Sci-Fi Thriller Genus Seeks Genetic Perfection
John Squires
|
Writer/director Joseph White is on fire at the moment, as his short film The Brain Hack is set to be expanded into a feature. But that’s not the only thing White has in the works, as he’s just been hired to helm sci-fi thriller Genus. Read on for all the details!
From the Press Release:
Joseph White will direct the sci-fi thriller Genus for London-based production and finance outfit Catalyst Global Media. The feature reunites the team behind the award-winning hit online short The Brain Hack.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Jonathan Trigell (writer of Boy A, dramatized by Film Four and The Weinstein Co. and recipient of four BAFTA Awards), Genus is a gripping and action-packed sci-fi thriller set in a bleak and dangerous future.
The film is being adapted for the screen by Mike Carey, the award-winning novelist, graphic-novelist (Lucifer, Hellblazer and X-Men: Legacy) and screenwriter of Cannes 2015-reported Warner acquisition She Who Brings Gifts, starring Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close. Genus will be Carey’s next film.
In the not-so-distant future, genetic selection and physical perfection are the norm – all the qualities men and women aspire to can be purchased prior to birth, and those financially unable to “self-improve” are ostracized as an underclass in London’s King’s Cross (The Kross). When a series of disturbing murders shakes the Kross, the unorthodox Detective Gunt is assigned to the case. As tensions mount between the improved and the unimproved, Gunt is running out of time. But as he gets closer to the truth and uncovers a larger conspiracy, he will come to question everything he’s ever known to be true.
Said Catalyst CEO Charlotte Walls, “Genus is a fascinating proposition from novelist Jonathan Trigell, who presents us with a piece of science fiction that is relevant and frighteningly possible. Mike Carey was our number one choice for this adaptation, and we are thrilled to be announcing the talented and visionary director Joe White at the helm. Tonally and stylistically we see Genus as ‘Gattaca meets ‘Looper wrapped up in a detective thriller akin to Se7en,’ and we know that Joe’s wide-ranging talents can make this a reality.’
Genus will go into production later this year.
Categorized:News
