New Dr Who and Bond girl go back to the Womb

Eva Green has signed to star in the futuristic drama Womb, Hungarian helmer Benedek Fliegauf’s first English-language film.

Produced by Roman Paul and Gerhard Meixner of Berlin-based Razor Film (“Waltz With Bashir”) and Andras Muhi of Inforg Studio Budapest, pic tells the story of a grieving widow, played by Green, who decides to clone her late husband. Matt Smith (who will replace David Tennant in the BBC’s “Dr. Who”) co-stars.

Fliegauf, who won a Golden Leopard in Locarno in 2007 for his experimental pic Milky Way, will begin production on the film in March on the North Sea coast.

“Womb is one of the most touching and impressive love stories we have read in recent times,” said Michael Weber, managing director of the Match Factory, which is handling international sales on the pic.

Source: Variety

Is it just me or does that story sound familiar. Woman clones her dead husband....can't think why it's reminding me of something. Could it be Multiplicity where Michael Keaton clones himself to do jobs around the house...with hilarious consequences? Nope that's not it.

Think it must be some old school sci-fi story that has been absorbed into my brain box over the years. Maybe an old Tales of the Unexpected or a Future Shock from 2000AD. Anyone got any ideas what I'm getting at?

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