Marvel badassKaren Gillanis set to star in the satirical sci-fi thrillerDual, which will see the Scottish actress set out to kill her own clone.
Riley Stearns(Faults) will direct from his own original screenplay, and the film will co-starAaron Paul,Beulah Koale,Martha KellyandJesse Eisenberg, the latter of whom starred in Stearns' most recent feature,The Art of Self-Defense.
Gillan will play a woman who receives a terminal diagnosis and opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death. So the title has – wait for it –dualmeanings! Get it?
Stearns will produce alongside XYZ Films, which will handle global sales and co-represent the film’s U.S. rights with CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group. Production is scheduled to start later this summer, provided that Hollywood is able to get back to work and ensure the safety of cast and crew on set.
Gillan’s star has been rising ever since she played Nebula inGuardians of the Galaxy, so she’s an interesting choice forDual. She also plays the female lead alongsideDwayne JohnsonandKevin Hartin the blockbusterJumanjifranchise, and she’ll soon be seen in the female-led action movieGunpowder Milkshake,which co-starsCarla Gugino,Lena Headey,Angela BassettandMichelle Yeoh.
Breaking Badalum Paul currently stars on HBO’sWestworld, while Eisenberg has two films currently on VOD – the sci-fi/horror movieVivariumwithImogen Poots, and the historical dramaResistance, in which he plays famed mimeMarcel Marceau.
Best known for his role inHawaii Five-O, Koale also starred oppositeMiles Tellerin the PTSD dramaThank You for Your Service, while Kelly’s film and TV credits includeMarriage Story,Spider-Man: Homecomingand the FX seriesBaskets.
XYZ’s upcoming titles include the sci-fi thrillerStowawaystarringAnna KendrickandToni Collette. To watch Gillan do some killer impressions of herJumanjico-stars,click here.
