'Story of Your Life' Cast News: Jeremy Renner Joins Amy Adams
"Avengers" cast member Jeremy Renner will be busy making two movies this year. Aside from filming with the rest of the Avengers in "Captain America," he will also start working on the science fiction movie "Story of Your Life" starting in June 2015.
Renner joins Amy Adams who was earlier cast in the movie. Renner will play a physicist who is teamed up with Adams' character, who is an expert linguist. Their mission in the movie is to decipher and find out whether aliens who have been arriving on earth pose a threat to the planet or not.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the storyline of the movie will show Adams' and Renner's characters trying to communicate with the aliens. In the process, Adams will experience "vivid flashbacks that become the key to unlocking the greater mystery about the true purpose of their visit."
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The movie is based on an adaptation of a short story of the same title penned by Ted Chiang, which won the Nebula Award for Short Novella in 2000 and was also nominated for a Hugo Award. The movie script was written by Eric Heisserer as early as late 2012 under FilmNation Entertainment.
Denis Villeneuve, who recently signed on to direct the "Blade Runner" sequel, will direct "Story of Your Life." Three production companies will be involved: FilmNation, Lava Bear Pictures and 21 Laps.
Renner will add this movie to his growing list of action movies in 2015 and 2016, such as "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Captain America: Civil War," and "Mission: Impossible 5." Adams on the other hand is busy with "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice," reprising her role as Lois Lane.
Paramount Pictures picked up the North American rights to "Story of Your Life." Sony got distribution rights in all territories except the UK, Australia, India, Israel, the Middle East, Greece and Turkey. These will be handled by smaller film distribution companies.
