Writer-director Gerald McMorrow’s sci-fi thriller “Franklyn,” which has recently been released in the U.K. but seeks an American distributor, has been confounding audiences since debuting at worldwide film festivals. This article from the TimesOnline both confirms confusion from cast and crew over what the film’s really about, but it also showcases a certain sensibility that will surely connect with fans of “cult cinema.”
Dubbed the, “British Blade Runner,” producer Jeremy Thomas (“Sexy Beast”) calls the film, “Genre-busting, genre bending and genre breaking. It’s a genre of no genre.”
“Casino Royale” Bond Girl Eva Green has a different take. “It’s a metaphysical movie about fate. People who only know me as Vesper from Bond are going to be quite shocked.”
To add to the confusion director Gerald McMorrow says, “It’s an urban fairytale fantasy drama, with a parallel world aspect to it.”
What we do know is that “Franklyn” seems to concern four intersecting storylines involving a tortured art student (Eva Green), her moody ex-lover (Sam Riley) and a costumed superhero (Ryan Phillipe) looking to find revenge in a parallel future world called Meanwhile City. No American release date is set, which will only excite geeks looking for the new big thing in nerd culture. New international “Franklyn” posters via Firsthowing.net.