K.T Simpson
In news out of Sundance, “Westworld” EP Lisa Joy is set to direct Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson in “Reminiscence”, making her directorial debut. Both Jackman and Ferguson starred in “The Greatest Showman” together.
According to the Deadline report, in the sci-fi thriller Jackman will play a private eye who deals in recapturing vivid cherished memories for clients. He becomes vexed by one of those clients (Ferguson). It is set slightly in the future in a Miami that has been changed by global warming, with much of the city submerged underwater.
Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder will produce a film that is being mounted as a co-production between Kilter Films, Michael De Luca Productions and FilmNation Entertainment. Principal Photography begins October 21 for a film that will shoot in New Orleans and Miami.
Joy partners with Nolan on “Westworld”, which is about to head into its third season, and “Reminiscence” is said to be just as complex. She’s said she has been visualising this film for the past 5 years:
“It has been a labor of love and also vision,” she told Deadline. “I know exactly what I want this to be, including all of the action set pieces, and turning Miami into a sunken world. Working on Westworld has been an incredible experience in learning to make something with the scope of a feature on a TV timeline with a budget nowhere near what you would expect for a feature film equivalent.”
Check out the report at Deadline for more on “Reminiscence”!
