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The Amblin sci - fi filmIntelligent Lifehas found a new manager in Rebecca Thomas , a rise film producer most of late cognise for helm an upcoming episode ofStranger Thingsseason 2 . The picture show has been in the works for some time : Reports first emerged in 2015 , and up until last spring , Ava DuVernay was attached to helm and Lupita Nyong’o was set to asterisk . Both have since depart the project , with DuVernay boardingA Wrinkle in Timeand a novel limited series about the Central Park Five .
Intelligent Lifewas originally penned byJurassic Worldduo Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connelly . After DuVernay ’s exit , Jay Roach was work on to fine-tune the script , and Thomas will chip in some extra composition . The tarradiddle will revolve around on a United Nations employee attribute to monitor out space , leading him to make physical contact with a beautiful woman who may be an foreigner .
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THRconfirmed on Monday that Thomas has now been tapped to lead . In a joint affirmation provided to the wall plug , Trevorrow and producer Frank Marshall say :
" Rebecca beautifully captured the disaffection we often experience amongst our fellow humans in her first lineament . We ca n’t wait to see her explore those themes further in a account about our place in the universe . "
Thomas has been poised for a break since making her feature first appearance with 2012’sElectrick Children , an indie drama about a 15 - year - onetime girl from a fundamentalist Mormon community of interests who , upon get a line she ’s fraught , becomes convinced she has conceptualise miraculously through heed to music and runs away to Vegas to recover the " father " of her baby . Since then , she ’s been nabbed to direct a live - natural action retelling of Disney classicThe Little Mermaidas well as an adaption of John Green ’s acclaimed 2005 novelLooking For Alaska , both of which will belike further her career on their own .
Intelligent Life , however , gives her the chance to tell a new tarradiddle and work with fresh material . There ’s no word yet on when the film will set down a passing appointment , declare a form , or even begin production , so it probably wo n’t make it to screen for quite some time . But when it does , hopefully Thomas will have accrued even more impulse .
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Thomas ’ episode ofStranger Things , ' The hush-hush Cabin ' , will debut with time of year 2 , which premiere in full on Netflix on Oct. 27.The Little MermaidandLooking For Alaskahave yet to finalize prescribed release dates .
Source : THR
