Former "Lost" show runner and "Prometheus" writer Damon Lindelof and Jeff Jensen, wrote the script for a film that is said to be in the vein of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
Robertson will play a high school girl named Casey Newton, a rebellious teenager--The character has an unconventional understanding of technology who is on a journey to reclaim her future. Naomi Scott ("Terra Nova") was up for the role as well
English actress Raffey Cassidy (Snow White and the Huntsman) will play a young robot who has been around for decades. She knows several fighting styles. She has a previous relationship with George Clooney who will play the film's hero, a bitter inventor. Hugh Laurie is going to play the bad guy
Key plot deets are being kept under wraps on the film that used to be titled "1952" Brad Bird's calling the shots. In March HitFix posted a few deets
Lindelof and Bird produce the movie
The project is one of only very few non-Marvel, non-Pixar Animation Studios live-action films that Disney hopes to get into production this year.
The pic is set for a December 19th, 2014 release.
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