The Wachowskis Returning to Sci-Fi with Jupiter Ascending

[dude stannis]

Not beyond possibility. Androids or clones maybe?

 

[Still Wynning]

I find him 0% appealing. Same with Kunis. I guess they're playing emotionless drones of some kind? The only thing I could think of to explain this.

I've heard that he's actually pretty funny in 21 Jump Street.

 

[venus_ice]

I've heard that he's actually pretty funny in 21 Jump Street.

I've heard this as well but that isn't a serious acting role. That's just guys dicking around on film.

Not beyond possibility. Androids or clones maybe?

Possibly. All I'm thinking based on the casting is that they've gotta be purposely wooden and dead behind the eyes. In that case, great casting.

 

[Project862006]

i love mila kunis i like portman but mila brings a certain sexuality that portman does'nt exude

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

i love mila kunis i like portman but mila brings a certain sexuality that portman does'nt exude

Aye, Portman has it in her contracts that she won't do 'ass-scratching'.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Mila Kunis Confirms Role in Jupiter Ascending

On Tuesday evening (April 24) at CinemaCon, Kunis herself confirmed that she'll star in the film, exclusively giving MTV News' Josh Horowitz the scoop. Before he could even finish his question regarding whether the rumors are true and whether she's read a script, Kunis nodded her head and blurted out, "Yes."

"I love them!" she said about the Wachowskis.

When Horowitz joked, "Thanks for spilling all the beans on that one," Kunis laughed and responded, "Listen, I told you I'm doing it. That's the most I've told anybody."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1683841/mila-kunis-jupiter-ascending-wachowski.jhtml

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Details Emerge for Jupiter Ascending

The problem with getting inside information on a Wachowski Siblings film is that you never feel quite sure that your sources aren’t playing with you. So outlandish and crazy are the plots, you are forced to ask, again and again, “You’re … you’re messing with me, right?” But we were assured, repeatedly, that this is not the case when it comes to the description of Jupiter Ascending that has just been shared with us.

So, what is the heretofore clandestine Jupiter Ascending about? Imagine a universe in which “human beings are just the Cro-Magnons, or even the Australopithecines, of what beings can ultimately go on to become in the galaxy,” explains our source, before adding, “It’s a return to form for [the Wachowskis], because these higher forms of life are watching us from other, albeit this time non-meta worlds, but actual, other worlds, as in planets and moons.”

Our spy says the film, which has yet to begin shooting and is supposed to be the first entry in a trilogy, centers on an unlikely (and as with The Matrix, ultimately reluctant) heroine: A recent Russian immigrant — played by actual Ukrainian immigrant Mila Kunis — who is busily scrubbing toilets for a living. Unbeknownst to her, she actually possesses the same perfect genetic makeup as the Queen of the Universe and is therefore a threat to her otherwise immortal rule.

(Here, we wanted to stop our source and note that this film has already been made and released this year: It was called Mirror Mirror, and it didn’t quite pan out, but things were getting so crazy, we didn’t want to interrupt.)

These evolved beings fall into various different groups, all of which share some human DNA but who have become evolved after being bred with animal DNA to heighten their best characteristics — e.g., soldiers getting their fearlessness, strength, and a pack mentality from wolves; workers getting their industriousness and reputation for diligence from bees.

Pretty soon, a bounty hunter of the evolved-being type is dispatched to dispose of the Cleaning Lady with the Great Pair of Nucloetides, but, as you’d expect with a Matrix re-dux, they fall in love. (Here again, we wanted to point out that this movie has also already been made, and that it is called Snow White and the Huntsman, but again, we didn’t want to interrupt.) And for having fallen for his target, the bounty hunter — who we hear will be played by Channing Tatum — well, let’s just say that things get messy after that, because his employers take a-less-than-enlightened-being reaction to his decision to protect rather than kill her.

http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/plot-details-of-wachowskis-jupiter-ascending.html

It sounds insane. The project seems like it is every bit (if not more) as ambitious as Cloud Atlas. Also, one more detail; Joseph Gordon-Levitt may also soon be getting an offer.

 

[Octoberist]

Thank you for some original stuff.

 

[MrWayne]

What?!! No Matrix 4?????

I love the W bros. Looking forward to see what theyve been cooking up all this time. We need more Sci-Fi in our lives.

 

[Octoberist]

We have great sci-fi but we rarely have balls-to-the-wall sci-fi these days.

 

[Doctor Jones]

This idea sounds like it could be cool.

 

[dark_b]

this is how you do it. take inspiration from books and other movies and create your own universe.

 

[craigdbfan]

The plot seems pretty standard but I've enjoyed everything (yes that includes the Matrix sequels and Speed Racer) the W siblings have done so I can't wait.

More interested in seeing Cloud Atlas though.

 

[BuddhaWasABat]

Will this be there next Matrix? I doubt it, but I hope so. But yeah, I care much more about Cloud Atlas.

 

[Nolan-TDKR]

It sounds like a modern version of snow white and the huntsman

 

[venus_ice]

Now JGL is attached to this. Him and goddamn Channing Tatum again. http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/plot-details-of-wachowskis-jupiter-ascending.html

 

[kvz5]

It sounds cool but yeah I agree with the SWATH comment.

 

[Bruce Malone]

So somehow a perfectly evolved being ends up looking like channing tatum hmm.

 

[superion]

A sci-fi version of Snow White and the Huntsman with slo-mo Matrix like martial arts moves. Who will they get to play the evil queen?

While not original it can't be worse than Speed Racer. At least they are getting back to sci-fi and action movies.

 

[BuddhaWasABat]

The Wachowski's really suck at casting...

 

[Sentinel X]

I find him 0% appealing. Same with Kunis. I guess they're playing emotionless drones of some kind? The only thing I could think of to explain this.

Kunis has had some bad roles...but in the one good role that could showcase some acting ability, Black Swan, she did good so maybe there is something there with her.

Channing Tatum on the other hand has had plenty of chances to showcase his acting and has failed each time. He is really the new "Keanu Reeves", acts like a wooden board but is (or quickly becoming) a huge name in hollywood for God knows what....well, I guess like Keanu, girls are just crazy about him.

But surprisingly, Keanu Reeves did "fit" in with The Matrix and it worked despite not being the best actor and honestly I can't imagine anyone else playing Neo. He was perfect for that role. So maybe the bros can direct a similar performance out of Tatum. I hope so...but it would be soooo much easier just hiring a good actor from the get go. Oh well.

The story sounds dope though. Sure it sounds like Snow White with aliens but some of the greatest movies have been influenced from past stories...like The Lion King being influenced by hamlet. And the biggest movie of all time,Avatar, was clearly heavily influenced by Pocahontas

 

[:eek:]

http://www.hitfix.com/motion-captur...ykwer-from-cloud-atlas-to-jupiter-ascending/1

 

[dark_b]

The Wachowski's really suck at casting...

i disagree.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

Channing Tatum? Ouch.

Here's hoping his role is limited. The guy is a horrific and bland actor. Keanu is far more talented than than this mannequin.

 

[dude stannis]

Actually Tatum has had a great year. The dude has come into his own.

And JGL is a boss.