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Morgan Freeman Heading to the Future with Tom Cruise in 'Oblivion'
by Ethan Anderton
February 9, 2012
Source: Deadline
His booming voice served as the narration to space and the heavens themselves in the Science Channel series "Through the Wormhole," but now Morgan Freeman will be headed into the future. Deadline has word that the veteran actor has landed a critical role in Oblivion, the big budget sci-fi film from Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski with Tom Cruise starring. The film follows the last man (Cruise) on a post-apocalyptic and nearly uninhabitable Earth, who stays behind to repair ships that hunt down and blast a virulent alien species. However, at this time it's not clear what role Freeman has landed in the sci-fi story.
Just last month we heard that Olga Kurylenko was joining the project after Jessica Chastain had to step away due to scheduling issues. Andrea Riseborough also stars in the film, but much like Freeman, we're not sure how she ties into the story yet either. Right now Toy Story 3 and Little Miss Sunshine writer Michael Arndt is polishing the script after a recent draft was written by William Monahan and Karl Gajdusek. It sounds like the project is coming together rather smoothly, so let's hope that Universal doesn't decide to pull the plug on this project like so many other recent failed films that went into turnaround.
6 Comments
1
Freeman will be the aliens' president
Forgan Mreeman on Feb 9, 2012
2
i'm liking the sound of this.
Anonymous on Feb 9, 2012
3
i think anyone would like the sound of a movie with Morgan Freemans voice in it even if he only said 'Wash your Winky'
Jericho on Feb 9, 2012
4
Yum yum, looking forward to this! Hope this comes to fruition with a decent story.
Orv2me on Feb 9, 2012
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Yum yum, looking forward to this! Hope this comes to fruition with a decent story.
Orv2me on Feb 9, 2012
6
Morgan, one word = RAMA !!!
Tester on Feb 10, 2012
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