[Movies] Paul Bettany in Talks to Co-Star in Transcendence Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 02.28.2013
Opposite Johnny Depp...
Alcon Entertainment put out a press release today stated actor Paul Bettany is in negotiations to star in Transcendence, opposite star Johnny Depp. The movie will be the directorial debut for Academy Award-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister. The announcement was made by Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alcon Entertainment, which is financing and producing the project.
The movie will feature a script by Jack Paglen and was developed by Annie Marter and Straight Up Films. Principal photography on the movie will begin in April in Los Angeles. Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder are serving as executive producers for the project.
Warner Bros. will release the film around mid-2014 via their output deal with Alcon.
