No, that’s not a typing error in the headline: Andrew Niccol really is calling his next sci-fi pic I’m.mortal. But while the spelling is about as silly as those movies that love to shove numbers into the title, the casting is proceeding apace, with Amanda Seyfried locking into to one of the lead roles.
The typically twisty plot for the film focuses on a world where aging is halted at 25, which will mean a bonanza for performers in their mid ‘20s, because, as Variety reports, all the roles in the film will be aimed at that age group.
But there’s a catch, of course. It’s the wealthy who get all the advantages, and while they’re immortal, the rest of humanity struggles to stay alive in a society where time is now the most vital currency.
A rebel from – where else? – the wrong side of the tracks is accused of murdering a wealthy man for his time, and soon finds himself on the run from the authorities with a beautiful hostage (Seyfried) in tow. The pair slowly fall for each other, realising (sick bucket alert) that love has more power than all the time in the world…
Niccol, who scripted The Truman Show and wrote/directed the likes of Gattaca and **S1m0ne **(so expect thoughtful sci-fi rather than The Running Man 2), will get to making the movie later this year with 20th Century Fox signing up to distribute it.