The questions about where Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez will go after Monaghan stars in "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and Rodriguez stars in "Grindhouse" now have been answered. According to The Hollywood Reporter, they both have signed on to join the cast of horror thriller "Fortuna". Together with "Fortuna" writer/director/actor Barthelemy Grossmann, they have been set up as desperate men who play a dangerous game named 'Fortuna' which contestants presumably can't survive.
This movie is set in 2100 where 'Fortuna' engulfs the world. When economy has collapsed and climate has been in crisis, the world now consists only of a few people living in very wealthy condition and some group of people living in severe poverty. In order to give splash of hope and prevent the revolt, a few prosperous people create 'Fortuna', a mysterious game from which one in a thousands wins a big payday and joins the prosperous group of people.
This movie is set in 2100 where 'Fortuna' engulfs the world. When economy has collapsed and climate has been in crisis, the world now consists only of a few people living in very wealthy condition and some group of people living in severe poverty. In order to give splash of hope and prevent the revolt, a few prosperous people create 'Fortuna', a mysterious game from which one in a thousands wins a big payday and joins the prosperous group of people.
- 10/9/2008
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
I do love dystopic overpopulation films, especially the likes of Zpg, so let's hope writer/director Barthelemy Grossmann can pull it off!
"Set in 2100, 'Fortuna' envisions an Earth where a collapsed economy and climate crises have eliminated the middle class, leaving a few very wealthy and the teeming masses in severe poverty. To give hope and avoid revolt, the elite create Fortuna, a mysterious game where one in a thousand wins a big payday and joins the upper classes. But their hidden goal to "reduce poverty" by 30% over 50 years comes with a deadly price tag."
According to THR, the six-week "Fortuna" shoot begins Nov. 10 in Sofia, Bulgari and stars Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez. Desolate, ghettolike sets are being built for a film co-producer Laurent Zilber compares to 1973's postapocalyptic thriller "Soylent Green." Just one problem, Soylent Green is Not post-apocalyptic, it's a dystopic overpopulation film. Get your facts straight folks!
"Set in 2100, 'Fortuna' envisions an Earth where a collapsed economy and climate crises have eliminated the middle class, leaving a few very wealthy and the teeming masses in severe poverty. To give hope and avoid revolt, the elite create Fortuna, a mysterious game where one in a thousand wins a big payday and joins the upper classes. But their hidden goal to "reduce poverty" by 30% over 50 years comes with a deadly price tag."
According to THR, the six-week "Fortuna" shoot begins Nov. 10 in Sofia, Bulgari and stars Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez. Desolate, ghettolike sets are being built for a film co-producer Laurent Zilber compares to 1973's postapocalyptic thriller "Soylent Green." Just one problem, Soylent Green is Not post-apocalyptic, it's a dystopic overpopulation film. Get your facts straight folks!
- 10/8/2008
- QuietEarth.us
Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez will star in a horror thriller called "Fortuna." Set in 2100, the film will show a vision of Earth where the economy has collapsed leaving a few wealthy but masses left poverty stricken. In order to avoid revolt, the elite rich create a game called "Fortuna" where one in a thousand can win a fortune and join the upper class. They have a hidden goal to reduce povery by thirty percent over the next fifty years which comes at a lethal price - none of the contestants are ever seen again. Barthelemy Grossmann helms, writes and stars alongside Rodriguez and Monaghan. They play desperate men in who play the game. Laurent Zilber produces.
- 10/8/2008
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Just in time for the next depression, Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez star in a horror thriller offering one potential solution to our economic problems.
Set in 2100, "Fortuna" envisions an Earth where a collapsed economy and climate crises have eliminated the middle class, leaving a few very wealthy and the teeming masses in severe poverty. To give hope and avoid revolt, the elite create Fortuna, a mysterious game where one in a thousand wins a big payday and joins the upper classes. But their hidden goal to "reduce poverty" by 30% over 50 years comes with a deadly price tag.
Monaghan, Rodriguez and "Fortuna" writer-director Barthelemy Grossmann will play desperate men who play the game in a nearby tower, despite apprehensions that none of its contestants are ever seen again.
The privately financed film will be produced by Laurent Zilber and co-produced by Scott Duncan. It marks the sophomore feature and English-language debut of Swiss helmer Grossmann,...
Set in 2100, "Fortuna" envisions an Earth where a collapsed economy and climate crises have eliminated the middle class, leaving a few very wealthy and the teeming masses in severe poverty. To give hope and avoid revolt, the elite create Fortuna, a mysterious game where one in a thousand wins a big payday and joins the upper classes. But their hidden goal to "reduce poverty" by 30% over 50 years comes with a deadly price tag.
Monaghan, Rodriguez and "Fortuna" writer-director Barthelemy Grossmann will play desperate men who play the game in a nearby tower, despite apprehensions that none of its contestants are ever seen again.
The privately financed film will be produced by Laurent Zilber and co-produced by Scott Duncan. It marks the sophomore feature and English-language debut of Swiss helmer Grossmann,...
- 10/8/2008
- by By Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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