Alex Proyas, director of such science-fiction staples as “I, Robot,” “Knowing” and of course “Dark City,” is in talks to direct a new sci-fi feature called “Rise of an Exile.” Proyas has recently been attached to Australian-based sci-fi flick “AMP,” releasing in 2013. Producer Jennifer Niejadlik says she wants to film “Rise of an Exile” in Qatar for its Mars-like landscape.
“Rise of an Exile” is set in the 23rd Century AD, where a brief war is waged between an excommunicated geneticist and a world-spanning, sentient computer system of his own design. He creates a genetically-engineered race of humans to fight in his failed attempt, and upon his defeat his creations are hunted down and virtually eliminated. This gives rise to their common name, “Exiles.”
One unborn Exile, however, is saved by one of her own and raised in secret. The Exile, Jae Benedict, grows up hiding in a world that wants to destroy her. Never knowing the truth of her people’s history, she lives in isolation until remnants of the original Exiles come to recruit her for an impending war. Though reluctant to fight against her own race or her adopted one, Jae soon finds her participation in the conflict is inevitable. Other key actors in “Rise of an Exile” are Naveen Andrews from the hit TV series “Lost”, “True Blood’s” Natasha Alam, Singapore actress Fann Wong, Ted Sutton from “Signs” and “G.I. Jane”, and the hit TV show “24″ as well as Claudia Christian from “Babylon 5”. “Rise of an Exile” stars UK actress and Tomb Raider video game model Alison Carroll as the protagonist Jae Benedict.
RISE OF AN EXILE will screen a trailer during the Cannes Film Festival, May 18th 10:00am Screening Room Gray 5
