This moves me. To stay away from it, that is.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:40 PM, brent wodehouse < brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> wrote: > > > http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118021636.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 > > Posted: Mon., Jul. 12, 2010 > > Seyfried to star in 'I'm.mortal' > > New Regency sci-fi pic to be distributed by Fox > > By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK > > Amanda Seyfried is seeking immortality, starring in New Regency's sci-fi > action thriller, "I'm.mortal," from writer-director Andrew Niccol. > Twentieth Century Fox will distribute the film, which also has romance > elements. > > "I'm.mortal" centers on a society in which aging stops at 25 -- meaning > that every role will be played by actors in their mid-20s. > > New Regency picked up the high-priority project this spring. Niccol is > expected to begin lensing this year. > > Eric Newman and Marc Abraham are producing via their Strike Entertainment. > Strike's Kristel Laiblin is exec producing. > > Time is the currency in the world of "I'm.mortal," where citizens must buy > and bank time when their aging gene turns off at age 25. The rich can live > forever, but those who run out of time are engineered to die automatically. > > When a rebel from the ghetto is falsely accused of murdering a wealthy man > for his time, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful, rich hostage > (Seyfried). > > Seyfried stars in Warner Bros.' upcoming "Red Riding Hood," from director > Catherine Hardwicke. She was last in theaters with "Letters to Juliet," > "Dear John" and "Mamma Mia!"The male lead hasn't yet been cast. > > "It's a strange casting process. Even for a small role like a priest or a > pawnbroker, where you would normally cast a 75-year-old character actor, I > have to find a 75-year-old character actor in a 25-year old body," Niccol > told Daily Variety. > > Niccol's previous directing/writing credits include "Gattaca" and "Lord of > War." He also wrote "The Truman Show." > > "I'm.mortal" isn't the only sci-fi film project broaching the subject of a > future where people don't age. > > A remake of "Logan's Run" has been in the works for more than a decade at > Warner Bros., with Joel Silver and Akiva Goldsman producing. That film > focuses on a man trying to escape a mandatory death sentence on his 30th > birthday. > > Seyfried is repped by Innovative Artists. > > Contact Pamela McClintock at > pamela.mcclint...@variety.com<pamela.mcclintock%40variety.com> > . > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
