In the new trailer for “Replicas,” Keanu Reeves has learned how to cheat death. Well, maybe not for himself but for others.
After a car accident kills his family, neuroscientist William Foster (Reeves), an expert on re-creating the human brain for what he thinks is Alzheimer’s research, alters his research to replicate his family. He will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if that means pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force, and the physical laws of science.
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While “Replicas” wasn’t apart of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival lineup, it was the first big deal of the festival closing. The Film was apart of the CAA program of screenings of films and promo reels for buyers that was held in 2017. The reaction was immediate as five offers materialized with Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios making a $4million commitment for the North American rights for the film. Official synopsis:
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“Replicas” stars Keanu Reeves (“John Wick,” “The Matrix,” “Speed”) and Alice Eve (“Marvel’s Iron Fist”, “Before We Go”, “Star Trek Into Darkness”), directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff. After a car accident kills his family, a daring synthetic biologist (Reeves) will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force, and the physical laws of science. “Replicas” also stars Thomas Middleditch (“Silicon Valley”) and John Ortiz (“Silver Linings Playbook”).
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Filmed in Peurto Rico and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, the film also stars Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, and John Ortiz. The script was written by Stephen Hamel and Chad St. John.
“Replicas” will be released on January 11, 2019. Which, according to Deadline, on that weekend next year, the film will come in contact with STX/Lantern Capital’s “The Upside,” Focus Features’ wide break of its young Ruth Bader Ginsburg movie “On the Basis of Sex” and Sony’s “A Dog’s Way Home” from director Charles Martin Smith.