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Cannes: Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried, Chiwetel Ejiofor Starring in 'Z for Zachariah'

by Borys Kit
REP SHEET: Chris Pine
<p><strong>Chris Pine</strong>, who stars in Paramount&#39;s &quot;<em>Star Trek&quot;</em> and &quot;<em>Jack Ryan&quot;</em> franchises, has signed with <strong>CAA</strong>. (He remains with John Carrabino and Gendler &amp; Kelly.)</p>
Tobey Maguire is one of the producers of the indie adaptation of the Robert C. O'Brien sci-fi classic.

Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried, and Chiwetel Ejiofor are starring in Z For Zachariah, a post-apocalyptic feature that will be directed by Craig Zobel.

Tobey Maguire is producing via his Material Pictures banner along with the company’s senior vp Matthew Plouffe. Zik Zak Filmworks’ Skuli Malmquist, Thor Sigurjonsson and Palomar Pictures’ Joni Sighvatsson are also producing.

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Zachariah is a psychological thriller, set after an apocalyptic event. It centers on a teenaged girl (Seyfried) who is seemingly the sole survivor until a scientist (Ejiofor) finds her farm, and the two fall in love. Another survivor, a young man (Pine), surfaces, complicating matters.

An August shoot is being planned.

Nissar Modi wrote the script, an adaptation of Robert C. O'Brien's classic science fiction novel.

Gary Ross and Lucky Hat Entertainment’s Stephen Bannatyne are executive producing, along with Silver Reel’s Claudia Bluemhuber and Lotus Entertainment’s Jim Seibel and Bill Johnson.

Lotus is selling international territories at Cannes. CAA arranged financing for the project, and CAA and WME will co-represent domestic rights.

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