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‘1984’ Meets ‘Terminator’ in the Year ‘2084’
Alloy Entertainment is partnering with “24” showrunner Howard Gordon and writer-director James Wong for a sci-fi project titled 2084, reports Heat Vision. The project is being developed simultaneously as a film and a young adult book series, with HarperCollins buying the three-tome series.
Pitched as a sort of 1984 meets The Terminator, the story is “set in the late 21st century, a time where robots, once created to aid humans and fight wars, now control the population’s every move.”
Gordon and Wong conceived the project, with the books being written by debut author Gregg Rosenblum.
Wong, who directed Final Destination and Final Destination 3, most recently was a writer and co-exec producer on NBC’s cancelled sci-fi series “The Event.”
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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