Divergent director Neil Burger is next headed to outer space for the sci-film Voyagers, which is being described as “Lord of the Flies in space.” Deadline reports today that Lionsgate has acquired U.S. rights to AGC Studios and Thunder Road’s sci-fi thriller.
Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them), Tye Sheridan (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Lily-Rose Depp (The King), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk) and Keean Johnson (Alita: Battle Angel) star alongside Kelvin Harrison (Mudbound), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Game Of Thrones), Chanté Adams (Roxanne Roxanne) and Madison Hu (Bizaardvark).
The film, penned by Burger, centers on “30 children who are sent on a multi-generational mission to populate a new planet.”
“The mission descends into madness, as the crew reverts to its most primal state, not knowing if the real threat they face is what’s outside the ship or who they’re becoming inside it.”
AGC Studios is producing with Thunder Road.