Thursday, September 22, 2011

Affleck Is Angel Belle For Eve Boneta Is Adam In Paradise

Casey Affleck has joined the cast of Paradise Lost says THR


The film takes John Milton's classic 17th century poem "Paradise Lost" story and deals with Lucifer's fall from grace, his temptation of Adam and Eve, and the first couple's subsequent banishment from the Garden of Eden.

This adaptation reimagines it with a family friendly, action-oriented slant might be shot in 3D.

This film follows the fallen angel Lucifer (Bradley Cooper) who, after being cast out of Heaven, mounts an army that battles the forces of good. Michael (Benjamin Walker) Lucifer's brother and the leader of said good forces.


Affleck will play the part of Gabriel, the chief of the angelic guards who watch over Paradise

Deadline adds that Camilla Belle and Diego Boneta will pair up as Adam and Eve Boneta joins the film according to Variety



Djimon Hounsou has been cast as the Angel of Death

Alex Proyas is directing the pic. and calls the film a "family saga, about a group of brothers, two in particular, who are on divergent paths, and Lucifer's feelings of betrayal by his father and family that forge his descent into evil."

The film will use performance capture technology to bring the various angels to life in the pic

The script has passed through the hands of several writers, including Stuart Hazeldine, Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi, Lawrence Kasdan and Ryan Condal

Thomas Tull Vincent Newman and Jon Jashni are producing.

Shooting on 'Paradise' kicks off in January in Sydney ahead of a late 2013 release.

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