I fell in love with Jennifer Connelly when she got herself locked in a Target during Career Opportunities, and sang with her in the epic Dark City, and watched her kick extraterrestrial ass in The Day the Earth Stood Still. Now, she’s heading to the freezing cold apocalypse on the “Snowpiercer”.
Connelly, who was also featured in Phenomena and Labyrinth, is set to star opposite Daveed Diggs in TNT’s “Snowpiercer” pilot, a futuristic thriller drama based on the acclaimed 2013 feature by Bong Joon-ho.
The hourlong drama pilot is set seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, and the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually moving train that circles the globe. It explores class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival.
Oscar winner Connelly will play Melanie Cavill, a First Class passenger who works as the Voice of the Train – responsible for making the daily announcements over its PA system, reports Deadline. Though many in her VIP position are dismissive of the lower class passengers, Melanie is curiously fascinated by them. Diggs plays Layton Well, a prisoner who becomes a reluctant participant in a struggle that could upend life on the train.
The pilot will be directed by Doctor Strange, The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Sinister‘s Scott Derrickson, who also helmed The Day the Earth Stood Still starring Connelly.