Canadian racial comedian Russell Peters has won a role in Duncan Jones upcoming sci-fi-thriller “Source Code,” according to CanadaEast.
Peters will play a “comical passenger on the train” and his role was recently expanded with additional scenes and dialogue. Additional as in Billy Ray’s rewrites? Or was the always quick thinking Peters just riffing on the spot? It’s an interesting casting choice nonetheless and we’re curious to see how Peters’ particular (and very popular) brand of comedy translates into his first major feature film role.
“Source Code” centers on a soldier, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who is part of an experimental government program investigating a terrorist incident. He finds himself in the body of an unknown commuter living and reliving a harrowing train bombing until he can find who is responsible for the attack. Co-starring will be the likes of Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan and Jeffrey Wright with filming already underway in Montreal. Though with cameras already rolling, co-star Farmiga might want to clarify what exactly is going on in the story.
“I can’t tell you much,” Farmiga told MTV about the film at the Oscars red carpet. “I’ll tell you why. Because I haven’t wrapped my head around it myself and I’m going to sound like an utter idiot trying to explain it to you. It’s a pretty complicated plot. With all due respect to Duncan Jones. I’m sure Duncan is not proud of me in this moment.”
Farmiga also somewhat confirms our suspicions that her part will be that of scientist Rutledge, who was previously written as a male character. Farmiga explains that “there’s a portion of the film that is [action-oriented], but [that her role] is actually very static.” Monaghan will play the protagonist’s love interest, a fellow train commuter named Christina while Wright will likely play military liaison, Goodwin.
“Source Code” will probably end up hitting theaters sometime next year.
