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The Tesseract is a 2003 thriller film directed by Oxide Pang and starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Alex Garland. The film examines four seemingly unconnected lives brought together through a theft in a Bangkok hotel room (unlike the novel which is set in Manila).
Jun 9, 2005 · The Tesseract: Directed by Oxide Chun Pang. With Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Saskia Reeves, Alexander Rendell, Carlo Nanni. A psychologist, an Englishman, a bellboy and a wounded female assassin have their fates crossed at a sleazy Bangkok hotel.
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- Oxide Chun Pang
- 2005-06-09
Directed by Oxide Pang Chun. Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Saskia Reeves.
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―Johann Schmidt
The Tesseract, also called the Cube, was a crystalline cube-shaped containment vessel for the Space Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones that predate the universe and possess unlimited energy. It was used by various ancient civilizations before coming into Asgardian hands, kept inside Odin's Vault. Eventually, it was brought to Earth and left in Tønsberg, where it was guarded by devout Asgardian worshipers.
In 1942, the Tesseract was retrieved by Johann Schmidt, the leader of HYDRA, who used the Tesseract to power enhanced weaponry in order to defeat the Allies during World War II. Following Schmidt's defeat at the hands of Captain America in 1945, the Tesseract fell into Arctic waters, where it was recovered by Howard Stark. The Tesseract was then kept at Camp Lehigh in New Jersey, where it remained until at least 1970.
Spending decades attempting to harness its power, Stark eventually helped found Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., to whom he relinquished custody of the Tesseract in the 1980s. Mar-Vell, an undercover Kree scientist, joined P.E.G.A.S.U.S. and harnessed the Tesseract's power to create the Light-Speed Engine to assist the Skrulls in their war against the Kree and took possession of the Tesseract, storing it in her laboratory in orbit. In 1989, Yon-Rogg killed Lawson to obtain the Tesseract, but pilot Carol Danvers destroyed the engine, causing her to be doused in Tesseract energy. Six years later, Danvers, now Captain Marvel, recovered the Tesseract from Lawson's laboratory and renounced custody of it to S.H.I.E.L.D.
It remained in their possession until 2012, when it was stolen by Loki who used the Tesseract to open a wormhole and allow the Chitauri to invade New York City. Following the Battle of New York, the Tesseract was acquired by Thor, who brought it back with him to Asgard.
After using the Tesseract to repair the Rainbow Bridge, Odin tasked Heimdall, the realm's gatekeeper, with the task of protecting the Tesseract. However, after Loki usurped the throne and disguised himself as Odin, he charged Heimdall with treason, forcing the gatekeeper to flee, while the Tesseract was placed within Odin's vault once more.
Origins
―Wong to Stephen Strange In the wake of the universe's creation, there were six singularities that were forged into the Infinity Stones. The Tesseract was created as a containment vessel for the Space Stone. Within the Tesseract, the Stone was owned and used by various civilizations to achieve their ends.
Ancient Times
―The Watcher The Tesseract was eventually acquired by the Asgardians during Odin's rule and was locked away in Odin's Vault. Upon quelling wars across the Nine Realms, Odin brought the Tesseract to Earth, visiting the village of Tønsberg in Norway where the Asgardians were worshiped as deities. He entrusted the Tesseract to the care of his devout worshipers in Tønsberg, causing the cube to become the subject of many legends of Norse mythology.
