The Man Who Fell To Earth.The original cult 1976 sci-fi film, directed by Nicholas Roeg, follows an alien (David Bowie) called Thomas Jerome Newton who poses as a human on Earth and tries to save his home planet – and is itself based on a 1963 novel by Walter Tevis.The new series will stream on Paramount+, with the Oscar-nominated 12 Years a Slave actor tapped to play the lead extraterrestrial role, a new and different character from that made famous by Bowie.Alex Kurtzman (Star Trek) and Jenny Lumet (The Mummy) will serve as co-showrunners, co-writing and executive producing The Man Who Fell To Earth, and expressed excitement at having Ejiofor involved.“Chiwetel Ejiofor’s stage and film career are staggering in their bravery, commitment.
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