John Cusack (High Fidelity, Say Anything) has been cast to star in Amazon's Utopia adaptation written by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) per Deadline. Cusack will play a lead in Dr. Kevin Christie.
Utopia follows a group of young adults who meet online that are mercilessly hunted by a shadowy deep state organization after they come into possession of a near-mythical cult underground graphic novel. Within the comic’s pages, they discover the conspiracy theories that may actually be real and are forced into the dangerous, unique and ironic position of saving the world.
Cusack will play Dr. Kevin Christie. Charismatic and media-savvy, with a brilliant biotech mind and a philanthropic outlook. Christie altruistically wants to change the world through science.
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Cusack joins previously announced cast Javon 'Wanna' Walton, Ashleigh LaThrop, Desmin Borges, Farrah Mackenzie, Christopher Denham Dan Byrd, Cory Michael Smith, Rainn Wilson and Sasha Lane.
