Rooney Mara And Nicholas Hoult Making ‘The Discovery’, From ‘The One I Love’ Director
The One I LovedirectorCharlie McDowellis preparing to mount another twisted romance. His new filmThe Discoveryis set in a world where the existence of the afterlife has been scientifically proven.Nicholas HoultandRooney Marawill play the central couple. Read all about the Rooney MaraThe Discoverymovie after the jump.The Discoveryis scripted by McDowell andJustin Lader, who also wroteThe One I Lovetogether. Billed as a sci-fi love story,The Discoveryfollows the son (Hoult) of the man who discovered the afterlife. He falls for a woman (Mara) with a tragic past. Shooting is scheduled to begin in January in Rhode Island.
Mara is coming off of Joe Wright’s epic fairy tale flopPan, and will be back onscreen next month opposite Cate Blanchett in Todd Haynes’Carol. While it remains to be seen howCarolwill fare at the box office, Mara can at least rest assured critics like that one.Carolhas already picked up some great reviews on the festival circuit and won Mara a prize at Cannes.
Hoult had two films out this summer,Mad Max: Fury Roadand the Gillian Flynn adaptationDark Places. The latter barely made any waves at all, while the former has been hailed as one of the best films of the year (including by us). Coming up next from him are theAmerican Psycho-esque thrillerKill Your Friends, the Drake Doremus sci-fi romanceEquals, andX-Men: Apocalypse.
McDowell earned some positive notice withThe One I Love, which marked his feature directorial debut. The film starred Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass as a couple who head to a country cabin for a weekend, only to find themselves in a bizarre situation that makes them question everything about themselves and each other.
It was a low-key indie that examined painful truths through a distorted lens. A good sense of humor and excellent performances made it go down much easier than it might have otherwise. Mara, who is McDowell’s girlfriend, actually had a small role inThe One I Love,albeit off camera: Mara was the film’s costume designer, credited under the pseudonym Bree Daniel.
