The Adam Project Director Explains The Time Travel Rules In Ryan Reynolds' New Movie
The Adam Project director and producer Shawn Levy laid out the rules of time travel that are prominent in his and Ryan Reynolds' latest Netflix movie.
Way before the creative pair were attached to the film, T.S. Nowlin's spec script had been obtained by Tom Cruise. Cruise did have the original intention to star in the film. Paramount Pictures at the time was pining after the rights to the film — under its past title, Our Name is Adam. However, the plans for Our Name is Adam ultimately stayed stifled amongst the mess of production and subsequently was lost in the shuffle. That is until Netflix finally picked up the rights to the film instead, this time with producer Levy and star Reynolds on board. Reynolds is the lead in The Adam Project, portraying main character Adam Reed. Reed is a time-traveling test pilot who ventures back to meet his younger self and his late father in an effort to come to terms with his past — while also fighting to save the future from an unknown threat. The Adam Project displays the race against time and explores the many ways in which the concept of the past and future can sometimes lead to a distortion of reality. Actor Walker Scobell stars alongside Reynolds, as he plays the younger Adam.
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The Adam Project also stars Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo as Adam’s parents, along with Catherine Keener, Zoe Saldana, and Alex Mallari Jr. Reynolds and Levy recently sat down with IGN to talk about their new movie. When prodded about the film’s complicated time travel rules, Levy kept it quite vague to keep any spoilers at bay and hidden until the release date. However, he did reveal that he approached the concept of time travel in
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