Screenwriter Nathan Parker scored the biggest hit of his career a couple years ago with the Duncan Jones Sci-fi film, Moon. Now he's hoping to bring The Social Network star, Armie Hammer, along on a much more action heavy thrill ride. Variety reports that Hammer is set to star in 2:22, about an air traffic controller who experiences a number of ridiculous predicaments all at once.
The film is co-written by Todd Stein and directed by Paul Currie. Parker has been pretty quiet since Moon, with his latest film, the Jason Statham actioner, Blitz, likely headed straight-to-DVD. 2:22's fate isn't so certain yet, either. It'll be shopped around at Cannes, and let's not forget that Hammer will be pretty busy as well. He's currently shooting Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar, and will be starring in Tarsem's Snow White film. There's also that Lone Ranger thing, too, with Johnny Depp as Tonto. The hope is to shoot later this year, but we shall see about that.
Here's a more thorough look at the 2:22 plot...
… a rollercoaster thriller that centers on Dylan (Hammer) an air traffic controller who is given a jolt when he narrowly escapes being responsible for a mid air collision between two passenger planes. Caused by a mysterious blinding light that happened at 2:22, these strange occurrences continue and lead Dylan to meet Sarah, with whom he feels inexplicably linked. Together the two discover uncanny similarities with their current predicament and a double murder committed a generation ago. With a grim fate looming, Dylan must solve the mystery of 2:22 to preserve a love whose second chance has finally come.
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