured and Robert died during a battle.

After Blaze and Martha explains the trio where they should find three remaining objects, Danny, Rebecca and Alec are being intereviewed by Peter White about Catwoman raping her parents and grandparents when she was 7 years old, withing her grandfather has survived from being murdered. They later went back in time to find the imformation about the murder of Janet Kingston, which Catwoman reveals to Danny two years ago. It also reports that Janet and Catwoman are best friends since elementary school, making Catwoman as Alice's godmother.

Alec rescues Heather from the building fire and begins flirting with him, Danny's cousin Naudia is hearted with jealousy. After rescuing her again from being attacked from a dragon and fell in the ocean and drowning, Heather kiss him causing his relationship between him and Naudia to end. After broking Making a discussion keeping Naudia safe from danger, Alec's anger went out control over Rebecca and Danny and abandons them.

Catgirl than releases The Final Rush and is outcreating newborn army setting to take over Jane Hoop Elementary and Cincinnati. Other superhero members (Jessica, Brooke, Ben, Corey and Brook) warn Jane Hoop Elementary that Catwoman is creating her army. And Catwoman's grandfather finally talks to her daughter after years of not seen each other since the murdering. Danny and Rebecca decided to visit David and Robert's grave, where Rebecca discovers the symbol of The Final Rush drawn on someone's headstone and begin to learn more about it. Danny gets attacked by Catgirl, Catboy and Luke, until he gets rescued from the return of Alec, who apologies to him and Rebecca about his behavior.

After Mayor and Miss Watson's anniversary party is ruined from Catwoman's robots and teammates, the trio teleported to Evan's world to begin their mission and search for the First. They went under the poison water to get it out, but the sea creatures attacked them, within Rebecca eventually rescued them and flee out of the water. They than went to Morphin the Power to search for the Crystal Power. But they got attacked by the giant eagle. They calm it down as they took a ride on it to Turbo of Catland to search for the third and final treasure.

After getting the third power, but before placing the Crystal Power and the Magic Ball to the Fountain square, however, they were attacked and kidnapped by the badniks. Danny is force to give the Crystal Power and the Magic Ball to Catwoman and arrested them. But Blaze and Martha showed up and rescued them, while Rebecca and Alec disguses as Catgirl and Catboy, in order not to be seen as them and grab the Magic Ball and the Crystal Power. But when the real Catgirl and Catboy showed up, they failed to grab the treasure as Catwoman and Alec dropped and break the Crystal Power into three pieces and disappears. While disappearing leaving the Magic Ball, Catgirl throws a knife that stabs and killed Blaze. As they buried him, Danny realizes that their mission continues to find three pieces of the Crystal Power hidden to three places.

Meanwhile, Catwoman and her members got their powers from the Magic Ball. She than strikes a powerful superpower into the sky with the Magic Ball, where this marks Catwoman's new beginning.

