Review Future World (2018)

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Future World
Directors: James Franco (“The Disaster Artist”), Bruce Thierry Cheung (“Tar”)
Cast: James Franco, Milla Jovovich, Suki Waterhouse, Snoop Dogg, Lucy Liu
Details: A James Franco co-directed post-apocalyptic fairy tale shot in 2016 and still uncertain of release anywhere bar China where it was sold to Phoenix Legend Film. There’s a solid cast though, including Jovovich as a sinister drug lord as opposed to ass-kicking hero which makes for a welcome bit of casting against type.

Set decades into the future, the film follows a young prince who goes on a daring journey through the violent and desolate world of “the Wastelands” looking for a cure for his dying mother. Along the way, he meets the last of the sentient robots that decimated mankind.

 

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Trailer: James Franco’s “Future World”




The trailer is now out for James Franco’s post-apocalyptic ensemble sci-fi action feature “Future World” which appears to borrow (heavily) from the “Mad Max” franchise, albeit without all that great production value and directorial artistry.

Suki Waterhouse stars as Ash, a synthetic who tries to help a young boy find a rumored cure for his dying mother, at the same time saving the wastelands from the brutal rule of Milla Jovovich and James Franco’s crazy over-the-top characters.

Snoop Dogg, however, steals the clip, essentially playing himself in this grimy world. Franco co-helmed the film with Bruce Thierry Cheung and it is presently slated to be released by Lionsgate on May 25th.

 

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