They have been developing Logan's Run for 10 years? What the hell are they doing? Waiting for monkeys with typewriters to develop the script?
This movie sounds like an interesting movie idea. I will check it out. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:40 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. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
