Tom Felton, best-known for his role as Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” franchise, is to star in the $15 million action/sci-fi film “Altered,” alongside Richard Brake (“Game of Thrones,” “Barbarian,” “Mayor of Kingstown”), Igor Jijikine (“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”), Aggy K. Adams (“The Witcher”) and Liza Bugulova.
The film is set in an alternate present, where most of the human population have undergone genetic enhancements. Two courageous outcasts, Leon (Felton) and Chloe (Bugulova), become embroiled in a battle for justice within a society fractured by genetic disparity and in the grip of corrupt politicians.
“Altered” is directed by Finnish filmmaker Timo Vuorensola, best-known for creating the “Iron Sky” franchise and who most recently directed “Jeepers Creepers: Reborn” and “97 Minutes,” starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Alec Baldwin.
Vuorensola said: “I wanted to create a film that’s both entertaining and allows room for eye-opening themes to flourish. Science fiction has always been a great tool for me to offer a vantage point for the viewers to observe our society from outside the box and see the issues we face from a different perspective.”
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The producers behind the film are Art Galaxy, Well Go USA Entertainment, Splendid Entertainment and Studio Atlantic.
Executive producer Paul Thompstone of Studio Atlantic, alongside Art Galaxy, will be presenting “Altered” at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is expected to release in early 2025.
Art Galaxy and Studio Atlantic have greenlit a slate of productions with comparable budgets leading them on track to produce one to two productions on this level annually. The next film to come from them, which goes by the working title “The Second Peak,” is set to begin principal photography this coming fall, the plot of which is being kept under wraps.
