The Adam Project is a 2022 American science fiction film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Jonathan Tropper, T.S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett, and Mark Levin. The film stars Ryan Reynolds (who also produces), Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Walker Scobell, Catherine Keener, and Zoe Saldaña.
Production on the film first began in 2012, with Tom Cruise attached to star. The film then fell into development hell until Netflix acquired the distribution rights from Paramount Pictures in July 2020. Filming commenced in November 2020 and wrapped in March 2021. The film is scheduled to be released on Netflix on March 11, 2022, and received positive reviews from critics.
Details About The Adam Project:
| Directed By | Shawn Levy |
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| Cinematography | Tobias Schliessler |
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| Music By | Rob Simonsen |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
| Release date | March 11, 2022 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast:
- Ryan Reynolds as Adam Reed
- Walker Scobell as young Adam Reed
- Mark Ruffalo as Louis Reed
- Jennifer Garner as Ellie Reed
- Catherine Keener as Maya Sorian
- Zoe Saldaña as Laura
- Alex Mallari Jr. as Christos
The Adam Project Filming Locations:
Filming commenced in November 2020 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Filming officially wrapped in March 2021.
Music:
Rob Simonsen composed the film’s original score, with a track from the film titled “The Adam Project” released as a single on March 3, 2022.
Release:
The Adam Project is set to be released on March 11, 2022, on Netflix.
Production:
The project, a spec script written by T.S. Nowlin, was initially announced as Our Name Is Adam in October 2012. Paramount Pictures became interested in acquiring the film, and Tom Cruise was attached to star.
The film was revived in July 2020 when it moved to Netflix, with Shawn Levy as director and Ryan Reynolds set to star after previously collaborating on Free Guy (2021), while the latest draft of the script was written by Jonathan Tropper, from previous drafts by Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin. In November, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Alex Mallari Jr., and Walker Scobell were added to the cast.
