Duncan Jones' 'Mute' Headed To Netflix

It’s safe to say that Duncan Jones‘ career refuses to follow any sort of predictable, predetermined path. Breaking out with indie sci-fi “Moon,” he kept things relatively small scale for his follow-up, “Source Code.” But then, much to everyone’s surprise, he went blockbuster with this summer’s “Warcraft,” allowing the filmmaker to play in the big budget sandbox. Next, he’s finally gearing up his long developing passion project, “Mute,” and it will see Jones joining the growing field of filmmakers headed to Netflix.

“I think they’ll do what they did with ‘Beasts Of No Nation,’ where they do a theatrical simultaneously to a Netflix release,” the film’s star, Alexander Skarsgård, told Empire.

Co-starring Paul Rudd, the futuristic sci-fi tale is set in Berlin where Leo Beiler, a mute ex-Amish bartender, searches for the woman he loves who’s gone missing. But when Leo’s search takes him deeper into the city’s underbelly, an odd pair of American surgeons seem to be the only recurring clue, and Leo can’t tell if they can help, or who he should fear most. Intriguing stuff, and apparently, the movie will have some kind of connection to “Moon” as well. Hmm.

Pre-production is well underway, with filming kicking off soon. So does that mean we’ll see “Mute” in 2017? Here’s hoping.