ANDROID - Olga Kurylenko set to star
Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE) is set to star in the sci-fi thriller ANDROID, to be directed by Niall Johnson (KEEPING MUM, screenwriter for WHITE NOISE), who co-wrote the script with Matt O’Reilly, it was announced today by producers Trademark Films’ Ivan Mactaggart (MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, upcoming LOVING VINCENT), Infinite Studios Singapore’s Mike Wiluan and Lindsey Martin (HBO Asia’s “Halfworlds,” upcoming EQUALS, HITMAN: AGENT 47) and Magnet Management’s Jennie Frankel Frisbie.
The feature film will begin shooting at Infinite Studios Singapore in February 2016.
Fortitude International, co-founded by Nadine de Barros, Robert Ogden Barnum and Daniel Wagner, is handling foreign rights and will launch sales at the American Film Market.
Producers currently hold North American rights.
Android is an intense sci-fi thriller about the lines we cross, and the price we pay to fulfil our desires. On a lonely spaceship orbiting Neptune, Mason Anders fulfils his dream to rebuild his dead wife, Beth (Kurylenko), and their son, Spencer, as androids. But when the androids begin demanding a life of their own, Mason's life is suddenly in danger. A battle of wits and strength ensues. Will Mason prevail against the superior intellect and abilities of the androids, and can he make the ultimate sacrifice and destroy his family to save humanity?
"ANDROID is a masterfully crafted thriller that explores the very topical issues of artificial intelligence and ever-changing technology; but more importantly, it's a story about what it means to be human,” said Wiluan and Mactaggart. “We're elated to have Olga on board. She's the perfect choice to bring an authentic sense of humanity and pathos to the character of Beth.”
“Olga is a captivating presence on screen who has proven she can hold her own after memorable turns in THE QUANTUM OF SOLACE and OBLIVION. Niall has written a page-turning script to mesmerize audiences in space while exploring universal themes of family and the need for basic human connections,” said Fortitude’s de Barros.
Olga Kurylenko recently finished shooting Giuseppe Tornatore’s LA CORRISPONDENZA with Jeremy Irons, and will next appear in A PERFECT DAY co-starring Benicio del Toro and Tim Robbins which world premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, recently screened at the London Film Festival and will be released by IFC Films in the US. Her past credits include THE NOVEMBER MAN co-starring Pierce Brosnan, OBLIVION with Tom Cruise, Terrence Malick’s TO THE WONDER and QUANTUM OF SOLACE opposite Daniel Craig.
British filmmaker Niall Johnson previously wrote and directed the comedy KEEPING MUM starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Tomas, Maggie Smith and Patrick Swayze and wrote Universal Pictures’ box office hit supernatural thriller WHITE NOISE starring Michael Keaton. His other credits include THE GHOST OF GREVILLE LODGE and THE BIG SWAP.
Kurylenko is repped by Tavistock Wood Management and CAA. Johnson is repped by Independent Talent Group and Magnet Management.
ABOUT TRADEMARK FILMS
Trademark Films is a London-based independent film production company run by producers David Parfitt and Ivan Mactaggart. David produced the multi-award winning Shakespeare in Love, (winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and four BAFTA Awards including Best Film) as well as Henry V, The Madness of King George and The Wings of the Dove. Prior to joining Trademark, Ivan was a film financier for 20 years, for BBC Films, The Works, Baker Street Media Finance and BMS Finance. He was involved in financing films including Billy Elliott, Moon, Made in Dagenham and Bend it Like Beckham.
Trademark produces TV drama, including the award winning Parade’s End for BBC & HBO, and feature films including My Week with Marilyn (nominated for two Academy Awards and six BAFTA Awards), I Capture the Castle and is co-producing the world’s first painted animation feature film, Loving Vincent, starring Douglas Booth, Saoirse Ronan, Chris O’Dowd and Aidan Turner which is currently in post-production.
ABOUT INFINITE STUDIOS SINGAPORE
Infinite Studios is an integrated media and production company based in Singapore and Batam, Indonesia. Providing sound stages, production facilities, an in-house animation studio and full-scale post-production services, Infinite is at the forefront of content production in Southeast Asia.
Recent co-productions include BEYOND SKYLINE, a follow up to Universal's 2010 film, SKYLINE, and HBO Asia’s original drama series, HALFWORLDS, which premieres November 29th. Infinite also served as local co-producer on Scott Free and Indian Paintbrush's EQUALS, starring Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult, HITMAN: AGENT 47 with Fox International Pictures and Michael Mann and Legendary's BLACKHAT.
Infinite actively develops original content across film, television and digital for both regional and international markets.
ABOUT MAGNET MANAGEMENT
Magnet Management is a passionate advocate for screenwriters. Founded in 2004 as a literary boutique with a handful of select clients, Magnet has since grown into one of the most well-respected management companies in the entertainment industry, with over seventy clients thriving in film and television careers.
ABOUT FORTITUDE INTERNATIONAL
Fortitude International is a foreign sales, finance and production entity based in Los Angeles and founded by foreign sales veteran Nadine de Barros, financier Daniel Wagner and producer Robert Ogden Barnum. With equity, bridge and senior debt capabilities at its disposal, the sales and financing venture can fully finance projects and is looking to produce strong, commercial and director driven material. Fortitude will be a haven for filmmakers and artists to make creatively and commercially successful films. In addition to feature films, the partners are also sourcing and financing TV series and minis, capitalizing on de Barros’ experience in the medium.
Fortitude’s slate at AFM includes the recently announced ensemble comedic drama THE BACHELORS with JK Simmons set to star, BACKSTABBING FOR BEGINNERS starring Ben Kingsley and Josh Hutcherson, TOM’S DAD with Will Ferrell set to star and DRUNK PARENTS with Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek, all in pre-production.
The thriller DAUGHTER OF GOD starring Keanu Reeves is making its market premiere screening at the market.
Their films in post-production include the comedy THE BRITS ARE COMING with Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Stephen Fry, Sofia Vergara and Alice Eve which recently finished shooting and VINCENT-N-ROXXY with Emile Hirsch and Zoe Kravitz.
Their other films include 2015 Sundance Film Festival selection THE END OF THE TOUR, directed by James Ponsoldt and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Jason Segel, which was released through A24 Films this summer following rave reviews and Alchemy’s THE RUNNER with Nicolas Cage.
