Aaron Stanford and Amanda Schull Star in 12 Monkeys

Syfy LogoSyfy’s tapped Aaron Stanford (X-Men: The Last Stand) and Amanda Schull (Pretty Little Liars, Suits) to star in the pilot of 12 Monkeys, based on sci-fi action film. Jeffrey Reiner will be directing the pilot and serving as an executive producer along with writers Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett, Charles Roven and Richard Suckle. Natalie Chaidez is the showrunner/executive producer.
 
The theatrical film was released in 1995 and starred Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Terry Gilliam directed the critically acclaimed film which earned two Oscar nominations (Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor and Best Costume Design).
 
Filming on the pilot episode is expected to take place this December in Detroit.
 
The Details:
 
12 Monkeys follows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate the human race.
 
Aaron Stanford will play “Cole,” a desperate and haunted man from the near future, who travels to the present day to stop a deadly plague from being released on the world.
 
Amanda Schull will play “Cassandra Railly,” a brilliant doctor who is forced to choose between her idyllic life or joining Cole’s mission to uncover the dangerous conspiracy.
 
Source: Syfy
 
-Posted by Rebecca Murray

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