Laura Dern, Noah Jupe & Benedict Cumberbatch To Star In Justin Kurzel Sci-Fi Drama ‘Morning’, HanWay Launches EFM Hot Pic
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Here’s a strong one for the virtual EFM market. Oscar and BAFTA winner Laura Dern (Big Little Lies), A Quiet Place star Noah Jupe and Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game) have been set to star in new Justin Kurzel (Nitram) project Morning, which HanWay is launching.The film is set in a near future where society has a pill that does away with the need to sleep.
With the added help of an artificial sun, there is no end to morning daylight, living and work. However, as a young generation grows up deprived of the world of sleep, they consider rebelling to reclaim their dreams.HanWay is handling international sales.
CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group are co-repping the U.S. sale.Morning was written by Manchester-born writer Sam Steiner.
The screenplay was picked up by Cumberbatch and Adam Ackland’s SunnyMarch. SunnyMarch’s Head of Film, Leah Clarke, is producing alongside Ackland.Cumberbatch, who is coming off strong notices for Jane Campion drama The Power Of The Dog and huge box office hit Spider-Man: No Way Home, will executive-produce alongside Dern and Jayme Lemons, through their company Jaywalker Pictures, and Marnie Podos.The film will reunite Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders and Assassin’s Creed director Kurzel with several of his previous collaborators including cinematographer Adam Arkapaw and BAFTA-nominated designer Alice Babidge.
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