‘God Particle’ Looks To Cast John Krasinski, Glances At Camera, Smirks
John Krasinskihas brushed his shoulder against movie stardom a few times now. Although best known for playing the affable goofball Jim Halpert on the NBC version ofThe Office, Krasinski almost played Captain America for Marvel Studios. When that didn’t work out, he landed the role of a different kind of American soldier in Michael Bay’s13 Hours, but that film fizzled at the box office. Krasinski is a fine actor, adept with both comedy and drama, but he always feels like he’s just one big role away from headlining more movies.
Perhaps that role could come inGod Particle, the newJ.J. Abrams-produced science fiction thriller that Krasinksi is currently in talks to join.
Varietyreports that Krasinski is circling the film, whose cast already includes electric performers likeDavid OyelowoandGugu Mbatha-Raw.God Particlewill be the second feature film from directorJulius Onah, whoseThe Girl Is in Troublecame and went under the radar last year. However, Onah is a prolific short film director and Abrams has a thing for rooting out talented people. The fact that this project has already attracted such an interesting group of actors is a promising sign.
Here’s how Variety describes the plot ofGod Particle:
[The film] takes place in the near future. It centers on a team of astronauts who make a terrifying discovery that challenges everything they know about the fabric of reality, as they desperately fight for survival.
Anearlier reportprovided additional plot details:
…an American space station crew left abandoned after a problem with a Hadron accelerator causes Earth to vanish entirely.
It certainly sounds like a strong hook for a film and the combination of Krasinski, Oyelowo, and Mbatha-Raw sounds like an intriguing mixture of personalities. If this small scale, single-location science fiction story with a strong hook, a strong cast, and a promising young director reminds you of10 Cloverfield Lane, you’re not alone. We’ve already speculated thatGod Particlecould be the latest entry in Abrams' burgeoning “Cloververse,“which will give unique concepts and untested filmmakers the safety net of franchise name to tell modestly budgeted, original genre stories. If I was a betting man, I’d put about $10 onGod Particlehaving “Cloverfield” inserted into its title before it’s released.
God Particlewill arrive in theaters onFebruary 24, 2017. With filming set to begin soon, the rest of the cast should start to fall in line sooner rather than later.
