After what seems a prolonged absence from our screens with Jumper being his last major vehicle; it now appears that he will hit the screens again in the upcoming novel adaptation The Genesis Code, headed by director David R. Ellis.
Written by John Case: The Genesis Code follows Joe Lassiter, an ex FBI investigator on the trail of revenge following the murder of his sister and young nephew. With the killer hospitalised, he is driven to answer the question why? Despite police warning, Lassiter strides further into murky inter connected deaths and a religious fundamentalist group named The Shadow Of The Cross. For those who have noticed, yes it does sound very much like the story will step on the toes of Dan Brown’s style of novella, and of course Ron Howards incarnations; see The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons.
So what do we know from the off? Well, Hayden Christensen casting does not naturally fit the bill for the lead character, firstly he is much younger than the character Lassiter and secondly as Jumper indicated, he is not a leading hero role actor, not yet at any rate.
David R. Ellis’s recent previous efforts include: Snakes on a Plane and The Final Destination, so what do we think he is capable of at the helm of this project? Don’t hold your breath, is our first reaction, but as ever we are not willing to write off any project until we start seeing some raw footage.
MATT RICHARDSON.
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