M3GAN fans will be happy to know that a similar project is currently in development. Directed by Ted Lasso’s Matt Lipsey, the AI science-fiction movie includes James McAvoy, Joey King, and more.
According to an exclusive Variety report, Lipsey is currently working on Almost You. Joining King and McAvoy will be Juno Temple, known for Ted Lasso and Fargo. Previously, King has appeared in The Act, We Were the Lucky Ones, The Kissing Booth, and more. As for McAvoy, the 47-year-old’s renowned works include Atonement, The Last King of Scotland, X-Men: First Class, to name a few.
Juno Temple is represented by UTA, Maison 2, B-Side, Relevant and Lichter, Grossman. The 27-year-old American actress is repped by WME, Brillstein, The Lede Company and Hirsch Wallerstein, while United Agents, UTA, The Lede Company and Sloane Offer represent the X-Men star.
Juno Temple, Joey King and James McAvoy explore the emotional risks of AI and bringing back the dead
Almost You’s narrative centers on a robotic engineer, Phoebe, who is brilliant at her job but is grieving the death of her younger sister, Edie. To get back her sister, Phoebe accumulates text messages, personal videos, and old social media posts to build a functioning AI replica of her deceased sister. However, things soon take an unexpected turn as Phoebe faces the consequences of using technology to bring the dead back to life.
Almost You director Matt Lipsey said, per Variety, “There’s never been a movie that needed to be made more than this one. We thought we were making a film about the future. It turns out it’s about right now. Juno, Joey and James will make you laugh, then break your heart, then make you laugh about it.”
The project is currently under production in Glasgow. Bankside Films will handle the international distribution of the film. Alongside Bankside, UTA Independent Film Group will help handle sales in the UK and North America.