Washington
(ANI):
Bruce
Willis
has
signed
on
to
star
in
sci-fi
thriller
Surrogates.
Jonathan
Mostow
will
be
directing
the
Disney
pic
from
a
screenplay
penned
by
Michael
Ferris
and
John
Brancato,
who
collaborated
with
the
helmer
on
his
last
film
'Terminator
3:
Rise
of
the
Machines".
“The
Surrogates" is
based
on
a
graphic
novel
from
Top
Shelf
Comix.
The
story
is
set
in
the
near
future,
where
humans
live
in
isolation
and
interact
vicariously
through
surrogate
robots
who
are
better-looking
versions
of
themselves.
Willis
plays
a
cop
who,
through
his
surrogate,
investigates
the
murders
of
others" surrogates.
The
cop
is
forced
to
venture
from
his
own
home
for
the
first
time
in
years
and
unravels
a
conspiracy,
reports
Variety.
On
board
as
producers
are
Mandeville"s
David
Hoberman
and
Todd
Lieberman,
along
with
Max
Handelman
and
Elizabeth
Banks.
Movie
is
expected
to
be
released
through
Touchstone,
with
Disney
eyeing
a
February
production
start
in
Boston.