Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried And Chiwetel Ejiofor Cast In Sci-Fi Adaptation ‘Z For Zachariah’
By Germain Lussier/May 16, 2013 8:00 am EST
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Directed by Craig Zobel (of the amazing Compliance), produced by Tobey Maguire and adapted by Nissar Modi, Amanda Seyfried will play the young girl, Chiwetel Ejiofor the man she falls in love with and Chris Pine the mysterious stranger. Filming should occur later this Summer.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the deal from the Cannes Film Festival.
Though the subject-matter certainly sounds dark, it’s actually considered to be a young adult novel, ala The Hunger Games. Which is probably why it’s finally getting produced now, as the young adult genre with cross over potential is burgeoning.
Ann Burden is sixteen years old and completely alone. The world as she once knew it is gone, ravaged by a nuclear war that has taken everyone from her. For the past year, she has lived in a remote valley with no evidence of any other survivors.
Is anyone out there?
But the smoke from a distant campfire shatters Ann’s solitude. Someone else is still alive and making his way toward the valley. Who is this man? What does he want? Can he be trusted? Both excited and terrified, Ann soon realizes there may be worse things than being the last person on Earth.
