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Jon Hamm joins The Day the Earth Stood Still remake

"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm has signed on for Fox’s remake of Robert Wise's 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood – which will also feature Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly.Hamm has been cast as NASA official Dr. Granier. He is responsible for recruiting Helen (Connelly) for the scientific team investigating an alien's arrival on Earth. Reeves is set to star as Klaatu - the alien who comes to the planet with a simple message: Live in peace or be destroyed.The film is directed by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and started production in Vancouver last week.

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A "re-imagining" of the 1951 Robert Wise-directed sci-fi classic. Reeves will play Klaatu, a humanoid alien who arrives on Earth accompanied by an indestructible, heavily armed robot and a warning to world leaders ...more

US Release: 2008-12-12
UK Release: 2008-12-12

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