Jennifer Lopez to star in Netflix’s sci-fi thriller ‘Atlas’
By ANI
WASHINGTON: After signing her current first-look cope with Netflix, American singer and actor Jennifer Lopez is already busy build up that improvement slate as sources inform that she is ready to star and produce within the Netflix sci-fi thriller ‘Atlas’ with Rampage Brad Peyton directing the film.
According to Deadline, Aron Eli Coleite is writing the latest draft of the script based mostly on Leo Sardarian’s authentic script. Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell will produce for Safehouse Pictures together with Peyton and Jeff Fierson for ASAP Entertainment in addition to Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina becoming a member of Lopez to supply by way of Nuyorican Productions. Courtney Baxter will executively produce with Matt Schwartz co-producing.
The movie follows Atlas, a girl preventing for humanity in a future the place an AI soldier has decided the one manner for ending battle is to finish humanity. To outthink this rogue AI, Atlas should work with the one factor she fears most, one other AI.
Peyton stated, “I’m so honored to be working with Jennifer, Elaine and the rest of the team at Nuyorican Productions along with our partners Joby and Tory at Safehouse. Having the chance to direct Jennifer in the title role of this movie is a dream come true, as I know she’ll bring the incredible strength, depth and authenticity we’ve all come to admire from her work.”
He additional added “Furthermore, Jeff and I are so excited to be back working with Scott, Ori and the entire team at Netflix. They have been nothing short of amazing to work with and we are blessed to have the opportunity to make another movie on the service.”
The movie falls underneath the newly introduced inventive partnership between Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions and Netflix the place Lopez, producing companion Goldsmith-Thomas and longtime supervisor Medina will produce a slate of movies, tv sequence, scripted and unscripted content material, with an emphasis on initiatives that help numerous feminine actors, writers, and filmmakers.
The first two introduced initiatives each starring Lopez embrace ‘The Mother’ which is directed by Niki Carpo and ‘The Cipher’, based mostly on the novel by Isabella Maldonado.
As per Deadline, Lopez shall be seen subsequent within the Universal rom-com ‘Marry Me’ reverse Owen Wilson and likewise has the Lionsgate motion comedy ‘Shotgun Wedding’. Both movies shall be launched in 2022.