Robert Zemeckis has made movies.
Beowulf is a 2007 American 3D motion capture epic fantasy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary , based on the Old English epic poem of the same name .. Robert Zemeckis. Robert Zemeckis. Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman. Roger Avary. Roger Avary. Beowulf. Beowulf. 3D film. motion capture. motion capture. epic. Epic film. fantasy film. fantasy film. Old English. Old English language. epic poem. Epic poetry. of the same name. Beowulf. The film was created through a motion capture process similar to the technique Zemeckis used in The Polar Express .. motion capture. motion capture. The Polar Express. The Polar Express ( film ). The cast includes Ray Winstone , Anthony Hopkins , Robin Wright Penn , Brendan Gleeson , John Malkovich , Crispin Glover , Alison Lohman , and Angelina Jolie .. Ray Winstone. Ray Winstone. Anthony Hopkins. Anthony Hopkins. John Malkovich. John Malkovich. Robin Wright Penn. Robin Wright. Brendan Gleeson. Brendan Gleeson. Crispin Glover. Crispin Glover. Alison Lohman. Alison Lohman. Angelina Jolie. Angelina Jolie. It was released in the United Kingdom and United States on November 16 , 2007 , by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. .. Paramount Pictures. Paramount Pictures. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. United States. United States. Pictures , and was available to view in IMAX 3D , RealD , Dolby 3D and standard 2D format .. 3D film. IMAX 3D. IMAX#IMAX 3D. RealD. RealD Cinema. Dolby 3D. Dolby 3D. The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $ 196.4 million on a $ 150 million budget .