Ellen Page in Talks to Star in Reboot of Sci-Fi Thriller FLATLINERS

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ellen Page is currently in discussions to star in a reboot of the 1990's sci-fi thriller FLATLINERS. Niels Arden Oplev is attached to direct the project from a screenplay by Ben Ripley. David Blackman and Laurence Mark will produce.

The original 1990 film starred Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon as medical students who found a way to travel into the afterworld and resurrect themselves. The film went on to receive an Academy Award nom for sound effects editing.

Page currently stars opposite Julianne Moore in FREEHELD. The actress is perhaps best known for her breakout role in Jason Reitman's comedy film Juno (2007) for which she received nominations for Academy Award, BAFTA,Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress, and won numerous other accolades including theIndependent Spirit Award, MTV Movie Award and Teen Choice Award for Best Actress Comedy .

Her other notable film roles include X-Men series and the crime-drama film An AMERICAN CRIME (2007), Whip It (2009), Super (2010), Inception (2010).

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