Jim Sturgess Joins The Cast Of ‘Cloud Atlas’
The latest addition toCloud AtlasisJim Sturgess, who is currently muddling through the filmOne Dayopposite Anne Hathaway. The film is based on aDavid Mitchellnovel, which is divided into six centuries-spanning tales that embody various genres from nautical adventure to sci-fi and post-apocalyptic rebirth, is quite a piece of work, tying grand stylistic playfulness to genuinely moving ideas about the interconnected nature of all our lives. It sounds like a massive undertaking, and the actor recently spoke about the possibilities of the job.
Tom TykwerandAndy and Lana Wachowskiwrote and will direct the film, with Tykwer and the Wachowksis reportedlyeach heading up a parallel film unit. The rest of the cast is no small shakes:Tom Hanks,Hugo Weaving,Ben Whishaw,Halle Berry,Susan Sarandon,Jim BroadbentandBae Doona. We don’t know with absolute certainty who any of them will play, though I’ve done quite a bit ofspeculation in the past.
Speaking toThe Playlista couple weeks back, the Jim Sturgess said ofCloud Atlas,
[All the actors] play a few characters, it’s very clever what [the directors are] gonna try and do. I’m really really really excited about it," Sturgess continued. “I think it’s going to be bonkers, it’s either going to work or it’s not. I’m really excited to see if we can pull it off, because it’s ambitious what they want to do. And it’s nice, you feel like no one’s ever done that in a film before, it’s like rep theater on a sort of giant movie scale.
Basically repeating there what we already know: multiple characters for each actor, check. Highly ambitious, check. Excited to see if they can pull it off, check.
