Serving the Loop and Near North neighborhoods of downtown Chicago
Wachowskis wring performance from Chicago riverfront in new trailer

Warner Bros. Pictures

(Above) Jupiter Jones, played by Mila Kunis, surveys her kingdom from a balcony at Riverbend in this frame from the first official trailer for Jupiter Ascending. (Click on image to view larger version.)

December 12, 2013 – Industry insiders are predicting Jupiter Ascending will have the most visual effects of any Wachowski film, and the first official trailer does not dispute this.

Warner Bros. uploaded the two-minute video to YouTube on Monday.

The science fiction film is about a young woman destined to rule the universe but who must first dodge an assassin sent by the current queen. She is rescued by a “genetically engineered ex-military hunter” played by Channing Tatum. It is the 22nd film by Chicago natives Lana and Andy Wachowski, who shot here from July through October. Aerial filming over the Chicago River was done on August 25 and August 26.

Filmmakers had to get a city ordinance passed to allow them to land and launch helicopters in downtown Chicago. 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly introduced Ordinance O2013-3394 on May 8.

The film will be released on July 25, 2014.

One paroled, one convicted: The disparate paths of two 2023 River North garage robbers
One paroled, one convicted: The disparate paths of two 2023 River North garage robbers
Rental Bidding Wars: North Side seekers pay thousands over asking
Rental Bidding Wars: North Side seekers pay thousands over asking
Federal judge weighs dismissal of Beat Kitchen suit over ‘rigged’ Riverwalk bidding
Federal judge weighs dismissal of Beat Kitchen suit over ‘rigged’ Riverwalk bidding
Theater of the Mind: 15,000-square-foot sensory playground inhabits Reid Murdoch Building
Theater of the Mind: 15,000-square-foot sensory playground inhabits Reid Murdoch Building
The Assessor’s War: Kaegi vs. The Machine
The Assessor’s War: Kaegi vs. The Machine
City council resolution moves ‘Route 66’ starting point to Navy Pier
City council resolution moves ‘Route 66’ starting point to Navy Pier
Pews to penthouses: Church conversion anchors the rise of ‘Gold Coast West’
Pews to penthouses: Church conversion anchors the rise of ‘Gold Coast West’
From mansions to mail boat jumps, Lake Geneva still delivers
From mansions to mail boat jumps, Lake Geneva still delivers
Domestic violence protection is focus of new apartment lease
Domestic violence protection is focus of new apartment lease
Fed lowers rates but home buyers face tough times ahead
Fed lowers rates but home buyers face tough times ahead
ChicagoFilming.com