Cast

 * See also: List of Jane Hoop Elementary cast members


 * Blake Brown as Danny Gorden, a leader of Jane Hoop Elementary. He journeys to find three powerful objects to destroy the Final Rush.[3]
 * Amy Tammie as Rebecca Henry, Danny's girlfriend and teammate. She journeys to find three powerful objects to destroy the Final Rush.[3]
 * Ben Linkin as Alec Gutzwiller, Danny's best friend and teammate. He journeys to find three powerful objects to destroy the Final Rush.[3]
 * Bart Simpson as Cory Berning, Danny's friend and teammate.[3]
 * Bloom Dee as Jaquille Short, Cory's best friend as well as Danny's, and teammate.[3]
 * Barbara Blue as Naudia Gorden, Danny's cousin and Alec's girlfriend. She is jealous that Heather is flirting with him.[3]
 * Barbara Timer as Salma Green/Dr. Catwoman, the main villain. She unleashes the Final Rush from the book that can cause to kill anyone.[3]
 * Barbara Dee as Shego Dalma, Catwoman's best friend, and assistant.[3]
 * Stephen Johnson as Shadow the Monkeyman, Catwoman's second best friend, and assistant, and Shego's boyfriend.[3]
 * Dakota Fanning as Catgirl, Catwoman's daughter, who is trying to seek on revenge to get Danny back.[3]
 * Keira Knightley as Belle Lamar, Catwoman's third best friend, and assistant.[3]
 * Joe Marshall as Dr. Caman, Catwoman's husband.[3]
 * Lewis Alder as Blaze, a wizard.[3]
 * Rachel Marie Carter as Martha, Blaze's wife.[3]
 * Miley Cyrus as Heather Woods, a fangirl, who has a crush on Alec ever since she was younger.[3]
 * Nick Jonas as Luke Watson, a high school graduate, murder but return to evil souls out to kill Jane Hoop Elementary. He is also Catgirl's new love interest.
 * Joe Jonas as Catboy, Catwoman's son and Catgirl's brother.[3]
 * Arthur Walters as Goldenman, Danny's godfather.[3]
 * Miranda Richardson as Miss. Bella Watson, A secretary, and ally of Jane Hoop Elementary.[3] Originally Natasha Richardson was to reprise her role as Miss. Bella Watson, but died on March 18, 2009, from a skiing accident sufering head injuries.[1] She will instead be replaced by Miranda Richardson.[1] However, Miranda Richardson did not officially began her role until April.[1]
 * George Jones as Mayor James Watson, the mayor president of Cincinnati.[3]
 * Jessica Alder as Maria Dawns, a SWAT Teammate member.[3]
 * Elliot Martinson as Michael Walker, a SWAT Teammate member, and a new love interest to Maria after the death of her former love David Johnson.[3]
 * Lisa Dee as Alice Kingston, JHE's young friend.[3]
 * Flex Alexander as Don Kingston, Alice's father.[3]
 * Anna Johnson as Stephanie Slaven, Rebecca and Naudia's friend every since they first met after joining Jane Hoop Elementary members. [3]
 * Andy Watson as Hunter Suggs, a fan of Jane Hoop Elementary, and Alice's boyfriend. [3]
 * Jason Foster as Robert Foster, Danny's brother.[3]
 * Avril Lavigne as Janet Kingston, David's wife, Alice's mother, reavealing to be Catwoman's best friend.[3]

Character are set to appear in Part 2, did not appear in Part 1: On August 2009, the film is originally going to have older actors to play older character, but but fired them to use the main actors instead to look like adults. On October 30, 2009, Brown states that the film will be including younger villains playing by teenager/young adult actors.
 * Jami Gertz as Dacia, a worrior who owns Morphin the Power.[3]
 * Bella Thorne as Tiffany Blake, Alice's best friend.[3]
 * Alana Etheridge as Samantha Johnson, Alice's second best friend.[3]
 * Charlie Anderson as Jack Rowe, the Jane Hoop Elementary's frienemy.
 * Dan Williams as McKenzie Bradford, the Jane Hoop Elementary's frienemy.
 * Betty White as Lilly Kingston, David's mother and Alice's grandmother.[3]
 * Andy Griffith as Lou Kingston, David's father and Alice's grandfather.[3]

Film writer Brian Clark states that a 6 year old actress Nadia Fay will be play as the 7 year old Catwoman. Within that, it will be having some emotion scene that the 7 year old Catwoman has a bad attitude to her parents. Also, he states that they're will be special effects for the main actors who are looking in their mid 20s, to make their voices sound a bit older than their teenage years.

Development
Since the announcement of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows being made into two parts, a two-part film adaptation of Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush is ready to be set for it's theatrical release for the last time. Just than, it was originally reported for the previous film to be split into two movies, scheduling Part 1 for November 14, 2008 release and Part 2 for July 10, 2009 release, but the plan wasn't in success, because of the book "not as long as the others" back in 2007.[1] The Final Rush was shot back-to-back for confirming to filming to be made only in direct order according to Paramount Pictures.[1]

Derek Todd talks to Rita Christensen about the book, and she told him that the book she has written seems to be long, and Todd is possibly is going to remove several of scenes for the movie that came from the book. Although, it was being trated as one film, but was made into two.[1] Produer Derek Todd starts onto helping Clark to start searching for to make this movie completely different from the book, but can do it soon as possible.

Blake Brown describes Part 1 of the film: "The first part is a road and time traveling movie, because of there are so many traveling scenes where we have to go to. We've been to like seven different or more places we have been there ever since. Brown also describes Part 2: "The second part might only be a road movie, because of going through many places we have to go, would be interesting."[1]

Derek Todd has begin onto writting scripts onto the movie within in the last two parts approeaching.

