Amazon Studios and Global Road just unveiled the first trailer for Zoe, a romantic sci-fi drama starring Léa Seydoux and Ewan McGregor (Fargo). Zoe‘s a love story mixed with an AI element, with Theo James (the Divergent films) co-starring as a synthetic robot who was created to be the perfect romantic partner.
In addition to Ewan McGregor, Léa Seydoux, and Theo James, the cast includes Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation), Christina Aguilera (The Voice), and Miranda Otto (24: Legacy). Drake Doremus (Like Crazy, Breathe In, Douchebag) directed from a script by Rich Greenberg (One Fall). Kevin Walsh, Michael Pruss, and Drake Doremus served as producers.
The behind the scenes team includes director of photography John Guleserian, editor Douglas Crise, production designer Katie Byron, and costume designer Alana Morshead.
The Plot: The film tells a haunting tale of forbidden love between a robotic engineer and a synthetic robot. Zoe (Léa Seydoux) and Cole (Ewan McGregor) are colleagues and veiled lovers at Relationist Labs, a cutting-edge research lab committed to designing powerful technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. However, their relationship is threatened when Zoe discovers a harsh truth about their relationship, sending them into a tumultuous spiral of confusion, betrayal and the most intense of human emotions, love.