Genre:
Science Fiction/Thriller.
Studio:
Lions Gate Films.
Production Company:
Unknown.
Project Phase:
Post-production.
Who's In It:
Robin Williams; Jim Caviezel; Mira Sorvino; Stephanie Romanov; Genevieve Buechner; Thom Bishops; Leanne Adachi; Mimi Kuzyk.
Who's Making It:
Omar Naim (Director, Screenwriter).
Premise:
In the future it's the job of "cutters" to remove a microchip from every deceased person that records their entire lives. Using the raw footage the cutter assembles a reel that show's highlights from the dead person's life: their marriage, the birth of their children and so on. But what appeared to be a routine job for one cutter turns into a dangerous turn of events that threaten his life.
Release Date:
September 30, 2004.
Comments:
None.
Scoop Feedback:
April 8, 2003... Continuing his recent trend in selecting parts that go against type, Robin Williams has agreed to star in the science fiction thriller FINAL CUT. Williams' character lives in the future and has a job implanting microchips that record the entire lives of citizens. Somehow in his latest assignment this "Cutter" discovers a secret part from his own history that will jeopardize his life.
The project was written and will be directed by Omar Naim, and it will also be his first credit. Lion's Gate Entertainment will distribute the film which is scheduled to begin shooting in June. [Source: The Hollywood Reporter.]
May 1, 2003... Just a quick news item: a source has told Coming Attractions that the new Robin Williams science fiction/thriller FINAL CUT is scheduled to start shooting in Vancouver, Canada in six weeks.
Williams plays a man in the future who inserts microchips into people to record their entire lives. Our source said it's a "very cool sci-fi script". [Anonymous.]
May 29, 2003... Jim Caviezel has been cast in the sci-fi film FINAL CUT. In the film the actor's character stands against the use of a microchip that can record the total experience of a person's life, and upon death can be removed and edited into a "highlight" reel of that person's life. Robin Williams also stars in the film as a "cutter", one of the people who remove the microchips and assemble the deceased's best moments on video.
Caviezel recently finished his work in Mel Gibson's next film, THE PASSION, in which the actor portrayed Jesus Christ. [Variety.]
June 9, 2003... According to a news story that appeared over the weekend in The Vancouver Sun, actress Mira Sorvino (MIGHTY APHRODITE, MIMIC) has also been added to the cast of FINAL CUT. No information about Sorvino's character was given. [The Vancouver Sun.]
June 12, 2003... Variety has confirmed Movies&action=page&obj_id=38859" target="_blank">our report from earlier this week that actress Mira Sorvino has joined the cast of FINAL CUT, the sci-fi picture that begins filming later this month. The trade does reveal Sorvino's character is the girlfriend of the cutter (Robin Williams) who removes the microchips from dead people. The trade also revealed more detail about the movie's story, saying that part of the plot revolves around Williams' character removing the chip implanted in the now-deceased creator of the new technology. Part of the cutter's job is to edit the footage the chip records, removing all the depressing or black moments from one's life. That angers some who oppose the technology and it makes the cutter a target in their eyes. [Variety.]
June 9, 2004... Lions Gate has scheduled a September 30, 2004 release for THE FINAL CUT. We've also added new photos showing scenes from the sci-fi thriller.
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