Lucy TV collection within the works with Morgan Freeman in talks to return

Practically a decade in the past, Lucy surpassed expectations to grow to be a large box-office success, grossing over $463 million worldwide on a price range of simply $39 million. With that form of cash on the desk, it’s stunning {that a} sequel didn’t instantly pop up. Nicely, the time has lastly come for the following stage of Lucy’s story. Selection has reported that EuropaCorp and Village Roadshow at the moment are working to develop a Lucy TV collection based mostly on the Luc Besson movie.

Not solely that, however Morgan Freeman is in superior negotiations to star within the Lucy TV collection, reprising his function of Professor Samuel Norman. Plot particulars concerning the collection are being saved below wraps at this level, however the authentic film starred Scarlett Johansson as a lady who gained psychokinetic talents after absorbing huge quantities of an experimental drug into her system. Lucy’s bodily and psychological talents enhance all through the course of the film till she turns into an all-powerful being. Though the movie got here below hearth for perpetuating the parable that human beings solely use ten p.c of their brains, it typically acquired constructive opinions. I might think about that the TV collection may discover another person going by way of the same metamorphosis.

Morgan Freeman was most not too long ago seen starring alongside Frank Grillo and Juliette Binoche in action-thriller Paradise Freeway. He’ll subsequent be seen in The Minute You Wake Up Lifeless as a small-town sheriff investigating a surprising homicide. “This attractive, riveting noir thriller will preserve you guessing,” reads the official synopsis. “After a shady small-town stockbroker begins relationship a shy waitress, a surprising homicide takes place — and one in every of them could also be accountable. As phrase spreads that there’s cash behind the killing, each felony on the town desires their share of the money. One surprising plot twist follows one other, and a bloody showdown results in a mind-blowing finale.” The movie additionally stars Jaimie Alexander and Cole Hauser, and will likely be launched in theaters, On Demand, and Digital on November 4th, adopted by a Blu-ray launch on December thirteenth.

Are you down for a Lucy TV collection?