Keira Knightley to Star in Mark Romanek Thriller

I don’t know which news is more important here, the fact that Keira Knightley has signed on to star in the new thriller from Mark Romanek or the mere fact that Romanek is directing a new film. Â  The director of ‘One Hour Photo’ was attached to helm the new ‘Wolf Man’ film, but left due to budget disagreements. Â  Now, he and Knightley are teaming up to make ‘Never Let Me Go’, a sci-fi thriller for Fox Searchlight.

The story revolves around  a trio who grew up in a boarding school with no contact or knowledge of the outside world until they discover they are clones grown for the sole purpose of organ donation.

Alex Garland (’28 Days Later…’ and ‘Sunshine’) wrote the screenplay, and, other than that, the story doesn’t sound interesting at all. Â  It sounds way too much like ‘The Island’, but, with Garland behind the screenplay and Romanek behind the camera, I’m sure the film will have its fair share of surprises.

The film begins production in April in England.

Source: Variety