Eyes in the Trees

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Eyes in the Trees
Directed byTimothy Woodward Jnr.
Screenplay byB. Harrison Smith
Mike Manning
Based on The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
Produced by
  • Artisha Mann-Cooper
  • Daemon Hillin
  • Sasha Yelaun
Starring
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Eyes in the Trees is an upcoming science-fiction film starring Anthony Hopkins. It is a reimagining of the H.G. Wells 1896 novel The Island of Dr. Moreau , from director Timothy Woodward Jr.

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Premise

An investigation takes place on Monkey Ko, a Thai island known as ‘The Island of Death’ by locals, by a team of investigative journalists amid rumours of medical experiments and genetic manipulations. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is a reimagining of the H.G. Wells novel The Island of Dr. Moreau , from director Timothy Woodward Jr. The script for the film was written by B. Harrison Smith and Mike Manning. Artisha Mann-Cooper, Daemon Hillin, and Sasha Yelaun are producers. [2]

Anthony Hopkins leads the cast of the film. [3] Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ashley Greene, Thomas Kretschmann, Praya Lundberg joined the cast in August 2024. [4]

Footage from principal photography filmed in Los Angeles of Hopkins was hacked, with producers were ordered to pay a ransom of $200,000 for the return of the footage by 22 July 2024. The film's producer Daemon Hillin contacted the FBI and the Santa Monica Police Department, along with local and state politicians about the breach, and said they would not pay, but were proceeding with the production. [5] [6]

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