Replica

Replica made its first big fat stab at the sci-fi genre last year with the release of Gemini Rue. It won the Jury Award at the British Academy Awards, which went to the genre's peerless sci-fi and fantasy efforts. However, following the arrival of Starship last year, Replica is the subject of a spate of massive studio efforts from those now happy with the genre's return to life. The movie is directed by Mary Jane Mann and stars Jennifer Lawrence and Emily Blunt.

Featuring a mix of supernatural thriller, big budget sci-fi and traditional sci-fi, Replica was given the Jury Award by Hollywood Critics Association last year, with the film scooping at an 18% silver budget. Vicky Bloom has been involved in all the big-budget action movies since. "She's amazing in the role of a government agent," Director Mary Jane Mann told Entertainment Weekly . "She's very funny, and the fact that she's played an element in this film is enough to earn her a PR position." Replica is in the mix, as well as the upcoming The Rock , which looks like the very best project on her slate for 2010.

"That would be brilliant," continued Mann. "But if you have a movie that was really, really good, you're going to like it. And I've always loved the premise of Replica, and it's got this very weird, dark, Blade Runner style of style. It's great. It's been a dream come true for me to take on this film."

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A huge horror movie on the horizon, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes made huge on its big budget, too, with a very talented cast, with Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, Ryan Gosling, Cate Blanchett, and Andy Serkis making the first four roles of Seth Rogen and Ryan's apes.

Comic Book Writer Chuck Dauterman talks about the critical success of this thriller, but also his thoughts on his story:

"There's always a certain cadence to those are the things I do, but in the end I'm still proud of my work, as a writer. It's always been about trying to make this film--this is a story I'm proud of, I love it, but there are always a cadence to it, and sometimes I think it's just not right. But I do think it's appropriate for people to know how to make a really good film and make this movie, and how to make it in a different way to the last two movies.

"I think it was an unexpected success, which I think I can sort of say for everybody, but to me it's the most beautiful film, in terms of art, so you can imagine how great it's going to be for people to see. And hopefully, we will continue to make that movie. I really want to be a part of it, and I do think there's an opportunity for it to be there and I think that's all the wonderful things that I can do.

"But when I watch it and I think the image of the creature, that's the thing about it, and I feel like there are people out there that think it's a perfect picture and a creature in that particular picture, it's about this sort of stuff. And I think the fact that I'm gonna be this in the next trailer, the idea of the movie that's coming, that's also going to be exciting for people to see. I think people are going to love the idea of having this really interesting movie and be like, 'OK, so you guys can get into this one and you have a really cool shot, but if you haven't seen it, you don't know what to do with it.'"

GR: How do you get the most out of every work you do? Do you get more work?

ALEX: I don't know, but I feel like the more I see it, the more I get more work done. I'm not into when my work is done, I'm not wasting time. So I want more work from my team and doing more work, and that is something that is valuable to me. I like the fact that I can write a film that I'm very excited about. I think my name is out of the circle because it's such a complex game, but I love that it's so much more focused on this player-driven, emotional and delicate world, and I hope I can create more more of that that this time. It's more interested in the characters, the situations, the game world, than the story.

GR: What are some of the challenges you faced in the creation of this title?