World War II
―Johann Schmidt In March 1942, during World War II, HYDRA forces led by Johann Schmidt invaded Tønsberg where he found the Tesseract in a box hidden behind a sculptured mural of Yggdrasil, the world tree. Schmidt took the Tesseract back to HYDRA Headquarters to be the subject of experiments by Arnim Zola. After experimenting on the Tesseract, Schmidt and Zola were able to harness the object's power to create highly advanced weaponry, fueling Schmidt's plans for world domination. Werner Reinhardt also worked on the Tesseract while it was in HYDRA's possession. Zola created batteries that contained the power of the Tesseract, which were then used by Zola and a handful of HYDRA scientists to power their weaponry. With the power of the Tesseract, Schmidt felt strong enough to turn his back on Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich. He intended to destroy both the Axis and Allied powers and make himself ruler of the world. In November 1943, Schmidt brought the Tesseract into HYDRA's top secret weapons facility in the Austrian Alps, located halfway between Kitzbühel and Klagenfurt. While the facility was in operation, Allied Prisoners of War were forced to serve in the large-scale assembly of Tesseract-based energy weapons, including the Valkyrie super-bomber, and a set of nuclear-scale Tesseract energy bombs. When the Allied super soldier Captain America infiltrated the facility to free the four hundred Allied POWs, a large confrontation began. Seeing that his men wouldn't be able to defeat the freed prisoners, Schmidt took the Tesseract and set the base to self-destruct. In February 1945, with his gigantic super bomber, the Valkyrie, finally finished, Schmidt was prepared to launch an offensive that would shake the entire planet. Utilizing his Tesseract-powered energy bombs, Schmidt intended to bring the United States to its knees by bombing heavily populated cities across the country. However, his last base was attacked by Rogers, the Howling Commandos, and a United States Army division led by Chester Phillips and Peggy Carter. Schmidt's men were defeated, but he managed to take the Tesseract and launch the Valkyrie. However, Rogers managed to board the plane and attacked Schmidt, damaging the machine that was using the Tesseract to power the Valkyrie and its energy bombs. Angered, Schmidt grabbed the Tesseract, only for the object to open a portal which transported him to Vormir where he became the keeper of the Soul Stone. The Tesseract fell to the plane's floor and, super-heated with energy, burned through the fuselage, causing it to plunge into the sea below. Sometime later, it was recovered by Howard Stark who was searching for Rogers. A group of former HYDRA scientists managed to escape to South America where they were employed by the government of Peru to make a powerful weapon while using Zola's discoveries of the Tesseract's energy. The scientists were successful, but because the Tesseract's energy was unstable, the weapon ended up stuck in an undiscovered Incan temple.
―Johann Schmidt
The Tesseract was a cube which contained the Space Stone, an Infinity Stone representing the element of space. The Tesseract could open wormholes to any part of the universe and provide interdimensional travel. Touching the Tesseract physically, Red Skull was suddenly transported to Vormir where the Soul Stone chose him as a Stonekeeper. Using the Mind Stone inside the Scepter, Loki was able to remotely access the Tesseract, which was on Earth, and opened a portal that transported him to the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility. With its power, Erik Selvig was able to construct a device that opened an enormous wormhole for the Chitauri army to invade New York.
It was theorized to be an unlimited source of energy because it drew cosmic energy from space. It appeared to possess intelligence, or will; when Selvig was studying it, he noted that it "behaved" as though it had awareness. When the power used to harness its energy was cut off, the Tesseract turned the power back on. The Tesseract was able to recognize Schmidt as "unworthy" to possess the Space Stone within, which is why it opened the portal to Vormir. The Tesseract emitted low levels of Gamma Radiation, which interfered with Selvig's methods to harness its energy source, and later allowed S.H.I.E.L.D. to track its movements.
As a power source, it could be used to power objects and artifacts of incredible scale, such as the Bifrost Bridge. A single spark of its power was enough to create a small explosion. When Mar-Vell's Tesseract-powered Light-Speed Engine exploded, the released cosmic force imbued Carol Danvers with the ability to manipulate energy itself. She could, for example, use energy to propel herself through the air, and emit energy blasts from her hands. HYDRA was able to use the Tesseract to power advanced vehicles and weapons of mass destruction including guns, tanks, and bombs that vaporized their targets. When active, it could melt through steel although it could be held using gloves for a short time, or when handled in special containment units. It could also be handled directly by exceptionally powerful beings such as Captain Marvel, Goose, Loki, Ebony Maw, and Thanos.
•In the comics, the Cosmic Cubes are cube-shaped matrices that can control matter and energy, and allow their users to shape reality. The cubes were used by different species, like the Beyonders, the Kree, the Skrulls and Humans like Red Skull and A.I.M. members.
•In The Art of Captain America: The First Avenger, the Tesseract is referred to as the Cosmic Cube.
•In it, Stephen Broussard explained why they changed its power: "In the comics, the Cosmic Cube was this omnipotent device that if you thought it, it happened. Obviously, if you give your bad guy that, it's a little too powerful."
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Jun 9, 2005 · A psychologist, an Englishman, a bellboy and a wounded female assasin have their fates crossed at a sleazy Bangkok hotel.
