'Moon' Director Duncan Jones Wraps Principal Photography for 'Rogue Trooper'
The Animated Film, Featuring a Star-Studded Cast, is Created Using Epic's Unreal Engine 5 and Set to Complete Production in 2025.
- Duncan Jones, known for directing 'Moon' and 'Warcraft', has completed principal photography for his new animated film 'Rogue Trooper', based on the comic strip from British anthology comic 2000 AD.
- The film features a star-studded cast including Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell, Jack Lowden, Jemaine Clement, Matt Berry, Diane Morgan, Alice Lowe, Asa Butterfield, and Sean Bean.
- 'Rogue Trooper' tells the story of 19, a blue-skinned super soldier who is the sole survivor of an invasion and is on a mission to find the traitor who betrayed his comrades. His deceased squad mates' personalities are preserved digitally in his gun, helmet, and rucksack.
- The film is being created using Epic's Unreal Engine 5, marking a significant advancement in animation technology within an indie budget.
- The film is set to complete production in 2025, but a release date has not yet been announced.