First Look At All Is Lost

A film that's intriguing on many levels is J. C. Chandor's All Is Lost. Not only does it give Robert Redford his first bit of heavy lifting in front of the camera since Lions For Lambs, but it's a chance to see what the talented Chandor (director of Margin Call) can do with the perennially tricky open-water storyline.

With its Cast Away-like premise, the Chandor-penned one-hander lures Redford into a yacht, and, by the looks of this still from the film, then procedes to try to drown him.

Things look pretty bleak for the great American in this picture, although on a positive note, at least he doesn't have a Bengali tiger, a hyena and a nobbled zebra to contend with.

As we reported back in December, Chandor's friendship with Redford has blossomed since his debut, excellent Wall Street drama Margin Call, appeared at Sundance last year. All Is Lost is the result: a script written specifically for Redford which sets him at the mercy of the elements when his yacht goes off course.

All Is Lost, like Margin Call, is produced by Zachary Quinto's company Before The Door, and has been filming at Mexico's Baja Film Studios, past home of the likes of **Titanic **and Pearl Harbor.