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The Baldwin Entertainment company recently tried to produce an adaptation, but gave it up. Then a brand-new company, calling itself The Strike Productions, took the project over<ref name=imdb/>, with the intent to make three films, one for each of the three parts of the novel. They hired their own writer and director, and more to the point, the cast of the film consist entirely of actors and actresses who have appeared, if at all, in projects with which very few, outside of dedicated [[motion picture|movie]] "buffs," are likely to be familiar.
The Baldwin Entertainment company recently tried to produce an adaptation, but gave it up. Then a brand-new company, calling itself The Strike Productions, took the project over<ref name=imdb/>, with the intent to make three films, one for each of the three parts of the novel. They hired their own writer and director, and more to the point, the cast of the film consist entirely of actors and actresses who have appeared, if at all, in projects with which very few, outside of dedicated [[motion picture|movie]] "buffs," are likely to be familiar.
''Atlas Shrugged, Part One'' moves the action forward to 2016. Obviously it updates many forms of communications and media. But it does ''not'' update all the situations—for example, it does not tell the story of a Taggart Intercontinental ''Airline''. Instead it projects a future in which:
''[[Atlas Shrugged, Part 1]]'' moves the action forward to 2016. Obviously it updates many forms of communications and media. But it does ''not'' update all the situations—for example, it does not tell the story of a Taggart Intercontinental ''Airline''. Instead it projects a future in which:
# The [[Middle East]] has totally imploded, and all importation of [[oil]] to the [[United States]] stops.
# The [[Middle East]] has totally imploded, and all importation of [[oil]] to the [[United States]] stops.
# Motor fuel cannot be had at a price less than $37.50 per gallon—in the United States.
# Motor fuel cannot be had at a price less than $37.50 per gallon—in the United States.
# Instead of a National Rail Passenger Corporation ([[Amtrak]]), the [[Taggart Transcontinental Railroad]] has existed and operated continuously for more than a century. This is the only concession to alternate history that this film makes.
# Instead of a National Rail Passenger Corporation ([[Amtrak]]), the [[Taggart Transcontinental Railroad]] has existed and operated continuously for more than a century. This is the only concession to alternate history that this film makes.
''Atlas Shrugged, Part One'' premiered on April 15, 2011. Its reception was definitely negative from mainstream reviewers, like the novel before it. From students of Objectivism it received mixed reviews.
''Atlas Shrugged, Part 1'' premiered on April 15, 2011. Its reception was definitely negative from mainstream reviewers, like the novel before it. From students of [[Objectivism]] it received mixed reviews.
On November 8, 2011, The Strike Productions, now renamed Atlas Productions, released the film for home viewing on the DVD and Blu-ray formats. Before this release, several political events occurred that bore a striking resemblance to events to which the film alluded. They were:
On November 8, 2011, The Strike Productions, now renamed Atlas Productions, released the film for home viewing on the DVD and Blu-ray formats. Before this release, several political events occurred that bore a striking resemblance to events to which the film alluded. They were: