Synopsis:

With reduced bloat, some light resequencing and a complete colour regrade to lighten everything up I present to you a leaner, more focused and utterly unique space opera from the minds of the Wachowski's.

Intentions:

Jupiter Ascending feels, at times, like Terry Gilliam's Brazil crossed with Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and looks like the bastard child of Dune, Guardians of the Galaxy and the Chronicles of Narnia. Its a fun, silly, romantic space opera and deserves more respect for what it does well but the criticisms levied at it are certainly not without grounds. My intention was to deliver an edit that allows this film's qualities to shine.

Change List:

Removed - 15 minutes of Jupiter's Family antics including: Jupiter's dad meeting her mum Jupiter's dad's death Jupiter's birth Jupiter's job Jupiter's cousin forcing her to sell her eggs at a fertility clinic and demanding 60% of the money (?!) Jupiter's cousin wasting all that money Jupiter's cousin being told off by all the family for forcing Jupiter to sell her eggs Jupiter's being reunited with her family and returning to work Removed - 2 minutes of a vague, exposition heavy, introduction to the three Abrasax siblings Moved - I have also repurposed the title sequence shots of Jupiter and combined them with Eddie Redmayne's ship returning to Jupiter to form the new opening scene. originally this sequence was at the 13 minute mark preceded by 9 minutes of family shenanigans. This required some tweaks to the studio cards. Moved - The kidnapping of Jupiter's family had been moved to immediately after the promotion of Greeghan. Colour regrade - The film is very dark and the colours surprisingly muted. I've gone through and regraded it to give a brighter, vibrant palette more in keeping with the pulpy story content. It also serves to reveal even more of the fabulous set, character and mechanical designs.

Additional Notes:

All edits were done with Lightworks, I also used Makemkv, handbrake and gimp.

Other Sources:

Jupiter Ascending Blu Ray

Special Thanks:

I'd like to say a huge thank you to GelflingHand for making me with the title animations and to Scar for previewing this and providing me with some wonderful feedback as well as inspiring me to give the whole film a regrade. Thank you to all of you who followed this project's development and for your input on the thread.