Director: Mikael Salomon, Script: Robert Schenkkan Novel by J. Michael Crichton, Photography: Jon Joffin Editor: Scott Vickrey, Production Design: Jerry Wanek, Casting: Heike Brandstatter, Denise Chamian, Scout Masterson, Coreen Mayrs, Music: Joel J. Richard, Sound: G. Michael Graham
Principal Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Eric McCormack, Christa Miller, Daniel Dae Kim, Viola Davis, Andre Braugher, Rick Schroder, Barry Flatman, Producer: Clara George, Co-Producers: Malcom Reeve, Ron Binkowski, Executive Producers: Tony Scott, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Tom Thayer, Co-Executive Producer: Mikael Salomon, Production: A.S. Films/Scott Free Productions/Traveler´s Rest Films for NBC Universal
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Selected Filmography- Mikael Salomon -Director:
The Agency, 2001; Alias: Parity, 2001; Band of Brothers: Points, 2001; Band of Brothers: Carentan, 2001; Young Arthur, 2002; Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, 2003; Salem´s Lot, 2004; The Grid, 2004; Over There 2005; Rome: The Spoils, 2005; Fallen, 2006; Runaway, 2006; The Company, 2007
In 1971, four-time Oscar winner Robert Wise made "The Andromeda Strain," the first filmic adaptation of a book by "Jurassic Park" author Michael Crichton. The science fiction picture about a deadly virus brought to earth by a downed satellite fit with the heyday of NASA's Apollo program. Blockbuster directors Ridley and Tony Scott have produced a two-part remake for A&E Television Networks that amounts to a total refurbishment of the story for the present day. Fear of terrorism and conspiracy theories, nanotechnology and E-paper – making more than just updates, author Robert Schenkkan ("The Quiet American") integrates new characters and ideas in the new edition's 180 minutes total running time. The two-parter was directed by Danish-born Mikael Salomon, whose skill for large-scale
productions was already on display in "Rome."