Cameras roll on Oct. 21 in Sydney, Australia.
Proyas penned the screenplay which is an adaptation of Karel Capek famous science fiction playR.U.R.
By 1923, the play had been translated into 30 languages.
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In 1922, Spencer Tracy starred in the Garrick Theater production on Broadway.
Capek was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times.
This an exceptionally imaginative and timely project.
LaPaglia starred for 160 episodes on CBSWithout a Trace.Recently LaPaglia starred on the Netflix limited seriesFlorida ManandBoy Swallows Universe.
Proyas is represented by David Gersh & Mark Hartogsohn of The Gersh Agency.
Jansen is repped by Devon Jackson of Trademark Talent, Innovative Artists and Independent Management Company in Australia.
Mike Abrams of Constellation Management did the deal on behalf of LaPaglia.
Rhodes and Khanna were represented by Christian Simonds at Reed Smith, LLP.
