The dystopian science fiction movie 'Equilibrium' starring Christian Bale was released.
Principal photography for 'Equilibrium' commenced.
Kurt Wimmer announced his project 'Equilibrium', a dystopian sci-fi film exploring themes of emotion and repression.
A devastating global conflict occurs leading to the rise of a totalitarian regime focused on suppressing emotions to prevent future wars.
A government called the Tetragrammaton establishes control, enforcing strict emotional suppression through mandatory drug intake (Prozium) and prohibiting art, literature, and music.
John Preston is recruited and trained as an elite Grammaton Cleric, tasked with enforcing the regime’s anti-emotion laws and eradicating sense offenders.
John Preston begins regular intake of Prozium to suppress his emotions and effectively carry out his duties as a Cleric.
Due to missing his Prozium medication, Preston experiences emotions for the first time in years, causing internal conflict with his beliefs and duties.
John Preston secretly finds banned art and music, leading him to question the regime’s rules and the suppression of emotions.
Inspired by Preston’s defection from his role, a rising resistance movement starts to oppose the regime's oppressive control.
Preston confronts the regime’s leader in a final showdown to end the suppression and restore human emotion and freedom.
