Dune director Denis Villeneuve has lined up his next project - another sci-fi adaptation, this time from the author of '2001: A Space Odyssey':
Villeneuve will helmfor Alcon Entertainment, which worked with the director on the Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal starrer. Along with Alcon co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary will produce via their Revelations Entertainment banner, with Freeman having previously held the rights to the 1973 novel., follows a group of human space explorers who are tasked with intercepting an alien starship that is hurtling through the solar system.
“This is one of the most intelligent works of fiction in the genre; it poses as many questions as it does answers, and is a work for our time,” said Johnson and Kosove. “It’s perfectly fitted to our friend and collaborator Denis’ brilliant sensibilities and specifically to his love and passion for science fiction. We are also pleased to work with Morgan and Lori, who have a long-standing passion for this IP.” Alcon will finance the project.
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