SUBMITTED BY Scooby
June 8, 2004 — Variety reports that Frances McDormand (Fargo, Wonder Boys) has joined the cast of Aeon Flux, opposite Charlize Theron.
The script, written by Phil Hay (Crazy/Beautiful) and Matt Manfredi (The Tuxedo), is set 1,000 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the population save for one city. The acrobatic title character is the top operative in an underground rebellion, but when sent on a mission to kill the government's leader, she uncovers a secret making her question if she's on the right side.
McDormand will play the leader of the rebellion. The film will be directed by Karyn Kusama ("Girlfight"). |
