- Taylor Lautner as Nathan Harper/Steven Price
- Lily Collins as Karen Lowell
- Alfred Molina as Frank Burton
- Jason Isaacs as Kevin Harper
- Maria Bello as Mara Harper
- Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Bennett
- Elisabeth Röhm as Lorna Price
- Michael Nyqvist as Viktor Kozlow
- Aunjanue Ellis as Francheska
- Antonique Smith as Sandra Burns
- Denzel Whitaker as Gilly
Lionsgate bought screenwriter Shawn Christensen's spec script for Abduction in February 2010, with actor Taylor Lautner attached to the film. The studio won a bidding war for the screenplay, acquiring it for $1 million. Gotham Group and Vertigo Entertainment had developed the script, based on...
a story idea by Gotham's Jeremy Bell.
Lionsgate rushed to start filming in July, due to Lautner's schedule to begin work on the last two Twilight films for Summit Entertainment. Writer Jeffrey Nachmanoff was hired to work on the screenplay, and John Singleton signed on to direct in March. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Lee Stollman, Roy Lee, and Doug Davison produced the film, and Jeremy Bell and Gabriel Mason executive produced. Lautner's father, Dan Lautner, also produced, the first film from their Tailor Made Entertainment label.
On a budget of $35 million, principal photography began on July 12, 2010 in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Lionsgate returned to the region due to tax benefits from Pennsylvania's tax credit program, after filming My Bloody Valentine 3D, Warrior, and The Next Three Days there in 2008 and 2009. An open casting call for extras held at Carnegie Mellon University drew over 900 people in June, many of whom were teenage fans of the Twilight film series.
Many of the film's scenes were shot in suburban Mount Lebanon, and some others in Forward Township. Scenes were shot at Hampton High School in Hampton Township, a suburb north of Pittsburgh. The school's name and mascot, the Talbot, appeared in the film, as well as real students, cheerleaders, and the marching band. Production continued in Pittsburgh, Mount Lebanon, Greensburg and Hampton Township, and lasted into September 2010.
SOUNDTRACK :
- Train – "To Be Loved"
- Lenny Kravitz – "Come On Get It"
- Raphael Saadiq – "Heart Attack"
- Oh Land – "Twist My Memory"
- Hot Bodies in Motion – "Under My Skin"
- Black Stone Cherry – "Blame It On The Boom Boom"
- Blaqk Audio – "The Witness"
- Cobra Starship – "#1 Nite"
- Alexis Jordan – "Good Girl"
- Matthew Koma – "Novocaine Lips"
- Superstar Shyra – "DJ Love Song"
- Donora – "The Chorus"
- Andrew Allen – "Loving You Tonight"
- Edward Shearmur – "Abduction Suite"
VISNCP135 16XZOOM Doc Cam 3.2MP 720P HD Output
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