The Call of the Wild Movie Storyline. The Gold Rush in the Yukon and Alaska has prompted the need for big, strong dogs who will be able to pull sleds over icy trails. Buck, a large animal living in the home of Judge Miller in Santa Clara, California, is exactly what the explorers want. He is an animal with human-like tendencies, intelligence, strength and dignity.
Thus far he has enjoyed his civilized life with the occasional nature stroll or hunting trip. Manuel, a gardener’s helper with a penchant for gambling and a need for money, manages to kidnap Buck and sell him on the black market. He is given to a saloon-keeper and transported via train to the Northland. Throughout the ordeal, Buck is kept in a cage and becomes increasingly angry. He manages to badly bite one of his kidnappers. By the time he arrives at his destination, he has worked himself into a rage.
The meeting with the Red Sweater and the painful encounters with his club push Buck into submission. He is not broken, but he knows better than to keep resisting, which can only result in his death. Once he is behaving correctly, Buck, along with Dave and Curly, two other dogs, is sold to Francois and Perrault, two agents of the Canadian government. They must bring the mail between Skaquay and Dawson, Alaska. While in camp, Curly is killed for trying to make friendly advances to another husky. Buck understands that this is the law of club and fang which dominates this new world. He resolves never to go down in that manner.
Buck and Dave join a preexisting dog team led by Spitz, a bullying husky dog. The trail work begins immediately. Buck learns fast from the other dogs. In time he starts to become more wild, losing the domesticity imposed upon him in the Judge’s home. Tensions develop between him and Spitz. Buck is ready to be a leader, and looks to usurp Spitz’s power.
While hunting a rabbit one night, the two end up in a fight to the death. Buck achieves mastery. When Francois attempts to place Sol-lek at the head of the team, Buck refuses to allow it. Even the appearance of a club does not faze him, for he has learned how to avoid it. When Francois allows him to take the position, he is amazed by Buck’s abilities. Buck begins to dream of an ancient world in which man and dog fought side by side to survive.
The Call of the Wild is an upcoming American adventure film based on the Jack London 1903 novel The Call of the Wild and the remake of Twentieth Century Pictures’ 1935 film of the same name. The film is directed by Chris Sanders, written by Michael Green, and stars Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Omar Sy, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, and Colin Woodell. It will be released on February 21, 2020 by 20th Century Studios.
The Call of the Wild (2020)
Directed by: Chris Sanders
Starring: Karen Gillan, Harrison Ford, Cara Gee, Dan Stevens, Wes Brown, Bradley Whitford, Jean Louisa Kelly, Terry Notary, Stephanie Czajkowski, Colin Woodell, Michael Horse, Adam Fergus
Screenplay by: Michael Green, based on the novel by Jack London
Cinematography by: Janusz Kaminski
Film Editing by: David Heinz, William Hoy
Costume Design by: Kate Hawley
Set Decoration by: Danielle Berman
Art Direction by: Vlad Bina, Andrew Max Cahn, Jason T. Clark, Iain McFadyen, Desma Murphy, Aja Kai Rowley
Music by: John Powell
MPAA Rating: PG for some violence, peril, thematic elements and mild language.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: February 21, 2020
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