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It sounds like J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot might be producing another sci-fi movie for Paramount. This time, the Star Trek helmer is looking at God Particle, a new script from Oren Uziel who penned Sony's upcoming zombie/vampire/alien action comedy The Kitchen Sink.
While Abrams has declined to comment, the project's synopsis posted by Vulture sounds right up his alley: "After a physics experiment with a large hadron accelerator causes the Earth to seemingly vanish completely, the terrified crew of an orbiting American space station is left floating in the middle of now-even-more-empty space. When a European spacecraft appears on their radar, the Americans must determine whether it’s their salvation, or a harbinger of doom."
But before you get too excited, it's unlikely that Abrams will be directing the project himself. Paramount is looking to shoot the entire thing for under $5 million. Of course, this no-budget model has been a common trend at the studios lately. Movies such as Paranormal Activity, The Woman in Black, Chronicle and Insidious were all shot on micro-budgets and ended up turning substantial relative profits.
Hopefully -- with Abrams' name attached especially -- God Particle will do the same business as its dirt cheap predecessors.
While Abrams has declined to comment, the project's synopsis posted by Vulture sounds right up his alley: "After a physics experiment with a large hadron accelerator causes the Earth to seemingly vanish completely, the terrified crew of an orbiting American space station is left floating in the middle of now-even-more-empty space. When a European spacecraft appears on their radar, the Americans must determine whether it’s their salvation, or a harbinger of doom."
But before you get too excited, it's unlikely that Abrams will be directing the project himself. Paramount is looking to shoot the entire thing for under $5 million. Of course, this no-budget model has been a common trend at the studios lately. Movies such as Paranormal Activity, The Woman in Black, Chronicle and Insidious were all shot on micro-budgets and ended up turning substantial relative profits.
Hopefully -- with Abrams' name attached especially -- God Particle will do the same business as its dirt cheap predecessors.
