In a not too distant future, advanced augmented reality technology allows people to customize every aspect of their life experience – the view outside their window, the clothes they wear, even their faces – enhancing all the things they care about, while hiding away the things they no longer wish to see.
Yes, all who can afford it are sweeping their problems under a digital carpet of beautiful illusion. But now, something horrifying has begun crawling beneath the surface...
After the death of their beloved daughter, a grieving woman’s husband persuades her to add a new augmentation to their home to help them cope: a non-corporeal AI child. A child who is no more real than their storybook-styled house, or their garden filled with otherworldly fruits and vegetables. And yet this bodiless program is still considered a person in the eyes of the law.
So what is a grieving mother to do when she becomes convinced that her AI child is actually a monster?
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AARON GUZIKOWSKI’s critically acclaimed debut feature screenplay, “PRISONERS,” was distributed by Warner Bros., with a cast that included Hugh Jackman & Jake Gyllenhaal, and was directed by Denis Villeneuve. It was honored by National Board of Reviews as the best ensemble feature film of the year and earned an Academy Award Nomination for cinematography for the work of Roger Deakins.
Aaron was the Creator and Executive Producer for his original scifi television series “RAISED BY WOLVES” which ran for two seasons on HBO MAX. Ridley Scott served as Executive Producer and directed the first two episodes. Previously, Aaron was the Creator and Executive Producer of his original series “THE RED ROAD” for Sundance Channel that starred Jason Mamoa.
In feature film, Aaron previously adapted the novel “PAPILLON,” that was originally a 1971 film starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The remake starred Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek.
Aaron also wrote the screenplay for the Universal Studios feature film “CONTRABAND” that starred Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, & Kate Beckinsale.
