R.U.R. (film)
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| Directed by | Alex Proyas |
| Screenplay by | Alex Proyas |
| Based on | R.U.R. by Karel Čapek |
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| Music by | Michael Lira |
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| Language | English |
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) is an upcoming science fiction musical project written and directed by Alex Proyas.
The film follows a young woman, Helena, who arrives at the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots. Helena plots to give the robots souls and emancipate them from capitalist exploitation, a decision that quickly leads to unintended destruction.
Proyas adapted the screenplay from the 1920 Czech play of the same name by Karel Čapek. The film stars Sammy Allsop, Lindsay Farris, Anthony LaPaglia, Mallory Jansen and Richard Roxburgh.
Cast
[edit]- Mallory Jansen as Helena Glory
- Lindsay Farris as Harry Doman
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Richard Roxburgh
- Nicholas Brown as Doctor Gall
- Brendan Lovett as General Alquist
- CJ Bloomfield as Primus
- Brian Lipson as Dr Hallemeier
- Lauren Grimson as Amelia
- Sammy Allsop as Helena Glory
Production
[edit]Alex Proyas announced that he had written a film adaptation of Karel Čapek's 1920 Czech play R.U.R. in August 2023. Proyas would also direct and produce alongside Morris Ruskin. [1][2] The musical science fiction film was described as "Dr. Strangelove and Brazil meets Young Frankenstein and The Greatest Showman."[3]
Speaking about the process of adapting the original play, Proyas said he wrote it with an intent of placing focus on current technological advancements.[1] Proyas said "it talks about what’s happening today in terms of AI, but through the lens of this wonderful, classic tale, so a lot had to change.”
In 2023, Lindsay Farris was cast as the general manager of Rossum's Universal Robots, Harry Domin.[1]
In October 2023, Proyas announced a kickstarter for the film.[4] Proyas said it would allow him to "have the creative freedom required to create original films free from studio interference".
In August 2024, Mallory Jansen & Anthony LaPaglia were added to the cast. In October, Proyas announced the casting of Richard Roxburgh, Nicholas Brown, Brenden Lovett, CJ Bloomfield, Brian Lipson, Lauren Grimson and Sammy Allsop.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Proyas documented the development of the film on a monetized Patreon blog.[12][13]
Production
[edit]The film began pricipal photography on the 28th of October, 2024.[14] The shoot extensively deployed on-set virtual production.[13][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Slatter, Sean (23 August 2023). "Alex Proyas readies another virtual production feature with R.U.R.". IF Magazine. The Intermedia Group. Archived from the original on 23 August 2023.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (6 August 2024). "Mallory Jansen & Anthony LaPaglia Join Alex Proyas' Sci-Fi Satire Feature R.U.R.". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation.
- ^ "R.U.R". MoJo Global Arts.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (9 October 2023). "RUR crowdfund Goes Live". Patreon.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (15 October 2024). "Our 2 gorgeous leads Sammy Allsop & Lindsay Farris day 2 of rehearsals on R.U.R." Facebook.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (18 October 2024). "The incandescently lovely Lauren Grimson - so pleased to have her join the R.U.R. cast - as "Amelia" the Rossum Twin's muse and focus of their bitter feud". Facebook.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (17 October 2024). "So excited to announce the exceedingly great and wondrous Richard Roxburgh has joined our splendid R.U.R. cast! This movie is shaping up as something pretty special". Facebook.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (7 October 2024). "The marvellous & mighty, Brian Lipson will portray the beleaguered philosopher Dr Hallemeier, aiding humanity to stay afloat in a sea of torment and ruin". Facebook.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (6 October 2024). "Next up on the R.U.R. cast roll-call is the exceedingly cool CJ Bloomfield in the role of 'Primus' the uber robot. CJ is a multi-talented actor with huge charisma - I can't wait to unleash him on this mad script. I know he'll be absolutely amazing". Facebook.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (4 October 2024). "The exceedingly wonderful Nicholas Brown will play Doctor Gall - the brilliant scientist who bestows the robots with a will and unwittingly "opens the portals of hell"". Facebook.
- ^ Proyas, Alex. "The immensely fabulous Brenden Lovett as the slightly psychotic warmonger, General Alquist in R.U.R." Facebook. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Proyas, Alex (11 October 2024). "My Homage to Kubrick". Patreon.
- ^ a b Proyas, Alex (26 July 2024). "Production Design is Fun!". Patreon.
- ^ Proyas, Alex. "RUR day 1". Instagram.