Emilia Clarke says goodbye to the distant previous in King’s Touchdown and whats up to the close to future in “The Pod Era,” a sci-fi story that sees the Emmy-nominated “Recreation of Thrones” alumna exploring fertility expertise. Roadside Sights and Vertical simply snagged North American rights to the Sundance winner.
Written and directed by Sophie Barthes, “The Pod Era” is about in a world the place “AI is all the craze and expertise has trumped nature in practically each facet of life” and follows Rachel (Clarke) and Alvy ( Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”), “a New York couple who’re prepared to begin a household. As a rising tech firm govt, Rachel lands a coveted spot on the Womb Heart, which provides {couples} the chance to share being pregnant on a extra equal footing by the use of cellular, synthetic wombs, or pods. Alvy, a botanist and devoted purist concerning the pure setting, has doubts, however his love for Rachel prompts him to take a leap of religion. And so, begins the wild trip on their tech-paved path to parenthood,” the supply teases.
“Sophie Barthes has a unprecedented means to create movies that use alternate realities to carry a mirror to the way in which we stay now and the place we could also be within the not-to-distant future,” stated Roadside Sights’ Co-Presidents Howard Cohen & Eric d’Arbeloff. “Emilia and Chiwetel ship unimaginable performances balancing humor and coronary heart portraying a pair at odds with the trail the Huge Tech Overlords have set for them.”
“The Pod Era” premiered at Sundance in January and took residence the Alfred P. Sloan Function Movie Prize. It’s set to hit theaters this summer time.
Clarke rose to fame taking part in Daenerys Targaryen in “Recreation of Thrones” and obtained 4 Emmy noms for her efficiency within the HBO hit. “Final Christmas” and “Me Earlier than You” are amongst her different credit.
Barthes beforehand helmed options “Madame Bovary” and “Chilly Souls.”
Supply: Women And Hollywood