Josh Keyes

Josh Keyes is a fictional scientist featured in the 2003 natural disaster film The Core. He was played by actor Aaron Eckhart.

Biography
Doctor Joshua Keyes was a scientist and a professor of geology at the University of Chicago. In 2003, Keyes learned about a string of variances in the Earth's electromagnetic field that was causing the planetary core to stop rotating. This would ultimately lead to the collapse of the EM field, which would in turn expose the entire planet to the sun's unfiltered ultraviolet radiation. In an ambitious effort to jump-start the Earth's core, Keyes teamed up with Serge Leveque and Conrad Zimsky as well as engineer Ed "Braz" Brazzelton. Their plan involved using a a multi-compartment, snake-like vessel called the Virgil to quickly bore through the rock using an array of powerful lasers, and a material called "unobtainium". After which, the plan involved setting of a series of nuclear explosives that would restart the core's rotation. The mission proved successful, but it was not without casualties. Brazzelton, Zimsky and the Virgil 's captain, Robert Iverson all lost their lives.

Notes & Trivia

 * The character of was created by director Jon Amiel and writers Cooper Layne and John Rogers.


 * Actor Aaron Eckhart also played the role of Sergeant Michael Nantz in the 2011 film Battle: Los Angeles.