The Forgotten
A grieving mother struggling to
cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son is stunned when her psychiatrist
tells her that she has created eight years of memories of a son she
never had. But when she meets a fellow patient who has a similar experience,
Telly embarks on a mission to prove her son's existence and her sanity.
LATEST NEWS
9/10/04
Producer Bruce Cohen talked with SciFi Wire about the script going under many variations, saying: "We did a lot of work on the script, and we returned back to the original writer, Gerald Di Pego [Phenomenon], who had written the early draft. The idea of the missing son was there in all the incarnations, even from the script that we read. It was always the central theme, the connection of a mother and child. And what if everyone in the world, and every document and newspaper, said your son never existed, but you, as the mother, were the only person to believe he did? Do you trust everyone else, or do you cling to that knowledge that you feel you have as a parent, that you had a son?"
He continued... "Once we read [Gerald's] initial draft and found out that it had been his idea, Dan [Jinx, Cohen's producing partner,] and I always believe that whenever possible you want to stick with the original writer, because they have the clearest vision of the project. We were very happy to go back to him and work with him through the rest of the process, and we feel like he's written a beautiful script."
9/09/04
Director Joseph Ruben recently spoke to SciFi Wire about the film, explaining how it's not your typical thriller, saying: "What is interesting about the movie is that it starts off like a psychological thriller, about a woman [Julianne Moore] who may or may not have had a psychotic break with reality, where she has created a kid and a whole world surrounding her. As you get deeper in the movie with her, it gets stranger. It really becomes more of a science-fiction film rather than a psychological thriller."
He continued... "The movie is very real for most of the story, and then something happens about two-thirds of the way into it, and because the movie has been so real, literally the audience's jaw drops. It's so unexpected in a way, but [it] feels completely believable in the context of what has come before. We subtly try to suggest underneath that there is more going on than what you are seeing."
7/30/04
Latino Review got the first look at the poster above.
7/26/04
You can check a buunch of new stills for the "horror-thriller" here.
7/09/04
I've added the trailer, which you can view by clicking the link to your
left. Thanks to "Tom".
1/17/04
Added a couple new pics.
1/02/04
The film supposedly began shooting before the end of '03 in Harriman State Park in NY. Thanks to Steve.
DETAILS
- The film is currently shooting.
- The pitch was
developed at the Donners Company under exec Jeremy Kleiner.
- This is supposed
to be a "supernatural
thriller in the vein of MEMENTO and THE SIXTH SENSE."
