This came out of nowhere. But it is a fairly small project, in fact next to Disney's planned $150 Million version of 20,000 Leagues this would have to be considered indie. Anyway, Deadline have revealed quite a few details on the flick which will see a return to the screen for the famous hero of literature perhaps best known to comic book fans from Alan Moore's League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The movie will be produced by Shoreline Entertainment and directed by Pearry Teo. Starring Atwell, Morrissey and Hugh Bonneville as Nemo himself. Here is an excerpt from Deadline's article..
Like 300, this Captain Nemo adventure will be shot entirely on stage using green screen and CGI. “We would have to double our production costs if we shot this in the States,” Producer Amy Krell says. Shoreline Entertainment is selling The Return of Captain Nemo, which will be directed by Pearry Teo. Atwell will play Sara, while [David] Morrissey plays her uncle, chief adviser to President Ulysses S Grant, who frees Nemo from prison to try and discover what the mysterious “sea monsters” are sinking ships up and down the Atlantic Coast. Hugh Bonneville, star of PBS/ITV period drama Downton Abbey, has already been announced as Nemo. This steampunk version features some rather cool designs, such as a 19th-century Air Force One and of course, the Nautilus. Atwell’s UK rep Hamilton Hodell stresses that the actress will disembark if she is offered a co-lead opposite Tom Cruise in the $100 million Oblivion, which she has tested for alongside Diane Kruger and Kate Beckinsale.
So Atwell is locked in, unless she wins the better role! If this project does get off the ground it will arrive before Disney's movie which is currently (said to be) back in development under director David Fincher.
The Return Of Captain Nemo hopes to start shooting January 16th.
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