The Portable Door
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The film centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices, and Paul and Sophie discover the true agenda of the vast corporation.
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The film centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices, and Paul and Sophie discover the true agenda of the vast corporation.
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About The Portable Door Movie
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- The film is based on the 2003 novel of the same name, the first in Tom Holt’s J.W. Wells & Co. series.
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- In 2013, The Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films began developing the project.
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- In June 2021, the film was announced as having a theatrical release in Australia through Madman Entertainment, whilst it was to be shown as a Sky Original in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Germany, and Italy.
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- Sophie Wilde’s debut.
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- Guy Pearce was originally set to play Dennis Tanner, but was forced to pull out of the project because of scheduling conflicts with Memory (2022). Sam Neill replaced him.
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- Actress cast members Sophie Wilde and Miranda Otto both also appear in Talk to Me (2022) which debuts in the same 2022 year. Key Costume Art Finisher Jolyon Auri also worked on both pictures.
- The Portable Door was released theatrically in Australia on 23 March 2023 by Madman Entertainment. The film began streaming on 7 April 2023 in Australia on Stan and in the United Kingdom on Sky Cinema and Now, and the following day in the United States on MGM+.
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