Morgan Freeman and Cillian Murphy have become the latest to join the cast of Wally Pfister's directional debut "Transcendence."
Freeman and Murphy join Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Paul Bettany and Johnny Depp in the film that was written by newcomer Jack Palgen. The movie will tell the story of a scientist whose brain is uploaded to a supercomputer. Aside from that plot point, the filmmakers have kept the movie secret. Murphy will play one of the three male leads while Freeman's role has not been revealed.
Pfister will direct the film and Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas and Aaron Ryder will serve as Executive Producers. Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter, Kate Cohen and David Valdes will produce with Straight Up films. Alcon Entertainment's Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson will also produce and finance.
Freeman and Murphy will reteam with Pfister after collaborating on "The Dark Knight series." Freeman will be seen in the upcoming film "Oblivion," and "Now You See Me." He is currently starring in "Olympus Has Fallen" and was last seen in "The Dark Knight Rises."
Murphy was also seen in "The Dark Knight Rises" and the festival hit "Broken." He will next be seen in "Hippie Hippie Shake" with Sienna Miller and "Cry/Fly" with Jennifer Connelly.
Principal photography is set to begin this month in Los Angeles. The movie will open on April 25, 2014 by Warner Bros.
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