Filming
Pre-production has began on January 8, 2009.[1] Filming begins on January 16, 2009[1] for a project 230 days.[1] It was shot in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the Fantasy World includes Jane Hoop Elementary Base and Catwoman's Base.[1] It scheduled to be complete in June.[1] The Kingstons' Home was filmed on that day.[1] It will also be shot in Cincinnati Museum Center, Winton Woods Park and King's Island.[1] Fountain Square will be filmed, since filming a burning Fountain Square from the previous film.[1]

Scenes of Part 1 will end with Danny, Rebecca and Alec nearly get kidnapped by Catwoman, while torturing Rebecca, if Danny will give her the Crystal Power, while Part 2 continues of them being kidnapped to the end of the film.[1] They will also filming a search scene of pieces of Magic Ball at the Cincinnati Museum Center.[1] Filming begins with Danny, Rebcecca and Alec escaping from Catwoman's Base to continue on searching the powerful objects without The Magic Ball.[1] Fountain Square will be filmed, since filming a burning Fountain Square from the previous film.[1]

As of April 2, 2010, Larry Hutchinson suffered a major head injury during the film of an explosion at the Cincinnati Square, and has been sent to the hospital.[1] Filming an explosion scene was a serious stunt for Hutchinson.[1] Also on May 14, 2010, Amy Tammie also suffered, but a minor head injury, sending to the hospital.[1] However, she is later released on the same day, just as after she has no threating injuries.[1] Even though it is set to took at least 230 days, it took 480 days to complete.

Filming for both parts wrapped up on June 25, 2010.[1] Blake Brown, Amy Tammie and Ben Linkin filmed their last scene as they officially wrapped up having them completing the movie franchise for 10 years.[1] The film is shot for a year and a half from January, 2009 to June, 2010.[1]

Special Effects
Brian Clark states the the serious special effects were used greatful for both parts of The Final Rush. Visual effects department Greg Wilkerson creates a special effect of feet long eagle for the scene where Danny and his friends get attacked by a Giant Eagle in Morphin the Power in Part 1 of The Final Rush. Wilkerson states that he uses CGI to make it look like it moves. The fake Giant Eagle is made from stratch. He and his workers worked for two hours to create a 8 feet long Eagle.

Wilkerson also made scenes of Giant Monsters from Evan's World and Turbo of Catland. Director James Calvin says he's not making a monster movie, so he tries to make a different way to talk and move like a monster. He also says that monsters in Turbo of Catland were big and fat, skinny and muscular while the one's in Turbo of Catland were also big but Muscular. Also, the sea monsters under Evan's posion underwater. He did the same thing to the movie like he did since the previous film. CG graphics for both Giant monsters and sea monsters were used. They painted the Monsters eyes red where the sea monsters has green eyes like they painted since the previous film. He also made CG graphics to Blaze, Marth and their child as well since the previous film.

The film will be having not one but two different dragons in both parts. Wilkerson has done CG works for making a dragon that it painted red for scene where Miley Cyrus' character gets attacked, and also another dragon where Danny battles was the same thing he have done since The Magic Ball. That dragon is painted pink where Catwoman granted a wish from the Magic Ball.

Music
Dan Wilson asking to reprises as Score writer of the film,[3] and James Calvin loves as he will return once again as director of the film,[3] while Ted Wilson, may be confirming to start coming back writing the film's Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part I soundtrack, but the statment of his return has yet to be confirmed till the end of the year. On August 19, 2009, Dan Wilson signed up to return as composer of the motion picture soundtrack, but on September 10, 2009, his brother Ted Wilson will not return, because of planning to do other projects like Best Friends Forever: The Movie. On September 18, 2009, Reba Ortiz will be composing along with Wilson for the film's soundtrack, after droped out from Best Friends Forever: The Movie by Wilson's brother. After a couple of years of retirement, Kim Dawson decided to return for the film score, replacing Dan Wilson, as the statement of her schedule has become a success.[1] But was unable to, as of January 24, 2010, due to Dawson died from fatal car accident.[1] Wilson began recording the soundtrack in early July, 2010.[1] There are currently no announcement has been confirmed for Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 2, which sets to release in summer 2011.[1] It was revelead that Part 1 is set to release on November 9, 2010.[1] Also, Part 2 is currently targeting for a summer 2011 release to convert the July 2011 release of Part 2 of the film with the same name.[1]

