- Splice (film)
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director =Vincenzo Natali
producer = Steven Hoban
writer = Vincenzo Natali Doug Taylor Antoinette Terry Bryant
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starring =Adrien Brody Sarah Polley
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country =Canada France
language = English
budget = US$26 million
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amg_id = 1:420061
imdb_id = 1017460"Splice" is an upcoming
science fiction film directed byVincenzo Natali and starringAdrien Brody andSarah Polley , who portray two young scientists who begin involving human DNA in their splicing of animal genes. Production began in November 2007 inToronto with filming also taking place inHamilton, Ontario cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/List?endings=on&&locations=Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada |title=Internet Movie Database - List of Films shot in Hamilton, Ontario|accessdate=2008-01-29] and is slated to conclude in February 2008. A release date has yet to be determined.Premise
Two young scientists (Brody and Polley) achieve fame by splicing the DNA of different animals to create new creatures. However, they ignore their society's ethical and legal boundaries as they begin experimenting with splicing human DNA.
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Adrien Brody
*Sarah Polley Production
"Splice" was written by director
Vincenzo Natali and screenwriters Doug Taylor and Antoinette Terry Bryant.cite news | author=Borys Kit | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i45d15bffe64a1be87201ecc8469723cd | title=A creature feature for Polley, Brody | publisher=The Hollywood Reporter | date=2007-10-04 | accessdate=2008-01-08 ] The script was originally meant to follow up Natali's "Cube" (1997), but the budget and restricted technology hindered the project. In 2007, the project entered active development as a 75% Canadian and 25% French co-production, receiving a budget of $26 million.cite news | author=Marise Strauss | url=http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/daily/20071005/splice.html | title=Natali taps Polley, Brody for Splice | publisher=Playback | date=2007-10-05 | accessdate=2008-01-08 ] The director described the film: "Splice" is very much about our genetic future and the way science is catching up with much of the fiction out there. " [This] is a serious film and an emotional one. And there's sex... Very unconventional sex. The centerpiece of the movie is a creature which goes through a dramatic evolutionary process. The goal is to create something shocking but also very subtle and completely believable." [cite news | author=Ryan Rotten | url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=132 | title=EXCL: Natali Talks Splice! | publisher=ShockTillYouDrop.com | date=2007-04-25 | accessdate=2008-01-08 ]In October 2007, actors
Adrien Brody andSarah Polley were cast into the lead roles. Production began the following November in the city ofToronto . It was aided byTelefilm Canada 's funding of US$2.5 million. [cite news | author= | url=http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=e122076A | title=Telefilm Canada announces funding for 11 English-language projects | publisher=Canadian Press | date=2007-12-20 | accessdate=2008-01-08 ] Filming will take place in a studio for 10 weeks and conclude by February 2008.References
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*imdb title|id=1017460|title=Splice
*amg title|id=1:420061|title=Splice
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