That’s Jake Gyllenhaal, the younger of the talented two siblings, to star in Moon helmer Duncan Jones’ next movie – which will not be Mute, unfortunately – but rather Source Code. Here’s the plot of the film: “The project centers on a soldier who wakes up in the body of a commuter and must solve the mystery of a train explosion.” [THR].
The extended plot involves going back in time (about 17 minutes) to prevent said explosion. And while the idea of Jones’ ambitious visual style and Gyllenhaal’s odd star qualities combining for this pseudo-blockbuster sounds undeniably intriguing, did it have to sound so much like Deja Vu? With a little bit of Avatar too though, so, who knows?
One would guess this is what happens when Moon, one of the best sci-fi films in the last few years, cannot make back (or barely make back) it’s $5 million price tag. Let’s all hope this one blows the box office out of the water.
Here’s hoping for something great in Source Code, while mourning the postponement of Mute.
What do you think of Source Code and the people involved?