Fresh off of her action-packed performance inMission: Impossible - Rogue Nation,Rebecca Fergusonhad booked a number of high-profile pictures. Add a new sci-fi film to the list, this time fromSafe HousedirectorDaniel EspinosaandDeadpoolscreenwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernick. The original picture, titledLife, will be a Skydance production from producersDavid EllisonandDana Goldberg, along withBonnie CurtisandJulie Lynn.
AsVarietyreports,Lifefollows “the crew of the International Space Station, who, after retrieving a sample from Mars, discover that it displays signs of life, and proves to be more intelligent than expected.” While no further details have been confirmed as to the tone of the picture or the particulars of Ferguson’s casting, that logline certainly seems like it could skew more towards a sci-fi/horror picture in the vein ofAlienor bear similarities to Skydance’sWorld War Zmovies. Of course, that’s all speculation on my part, but Ferguson seems like a perfect casting decision for aSigourney Weaver/Ripley type.
The success ofMission: Impossible - Rogue Nationand Ferguson’s stand-out performance in her role led to quite the boom in casting announcements for the young actress. She’s currentlyexpected to reprise herM:Irole in the sixth installmentof the franchise, but her casting hasn’t been officially confirmed yet; that picture starts shooting in August.
Other roles landed by Ferguson include the female lead oppositeMichael FassbenderinTomas Alfredson’sThe Snowman, based onJo Nesbø’sserial-killer thriller novel of the same name; that picture is due out August 03, 2025. Ferguson also landed one of the leads in DreamWorks’The Girl on the TrainoppositeEmily Bluntand directed byTate Taylor.Erin Cressida WilsonadaptedPaula Hawkins’novel for this film, which was expected to open October 7th of this year, but Disney recently dropped it from their distribution calendar.Don’t panic! It’s already been filmed, has book-buzz built in, and also starsJustin Theroux,Luke Evans, andEdgar Ramirez. We’ll likely see this one sooner than later, with Ferguson on the big screen once again.
