3 Atlanta Talent Booked For ‘The Darkest Minds’ Film
Adapted from Alexandra Bracken’s book series of the same name, the Dystopian future style story takes place in alternate-America type of internment camps where the remaining population of children lives and continue to survive after a deadly disease kills 98% of youth under the age of twenty. After a sixteen-year-old girl discovers the truth about the camps, she escapes and joins a group of teenagers in an attempt to flee from the deceitful government. Amandla Stenberg of The Hunger Games stars in the film as Ruby, a 16-year-old with telekinetic powers. Mandy Moore was also cast in the film and plays an altruistic doctor who crusades against the government’s persecution. This feature is the first live-action film for director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, known for her work on the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
Each of the talent enjoyed their time on set, with Anthony F. letting us know it was a “Very professional atmosphere!! An exciting experience” and Jordyn M. saying “This was my 1st time in a movie and it was great!! The people on set were very nice and I met a lot of nice people.”
