David Oyelowo Joins Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley in CHAOS WALKING
David Oyelowo (Selma, Queen of Katwe) is the latest actor to join the cast of director Doug Liman’s upcoming sci-fi adventure film Chaos Walking. He will star alongside Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.
According to Deadline, He will play a character named Aaron, "a controversial militant figure in the New World and the foe — along with Mayor Prentiss", who will be played by Mads Mikkelson.
The sci-fi movie is an adaptation of the book from Patrick Ness. The story "follows a guy (Holland) who lives on the distant planet of New World—a new hope for humanity until struck by 'The Noise,' a virus which inflicts immersive visions of ones’ every thought. The cacophony drives many mad until Todd makes a hidden, silent discovery: there is a girl named Viola (Ridley) who may be the key to unlocking New World’s many layered secrets. Together, the two unlikely companions are forced on a white-knuckle adventure into an unexplored planet – trying to escape and hide in an environment where all thought is heard, all movement seen –as they both discover the truth about the lives they left behind and the spectacular world they’ve learned to call home."
This seriously sounds like it has the makings of a great film and so far there's an incredible cast that is coming together. The script was written by Ness, Charlie Kaufman Lindsey Beer, Gary Spinelli, and Jamie Linden.
Oyelowo is a fantastically talented actor and it great to see him take on a role like this in an sci-fi adventure film.
Lionsgate will release the movie on March 1, 2019.