ComingSoon.net shares a press release from Revolution Studios, and this one centers on a sci-fi action flick entitled "Next," which will star Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and the lovely, lovely Jessica Biel.
Lee Tamahori ("xXx: State of the Union") is directing. (The potentially good news is that the project is based on a Philip K. Dick story — so at least they’re starting from a solid foundation.)
Cage (right) from "Lord of War"
Revolution press release: "Filming has begun in Los Angeles on Revolution Studios’ ‘Next,’ a science fiction action thriller starring Academy Award® winner Nicolas Cage, Academy Award® nominee Julianne Moore and Jessica Biel, it was announced today. The film, which is being directed by Lee Tamahori, will be released domestically by Columbia Pictures in 2007. IEG Virtual Studios, an affiliate of Initial Entertainment Group, holds the international distribution rights.
Moore from "The Forgotten" and Biel from "Stealth"
Next is being produced for Revolution Studios by Cage and his Saturn Films producing partner Norm Golightly, Broken Road Productions’ Todd Garner, Initial Entertainment Group’s Graham King and Arne Schmidt. The screenplay is by Gary Goldman and is based on the Philip K. Dick story "The Golden Man." Goldman, Jason Koernick and Ben Waisbren are serving as executive producers. Dick’s stories have been the basis for such films as ‘Blade Runner,’ ‘Total Recall,’ ‘Minority Report‘ and the upcoming ‘A Scanner Darkly.’
In ‘Next,’ Nicolas Cage plays a man with the unique ability to see future events and affect their outcome. Relentlessly pursued by the FBI, which is seeking to use his abilities to prevent a global terrorist threat, he is ultimately faced with the daunting choice of saving the world or the woman he loves."