Part 1
The film's first movie picture showing Danny, Rebecca and Alec in Morphin the Power getting one of the three remaining objects that can destroy The Final Rush was released on April 17, 2010 for Part 1.[1] On May 7, 2010, a first look of the film previewed in theaters right before Iron Man 2 hits theaters.[1] The second sneak peek premiered at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards on June 6.[1] On June 26 and 27 at 4:00 pm, ABC Family premiered additional scenes for the next two days, while screening the first four films.[1] On June 30, 2010, the first trailer for both parts was released,[1] and than in front of The Last Airbender.[1][1] On July 3, 2010, the film's teaser poster for both parts was released seening Cincinnati under attack.[1] On July 24, at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Bart Simpson attends to premiere the clip for the film.[1]

A new trailer for Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 trailer was released on September 28, and ran for 2 minutes and 29 seconds, featuring with a couple brand new scenes from the film.[1] Miley Cyrus debuts Part 1's first 35 second TV Spot during the premiere of a brand new episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, featuring new scenes such as the Kingstons' home shattering by the supervillains and the ghost of David Johnson.[1]

On September 29, 2010, three character banners for Part I. Also the following day, a theatrical poster for Part 1 showing the trio in action was released. As of October 6, ten new character posters were released showing Danny, Rebecca, Alec, Catwoman, Shego, Monkeyman, Belle, Catgirl, Catboy and Luke. The first film clip appear on Oprah on October 8, showing Danny and Alec fighting with each other.

On October 12, 4 more posters was released showing Danny, Rebecca, Alec, Goldenman, Naudia, Catwoman, Catgirl, Luke and Heather.

Tickets began selling for Part 1 on Fandango beginning on October 8 and there are currently 10,502 Jane Hoop Elementary fans selling tickets and were still selling. It has set a new record as the fastest selling tickets of all-time surprising The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in just a couple of weeks before the film was released.

On October 17, the 1 minute and 31 second TV commercial for The Final Rush: Part 1 debuts on Nickelodeon during the premiere of iCarly. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Movies Yahoo! Movies] released a featurette for Part 1 on October 29. Yahoo! Movies is approaching to release five movie clips for the film beginning on November 3 to November 7.

On November 3, the first clip was released featuring Danny and Alec talking about Danny going on an adventure alone. On November 4, the second shows Alec's birthday becoming a disaster. The third was released the following day on November 5 featuring a battling scene taking place in the air. Two more were released for the next two days such as Danny and Alec fighting each other and Catwoman's grandfather explaining the life of Catwoman of how he survived from being murdered to the trio.

Part 2
A first look of Part 2 will be showing from the Blu Ray DVD release of The Final Rush: Part 1.

Part 1
On September 10, 2010, test screening for Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 was held in Chicago. Director James Calvin, producers Derek Todd and Drake Jones, and writer Brian Clark made their attendance as well as vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, Rob Moore.[1] The unfinished film has early gained with positive reviews stating: "dark and scary" and "the most epic Jane Hoop Elementary film". Experessions of other led to an inflence for the movie adopted from a novel, gets in their mind from the book where it takes place to the film and it's long runtime to about 150 minutes.

The US world premiere for Part 1 will be held in Los Angeles on November 4, 2010, marking it just a week before the film's release of November 12. With the cast invited, and Cyrus and Jonas Broters will attend.[1] The UK world premiere for Part 1 will be held on November 8, 2010.[1]

The first part will be released worldwide on November 10, 2010 and others followed around the world, while the second part will be released worldwide on July 8, 2011, eight months after Part 1. Paramount Pictures was originally going to release Part 1 in 2D and 3D formats, but the staffs check each scene and does not have 3D effects. Paramount's statement is to cancel the 3D release. Part 2, however, will still have the 2D, 3D, and IMAX formats during it's release. It was later announced that their plans for release both parts in 3D were cancelled because of the film were not shot enterly with 3D cameras. This film and Part 1 were yet to release in regular and IMAX theaters.

In October, MPPA confirmed Part 1 of the film a PG-13 rating for "violence, mild sequences and language". This is the first Hoop film to get this, within the rest of the films were all PG. This does the same think in the UK as well when it gets a 12A for the first time.

In November 2010, Fandango reports that 1,000 cinemas sold out tickets for Part 1 of the film. Part 1 of the film played in 4,128 theaters and 215 IMAX theaters beginning on November 12, 2010, making it the largest release of IMAX screens until it was broken by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 with 239 IMAX theaters.

