Lucy Liu(Kill Bill),Method Man(Keanu),Suki Waterhouse(Insurgent),Snoop Dogg(Meet the Blacks),Margarita Levieva(The Lincoln Lawyer) andJeffrey Wahlbergare starring alongsideJames FrancoandMilla Jovovichin the post-apocalyptic thrillerFuture World.James Francois directing alongsideBruce Cheung, withAndrea IervolinoandMonika Bacardi’s AMBI Pictures producing alonside Franco’s Dark Rabbit Productions. The news comes just one day after we reportedMilla Jovovichhas signed on to star.
The movie is set in the barren landscape of apost-apocalyptic world, where a young Prince from the Oasis (one of the last known safe-havens) and a robot named Ash go on a daring journey of self-discovery - one that winds through the violent and desolate world of the Wastelands.Bruce CheungandJay Daviswrote the screenplay, from an original story byFranco. It isn’t known if a release date has been set at this time by the AMBI Group, or when production may begin.
AMBI Group, the movie development, finance, production and distribution group owned and run byAndrea IervolinoandMonika Bacardi, is financing the film in association with the Fyzz Facility and Black Sparrow, and producing with Dark Rabbit Productions. Producers areIervolino,Monika Bacardi,Vince JolivetteandJay Davis. AMBI Distribution, the worldwide sales arm of the AMBI Group, is handling global sales. Here’s whatAndrea Iervolinohad to say in a statement.
“Future Worldis a mesmerizing story with the kind ofboundry-pushingcreativity unique to James. When you have the combined talents and gravitas ofMilla,Lucy,Method Man,Suki,Snoop, andJamesinterwoven through a wild story - what unfolds on screen is unreal. This is going to be a fun project that plays universally.”
The film marks the second collaboration in the last year betweenIervolinoandMonika Bacardi’s AMBI Group andJames Franco. They teamed to produceIn Dubious Battle, the feature film adaption of the classicJohn Steinbecknovel, whichFrancoalso directed and starred in alongsideSelena Gomez,Vincent D’Onofrio,Robert Duvall,Ed Harris,Bryan Cranston,Nat Wolff,Josh Hutcherson,Zach Braff,Analeigh Tipton,Ashley Greene,John SavageandSam Shepherd. Stay tuned for more casting updates onJames Franco’sFuture World.
