Adventures on the big screen these days tend to solely be the domain of superheroes, but James Gray goes straight into the heart of the jungle in the upcoming “The Lost City Of Z.” And it’s there where destiny and madness will be found.
Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Tom Holland and Sienna Miller star in the adaptation of David Grann‘s book about British explorer Percy Fawcett’s voyage into the Amazon that turned into an obsession. Here’s the official synopsis:
Based on author David Grann’s nonfiction bestseller, THE LOST CITY OF Z tells the incredible true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), who journeys into the Amazon at the dawn of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization that may have once inhabited the region. Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment who regard indigenous populations as “savages,” the determined Fawcett – supported by his devoted wife (Sienna Miller), son (Tom Holland) and aide-de-camp (Robert Pattinson) – returns time and again to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. An epically scaled tale of courage and obsession, told in James Gray’s classic filmmaking style, THE LOST CITY OF Z is a stirring tribute to the exploratory spirit and those individuals driven to achieve greatness at any cost.
Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street will release “The Lost City Of Z” on April 14th in NY and LA and April 21st nationwide.
