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Christensen, Newton, Leguizamo in Vanishing on Seventh Street
August 26, 2009
by Alex Billington
The Machinist and Transsiberian director Brad Anderson will start shooting his next feature in October called Vanishing on Seventh Street. The screenplay, co-written by Anderson and Anthony Jaswinski (Killing Time), is set in a once-thriving city where shadowy forms cause residents to inexplicably disappear. Five survivors fight to stay alive while grappling with the meaning of existence. Hayden Christensen has signed on to star and Thandie Newton and John Leguizamo are in negotiations to star in the thriller, which is being produced independently. Shooting will take place in the "once-thriving" city of Detroit.
I really like the concept for this. It kind of reminds me of Dark City or The Langoliers (in a distant way). But I'm worried it'll turn out a bit more like Fernando Meirelles' Blindness (as a bleak apocalyptic film) and not as sci-fi as I'm hoping, but it's really too early to tell. It's being described as more of a psychological thriller than anything. Here's a different plot synopsis: In an instant, Mankind disappears and in a matter of hours four remaining survivors are drawn together to try to figure a way out of the apparent apocalypse happening around them. Sounds pretty cool, I really hope Anderson puts together a great film. We'll be following it!
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Reader Feedback - 20 Comments »
1
I have yet to see Christensen convince me on the big screen, he's a real actor
Trey on Aug 27, 2009
2
I loved Christensen in Life as a House but that is due to the fact that he played a 16 year old kid which is the persona he always plays in his other films even when it doesn't call for it i.e. Jumper. Plus most of his scenes in LAAH were with Kevin Kline and that definitely would have pushed him to be a better actor.
Maxx on Aug 27, 2009
3
I will watch ANYTHING with Ms. Newton in it. She is a Goddess ! Even if it contains other actors that….well….can't ACT!
Clover on Aug 27, 2009
4
How the hell does a non-actor like Christensen keep getting work?!
Fed Up With Hollywood on Aug 27, 2009
5
@4 - Pact with the devil? Witchcraft? Voodoo? Who knows these days.
bozoconnors on Aug 27, 2009
6
@5 He uses the power of the dark side, duh! You would sign him too if he started to choke you with a wink of his pinky. 
SuicidalOptimist on Aug 27, 2009
7
I'm looking forward to seeing another Brad Anderson movie. I like a lot of what he's done so far.
laurel on Aug 27, 2009
8
seriously, how does christensen still get work? whos his agent? satan?
harrison on Aug 27, 2009
9
#8..u mean is his agent Jesus?…because that agent is working MIRACLES!!
Trey on Aug 27, 2009
10
@6 d'oh - double dumbass on me 
bozoconnors on Aug 27, 2009
11
'The Langoliers' FTW! God, that miniseries was amazing.
Maxfield Applegate on Aug 27, 2009
12
I hated the blind girl in "the langoliers"
Trey on Aug 27, 2009
13
@9
well i figured his agent was satan because he makes deals at the expense of the rest of us, making us suffer through what could have been good movies
harrison on Aug 27, 2009
14
Yeah well too bad he got his legs chopped off then burnt to a crisp..and he doesnt count as Darth Vader hes too much of a pussy.
The Langoliers was pretty amazing even how low budget and as much bad acting as there was it was just so damn creepy and intriguing…and yeah that blind girl pissed me off every time she said something…"Theres something bad..very very bad coming" I mean shes blind shoulda just left her useless ass behind.
Cody on Aug 27, 2009
15
I was 13 and just remember everytime she said "Mr Toomey??"..I cringed a little bit..I wanted to say "shut up u blind bitch"!
Trey on Aug 27, 2009
16
@13
yeah I had high hopes for Jumper…but my hopes fell flat when I once again was subjected to Christensen faux acting abilities
Trey on Aug 27, 2009
17
his only good role was shattered glass…only because he is whiny. But it was a good movie..based on a true story. This guy is a good director, so maybe we will see a good performance from Hayden.
one on Aug 27, 2009
18
#17 agreed, maybe Hayden will wow everyone, me I'm partial to him so I'll check it out.
Xerxex on Aug 27, 2009
19
Lawl…Hayden Christensen….lawl. Who knows…maybe somehow he'll break through his shell and become the best actor ever in this movie!
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This sounds interesting though. <3 Dark City and Langoliers.
Sabes on Aug 27, 2009
20
Yeah, that blind girl was pretty goddamn annoying
Al on Nov 15, 2009