Well, Variety has the answer, if you are curious (like me):Emile Hirsch is taking a walk on the dark side for his next project.
The "Milk" thesp has signed on to star in the sci-fi pic "The Darkest Hour" for New Regency and Summit Entertainment.
The $40 million apocalyptic thriller revolves around a group of young adults struggling to survive in Russia after an alien invasion. Hirsch, who most recently starred in "Taking Woodstock," nabbed the lead, which had been a coveted role among younger thesps.
Chris Gorak ("Right at Your Door") will helm the pic, which begins lensing in Moscow in June. Les Bohem and Jon Spaihts penned the screenplay, which is described as in the vein of "28 Days Later."
Timur Bekmambetov is producing alongside Tom Jacobson.
Summit will distribute Stateside, and New Regency and Fox Intl. will handle overseas.-Thoughts?
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He's one of my favorite actors, so I'll watch him in anything, and he certainly has picked consistently good projects, give or take Speed Racer...
ReplyDeletei thought speed racer was a great time..but i was one of the few
ReplyDeleteI didn't hate it at all, I just found it average and forgettable. I enjoyed him as Speed though.
ReplyDeleteI probably would have hated it if I had to pay to see it. I caught it on HBO and enjoyed some aspects of it, but I still thought it was a bad movie and waste of talent.
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Fair enough...
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