A Topiary
A Topiary is the upcoming American science fiction drama film by Shane Carruth, a mathematician and a former engineer, known for his previous film Primer.
After Primer, Shane Carruth started working on his second film. In 2009, David Sullivan, one of the leads in Primer, claimed on his Twitter that "Shane Carruth's next project, A Topiary, is in the early stages of pre-production." He also stated he would have a part in this film, to what degree is unknown. Filmmaker Rian Johnson also posted: "Shane... has a mind-blowing sci-fi script. Let's all pray to the movie-gods that he gets it made soon." [1] In 2010, several news sources reported that A Topiary is in the works, and that the script is written. According to Carruth in an interview to io9, "The website for now is just a place mark as financing has yet to be completed. I'm cautiously optimistic that this can happen soon and couldn't be happier with the filmmakers that have committed to the project so far."[2]
Story
In the movies beginning prologue, its the 1980's, and municipal worker Acre Stowe has been trying to find the perfect spot for a first response center which can quickly and easily get to the location which has the most accidents in the area. But while looking, he starts noticing a mysterious pattern repeatedly showing up all over, and even in the form of starbursts. Soon along with a friend, he gets involved with a group of scientists who investigate this phenomena for several years until finally hitting a dead end.....
Then in the main part of the story, a group of young boys in a rural town find a mysterious black box called a "Maker" while mowing the lawn. They discover it has the capability to create different shapes and devices. But soon they learn to make quasi-mechanical beings known as "Chorus'" which gain a mind of their own after the boys use them to compete in friendly battles. A bunch of broken pieces from some older shapes they made with the Maker form into a fort which the boys use in a war with the scientists Acre became involved with in the first act and use their highly evolved Maker creations to fight them.
References
- ^ "Twitter / Rian Johnson: to all who asked". Retrieved 2010-10-13.
- ^ "More details about Shane Carruth's next mind-bending film!". Retrieved 2010-10-13.