Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush - Part 1

Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush is a 2010/upcoming 2011 two-part superhero adventure film directed by James Calvin and based onto the novel with the same name by Rita Christensen. It will be 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 be released in both 2D, 3D and IMAX formats on July 8, 2011.[1]

With postive reviews, Part 1 has broken several of box office records such as opening day, weekend, worldwide and midnight grosses. The film was also featured with D-BOX mode in selected theaters.

Plot

 * Main article: Jane Hoop Elementary: The Final Rush

Part 1
Two years after the death of SWAT leader, David Johnson, Catgirl and her brother Catboy attacked, murdered and killed Luke Watson, a college graduate and translated him to his evil souls, they have gave him a mission to destroy Jane Hoop Elementary. Danny, Rebecca and Alec, worried about Catwoman doing something not very good, discovers and learns about the disappearance of Luke Watson, and they than found him assisting with Catgirl and Catboy, leaving them suspicious. Meanwhile, when the trio met him for the first time, he explains to them that he was murdered and Catwoman brought him to his devil souls and eventually attacks them where he is too strong to be defeated. 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, within Cory Berning was injured.

During that time, Danny, Rebecca and Alec discovers that Catwoman also raping her parents and grandparents when she was 7 years old, withing her grandfather has survived from being murdered. They went back in time to find out if it's true. Catwoman than releases The Final Rush and is outcreating newborn army setting to take over Jane Hoop Elementary and Cincinnati. The trio than goes in time to find the imformation about the murder of Janet Kingston, which Catwoman reveals to Danny two years ago, they head in time, and reaveals more that Janet and Catwoman are best friends since elementary school.

After the anniversary and his birthday party ruined, Alec rescues Heather from the building fire. Naudia is hearted with jealousy, as Alec and Heather began to kiss making Naudia wanting to broke up with him. After broking up, Alec gets into an argument with Danny, and primary fights him for talking trash of his parents and about himself, while he's going out of control, and eventually leaves them.

Danny and Rebecca decided to head to the grave of David Johnson, where the aliens, who kidnaps Rebecca by the time she was born and adopts her, returns to kidnap Rebecca, but Danny scare them away activating a monsterous dirt. Originally Danny and Rebecca were going out on an adventure together to search for three objects to destroy the Final Rush, but Alec arrived wanting to join them for the adventure, with Rebecca furious of him leaving them for unknown reasons, and go on an adventure together. They head to Evan's world to search for the First. They went under the poison water to get it out, but the sea creatures attacked them, and Rebecca's helmet came out and getting poison. She eventually rescue herself and the boys and caught the first treasure.

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. 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.

In the third power, the aliens returns once again to kidnap Rebecca, as they hide in the cave to avoid them. They eventually found the third treasure. But before placing the Crystal Power and the Magic Ball to the Fountain square, 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, Shego throws a knife that stabs and kills Blaze. Danny realizes that their mission continues to find three pieces of the Crystal Power hidden to three places. Later, Catwoman grants back her superpowers and shares with her family and friends as she reunites to take over the world.

Cast

 * See also: List of Jane Hoop Elementary cast members

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]
 * Blake Brown as Danny Gorden[3]
 * Amy Tammie as Rebecca Henry[3]
 * Ben Linkin as Alec Gutzwiller[3]
 * Bart Simpson as Cory Berning[3]
 * Bloom Dee as Jaquille Short[3]
 * Barbara Blue as Naudia Gorden[3]
 * Barbara Timer as Salma Green/Dr. Catwoman[3]
 * Barbara Dee as Shego Dalma[3]
 * Arthur Walters as Goldenman[3]
 * Miranda Richardson as Miss. Bella Watson[3]
 * George Jones as Mayor James Watson[3]
 * Jessica Alder as Maria Dawns[3]
 * Elliot Martinson as Michael Walker[3]
 * Lisa Dee as Alice Kingston[3]
 * Flex Alexander as David Kingston[3]
 * Anna Johnson as Stephanie Slaven [3]
 * Andy Watson as Hunter Suggs [3]
 * Jami Gertz as Dacia[3]
 * Jason Foster as Robert Foster[3]
 * Stephen Johnson as Shadow the Monkeyman[3]
 * Dakota Fanning as Catgirl[3]
 * Keira Knightley as Belle Lamar[3]
 * Bella Thorne as Tiffany Blake[3]
 * Alana Etheridge as Samantha Johnson[3]
 * Joe Marshall as Dr. Caman[3]
 * Lewis Alder as Blaze[3]
 * Rachel Marie Carter as Martha[3]
 * Miley Cyrus as Heather Woods[3]
 * Nick Jonas as Catboy[3]
 * Diana Ross as Lilly Kingston[3]
 * Bill Cosby as Lou Kingston[3]
 * Thandie Newton as Janet Kingston[3]
 * Lisa Wilder as Brook Crawford[3]
 * Andrea Handler as Jessica Humphrey[3]
 * Elizabeth Barnes as Brooke Brovey[3]
 * Ted Green as Ben Junkgunz[3]
 * Brian Parker as DiAris Carter[3]
 * Harold Thompson as Corey Jennings[3]

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.

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]

Marketing
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 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 from November 10 to 12, 2010, 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.

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 will play in 4,480 theaters and 205 IMAX theaters beginning on November 12, 2010, breaking The Twilight Saga: Eclipse to become the widest release for the film ever.

Critical reaction
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."

As for other, the reviews genereally were positive for Part 1, due to the excitement. Rotten Tomatoes reports a healthy estimated 100%, and once again reports reports a grade A, making it the fourth Hoop film to have that grade. It over take the previous film to become the highest rating film in the franchise, so well as the highest of 2010 so far. 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 biggest midnight opening of all-time with $35 million from 4,000 theaters, beating The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which grossed $30 million. The film also gains $2 million from 193 IMAX theaters surpsing Eclipse's $1 million.

The film open in 4,480 theaters and 205 IMAX theaters, becoming the widest for a film of all-time. It grossed $75.2 million on its' opening day, becoming the biggest opening day ever for a movie surprising The Twilight Saga: New Moon with $72 million. During that time, it also take over New Moon to become the fastest film ever to reach $100 million with $130 million surprising $114 million to New Moon as well as biggest of the month. This is also the highest for the franchise. It reached approximently $161.2 million over the weekend, setting a new record to The Dark Knight's $158 million to become the biggest weekend opening ever. Also, it surprised Iron Man 2 to become the biggest weekend opening of 2010.

Worldwide, the film has grossed $408 million, surprising $394 million worldwide to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, to become the biggest worldwide opening ever, with also the biggest foreign opening ever with $247 million, surprising Half-Blood Prince's $236 million.