Bond director Lee Tamahori starts work on new film after sex scandal

19-Apr-2006 • Bond News

"Die Another Day" director Lee Tamahori has started work on his first film following his sex scandal earlier in the year.

Filming has begun in Los Angeles on Revolution Studios' "Next," a science fiction action thriller starring Academy Award(R) winner Nicolas Cage, Academy Award(R) nominee Julianne Moore and Jessica Biel, it was announced today. The film, which is being directed by Lee Tamahori, will be released
domestically by Columbia Pictures in 2007. IEG Virtual Studios, an affiliate of Initial Entertainment Group, holds the international distribution rights.

"Next" is being produced for Revolution Studios by Cage and his Saturn Films producing partner Norm Golightly, Broken Road Productions' Todd Garner, Initial Entertainment Group's Graham King and Arne Schmidt. The screenplay is by Gary Goldman and is based on the Philip K. Dick story "The Golden Man." Goldman, Jason Koernick and Ben Waisbren are serving as executive producers. Dick's stories have been the basis for such films as "Blade Runner," "Total Recall," "Minority Report" and the upcoming "A Scanner Darkly."

In "Next," Nicolas Cage plays a man with the unique ability to see future events and affect their outcome. Relentlessly pursued by the FBI, which is seeking to use his abilities to prevent a global terrorist threat, he is ultimately faced with the daunting choice of saving the world or the woman he loves.

Nicolas Cage was most recently seen in "The Lord of War" and will next appear in "The Wicker Man," "Ghost Rider" and "World Trade Center." His previous credits include "Adaptation," for which he received an Academy Award(R) nomination, "The Family Man," "Gone in Sixty Seconds," "Con Air," "The Rock" and "Leaving Las Vegas," for which he won an Academy Award(R).

Four-time Academy Award(R) nominee Julianne Moore was most recently seen in the drama "Freedomland" and the psychological suspense thriller "The Forgotten." She received Academy Award(R) nominations for "The Hours," "Far from Heaven," "The End of the Affair" and "Boogie Nights." Her other credits include "Laws of Attraction" and "Magnolia."

Jessica Biel will next be seen in "The Illusionist" opposite Edward Norton. Her previous credits include "Stealth," "Blade: Trinity," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "The Rules of Attraction" and "Summer Catch."

Lee Tamahori most recently directed "XXX: State of the Union," starring Ice Cube. His other credits include the James Bond film "Die Another Day" with Pierce Brosnan, "Along Came a Spider" with Morgan Freeman, "The Edge" with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, and "Mulholland Falls" with Nick Nolte and Melanie Griffith.

Revolution Studios was formed by Joe Roth in May 2000 to independently produce and finance films in partnership with Sony Pictures, Starz Entertainment Group and Fox Entertainment Group.