Bradley Cooper (who stars in Paramount’s “where the hell are you?” Case 39) is set to star in Dark Fields, a thriller being directed by Neil Burger for Relativity Media. The story follows a down-and-out writer (Cooper) who gets his hands on a top-secret pharmaceutical drug that makes one smarter. He experiences sudden financial and social success but soon discovers that the drug has lethal and lasting side effects, including “trip-switching,” a phenomenon in which time moves with a stop-motion quality. Before long, mysterious antagonists are pursuing him. The thriller is said to be in the vein of Fight Club and The Game. Shia LaBeouf was originally attached to star in the project. The script is based on the book by Alan Glynn, with the screenplay written by Leslie Dixon (“The Thomas Crown Affair”). Universal will distribute via Relativity’s Rogue Pictures.
