Needle in a Timestack Movie Storyline. If love is in the form of a circle, what lines would you cross to be with your soulmate? In this gripping, near-future love story directed by Oscar winner John Ridley, Nick and Janine (Oscar nominees Leslie Odom, Jr. and Cynthia Erivo) live in marital bliss, until Janine’s ex-husband (Orlando Bloom) warps time to try to tear them apart using Nick’s college girlfriend (Freida Pinto). As Nick’s memories and reality disappear, he must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice in order to hold onto — or let go of — everything he loves. Can love endure in a future where time is fluid, and all of life may be just an illusion?
After winning the Oscar for adapting the screenplay of 12 Years a Slave and directing the Jimi Hendrix biopic, Jimi: All Is by My Side, John Ridley is ready to show he can venture into other genres with Needle in a Timestack, a sci-fi romance written and directed by Ridley that features Cynthia Erivo, Orlando Bloom, Leslie Odom Jr., and Freida Pinto. In the story, a time traveler decides to warp time itself in order to mess with the relationship of his ex-wife.
The film was adapted by Ridley from a short story by Robert Silverberg, an author who has previously seen his work adapted into a Twilight Zone episode and Chris Columbus’ Bicentennial Man. The author has been inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame and has won the Hugo and Nebula (awards dedicated to sci-fi literary work) multiple times.
Needle in a Timestack is an upcoming American science fiction film written and directed by John Ridley, based on the short story of the same name by Robert Silverberg. It stars Orlando Bloom, Freida Pinto, Leslie Odom Jr, Cynthia Erivo, Jadyn Wong, Laysla De Oliveira, Alessandro Juliani, Johannah Newmarch, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Kaylah Zander. The film is scheduled to be released on October 15, 2021, by Lionsgate Films.
Needle in a Timestack is scheduled to be released in the United States on digital, video on demand, and in limited theaters by Lionsgate on October 15, 2021, and on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on October 19, 2021.
Needle in a Timestack (2021)
Directed by: John Ridley
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Freida Pinto, Leslie Odom Jr, Cynthia Erivo, Jadyn Wong, Laysla De Oliveira, Alessandro Juliani, Johannah Newmarch, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Kaylah Zander
Screenplay by: John Ridley
Production Design by: Michael Diner
Cinematography by: Ramsey Nickell
Film Editing by: Luyen Vu
Costume Design by: Beverley Huynh
Art Direction by: Lisa Van Velden
Music by: Mark Isham
MPAA Rating: R for some language.
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Release Date: October 15, 2021
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