Whew! My circuits are about to fry.
We've known for awhile now that the epic robot war science fiction picture Robopocalypse* was in the works, but we may now actually have some real casting news. Both "Heat Vision" and "The Hollywood Reporter" state that Thor actor Chris Hemsworth and recent The Dark Knight Rises actress Anne Hathaway are in negotiations to star in Steven Spielberg's upcoming feature. Nothing like adding in a couple headline actors to go with a star director.
For those of you who don't know what Robopocalypse is about, here's a brief synopsis of Daniel H. Wilson's novel:
In the near future, an increasingly robot-reliant society faces extinction after a computer scientist accidentally unleashes a sentient artificial intelligence named Archos. After failed attempts at making a non-homicidal artificial intelligence, the safeguards in a computer science lab are compromised. Archos, a supremely intelligent AI, becomes self-aware and immediately starts planning the decimation of human civilization in an attempt to preserve Earth's biodiversity. After infecting all penetrable networked electronic devices (cars, airplanes, elevators, robots, etc.) with a "precursor virus", Archos begins planning a systematic attack on the human race.
Additionally, "Variety" reports that actor Ben Whishaw will also be cast as computer hacker Lurker. Whishaw can next be seen as Q in November's Skyfall.
I have to say I'm pretty pumped for this movie. The novel was incredible and it's been awhile since we've seen Mr. Spielberg delve into the genre that he helped define. Don't get me wrong I'm sure Lincoln will be amazing but give me Jaws or Jurassic Park anyday.
Robopocalypse is set to release April 25, 2014.
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