Apple Original Films has announced an upcoming science-fiction thriller called “Liminal,” starring Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman,” “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Wonder Man,” “Watchmen”). Liminal will be directed by Louis Leterrier (Lupin).
The new film is based on the award-winning graphic novel series Telepaths by Eisner Award winner J. Michael Straczynski, Steve Epting, and Brian Reber. Straczynski, is also known for creating the sci-fi series Babylon 5 and co-creating Netflix’s Sense8. While Apple has yet to provide any details about the new project, the plotline of the graphic novel, which is available on Amazon:
An electromagnetic disturbance results in the sudden awakening of telepathic powers in a tenth of the Earth’s population. In the moments after the world comes to grip with this development, newly-telepathic Boston police find themselves sent against a wrongly convicted prisoner who becomes a hero and leader of other telepaths trying to escape a world in which their powers will make them targets. Both are heroes of their own story, and the future may depend on whether or not trust can be found between them.
Apple’s has yet to offer any additional details about the film, such as other casting, or a release date. (Note: The Amazon link is an affiliate link, meaning if you buy, I get a small cut of the action, but at no cost to you.)