Critical reaction

 * Main article: Critical response to the Jane Hoop Elementary films

On November 4, 2010, an early review for Part 1 is postive. Carter Dicky enjoyed the film, even though the film is not officially released yet. He watched the film and states the film: "the most perfect Jane Hoop Elementary film ever made". He also states: "Nothing can compare to this most epic film ever made." The reviews for Part 1 genereally were positive for Part 1, due to the excitement. Rotten Tomatoes reports a healthy estimated 79%, and once again reports reports a grade B, making it the third lowest rating Jane Hoop Elementary film. Also, 80% for the Top Critic and Materic of 64 reviews. However, the Yahoo! Movie give the movie an graded A basic on 12 reviewers.[1]

The Guardian reviewer Charles Murphy wrote a postive review and ranks 3.5/5 stars. He praises on the actor's performances, film background, plot summary and storyline. The Hollywood Reporter's Kyle Richards states "the most perfect Jane Hoop Elementary out of all sixth films so far." Steve Williams praised a postive review stating on the performances of Dakota Fanning is quite outrangous and Miley Cyrus' performances is quite dramatic. Dustin Washington enjoyed the film stating it: "The best movie of 2010 so far, and also the one of the best films in the world."

Alison Johnson of UK The Daily Telegraph praised: "This is all a much better franchise than The Twilight Saga and Harry Potter." The Los Angeles Times reporter Angela Lenhoff praised on the performances of Miley Cyrus stating: "Cyrus' character is acting like a spoil little bitch, but Cyrus herself acts so dramatic with her." The Hollywood Reporter Sally Radcliffe praised it positive saying the film "kills it." The Guardian publisher Amanda Bradford gave it a positive rating of 5.5 out of 5 stating: "this is the best film in the Jane Hoop Elementary film franchise so far."

Box office
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 has the second biggest midnight opening of all-time with $27 million from 3,800 theaters behind The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which grossed $30 million, but it was the biggest for the franchise surprising Jane Hoop Elementary: Turbo of Catland's $20 million. But the film officially broke box office with $1.2 million in IMAX surpsing Eclipse's $1 million, but it was broken by following weekend of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 with $1.4 million.

The Final Rush: Part 1 opened to $65.2 million on its' opening day in North America, marking it the fourth biggest opening day ever for a movie behind. However, it was the highest for the franchise since Turbo of Catland which made $57.4 million on its opening day. Part 1 made a total of $129.9 million in it' opening weekend, making it the fifth biggest opening weekend of all-time, the second biggest November opening of all-time behind New Moon's $142 million and the biggest weekend opening of 2010 which previously held by Iron Man 2 with $128 million. It was also the biggest opening ever in the franchise surprising The Magic Ball with $115 million.

In Australia, the film opened with $19 million, marking it the biggest opening for a 2010 film, and eventually made a total of $90 million, making it the highest-grossing 2010 film in the country. In the United Kingdom, it has the biggest three-day opening ever with £16 million (US$16 million), till it was beaten by Deathly Hallows: Part 1. It than became the third biggest opening of 2010 behind Toy Story 3 and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 grossing £51 million (US$80 million).

Overseas, The Final Rush: Part 1 made $195 million, marking it fifth biggest overseas opening ever. Worldwide, Part 1 has grossed $324 million, making it the eighth biggest worldwide opening of all-time, and the third best in the franchise behind Turbo of Catland and Morphin the Power.

As of March 1, 2011, Part 1 grossed $304,557,l689 in the US, $690,300,000 internationally, for a worldwide total of $994,857,689 becoming the third highest-grossing film of 2010 behind Toy Story 3 and Alice in Wonderland, the 8th highest-grossing film of all-time and the highest-grossing Hoop film in the series.

Home media
Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 will be released on a single or Extend Edition DVD and Blu Ray combo pack on April 22, 2011 in Australia, April 25, 2011 in the United Kingdom, and April 29, 2011 in the United States. It will be featuring with 6 minutes of all 8 deleted scenes.

Part 1

 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 at Box Office Mojo
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 at the Internet Movie Database
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 at Rotten Tomatoes
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 1 at Allmovie

Part 2

 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 2 at Box Office Mojo
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 2 at the Internet Movie Database
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 2 at Rotten Tomatoes
 * Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush: Part 2 at Allmovie