Warner Bros. is getting a lot of different projects in order these last few weeks for the next couple of years and one them that surfaced yesterday is Jupiter Ascending, which will bring the two Wachowski’s from the Matrix films back into the big budget project spotlight. Lana and Andy Wachowski are bringing their first science fiction flick since that one under the Warner umbrella and is a new original creation from the team. The studio intends to start production in the spring and is definitely keeping things close to the chest with it as the script and logline have not been revealed at all, though they are seeking some A-list talent for it, which shouldn’t be hard. The pair are currently working with an interesting cast over on Cloud Atlas by directing one of the interconnected segments and that helps to reconnect them to the big players once again.
The pair haven’t had much luck with their recent projects in getting off the ground, especially after the bomb that Speed Racer turned into (a film I still absolutely adore!), but by returning to an original work and a science fiction work, it has the kind of stuff that Warner Bros. is hoping will launch something equally strong at the box office.
[Source: Deadline]