New SciFi Movie to Be Filmed in Rhode Island

(Newswire.net — March 17, 2016) Monrovia, CA — A new science fiction love story called “The Discovery” is being filmed in Rhode Island. Announced March 8^th, the film stars Robert Redford, Rooney Mara, and Jason Segel. The film stars Redford as a scientist who proves the existence of the afterlife. Mara, playing a woman with a tragic past, falls in love with his son, played by Segel. The Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo says that the state’s unique locations make it the perfect place for the movie to be filmed.

According to Boston.com, Rhode Island native Erika Hampson is co-producing the film. She is best known for producing “Robot & Frank” and “God’s Pocket”. Other producers are producers are Alex Orlovsky of Verisimilitude and James D. Stern of Endgame Entertainment. Orlovsky’s credits include “The Place beyond the Pines,” “Blue Valentine,” “The Wolfpack” and “Half Nelson” while Stern and Endgame have produced Steven Soderbergh’s “Side Effects,” The film is being written and directed by Charlie McDowell, who is best known for “The One I Love” and “Bye Bye Benjamin.”

Science fiction is something that people cling onto to transport them into an alternate world. And for good reason. Science fiction has always been a source of inspiration, and warning, about society and culture. Amazon Best Selling author, Mark Tierno has spent a lifetime deeply involved, not only as an author, but as a physicist.

“My book Maldene is an epic like no other. Volume 1 and 2 may look like an epic all to itself, but this is just the first novel in a series that spans 13! Fantasy and Science Fiction, a plot that spans millennia and several alien worlds, hundreds of characters, and the ultimate villain. This is a story that will grip you and never let go,” explains Mark Tierno, who just took his Sci-fi book Maldene to the Amazon Best Seller list.

Tierno’s book series takes place on another world, complete with a new set of rules, language and history. However, the lessons learned, while epic in nature, also bring the reader ‘back to earth’ as one reflects on their own life.

“I chose this book because I liked the name of the title and decided to give a new author a chance to tell me his story. The scope of what I read tells of a story that can be taken a long ways and not fail to keep my interest. The antagonist having been manipulating the events around him over many millennia sets the stage for level of intrigue that has me waiting in anticipation for Volume 2 to arrive sooner,” states Sean Page, a satisfied reader of Maldene.

Science fiction takes many forms, whether it’s books or films. Creating life or searching the galaxy for alternate forms of life. Whatever it may be, it always has the power to transport you to an alternate reality. Tierno’s book, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BA4K2UI, provides readers with that experience and more. “There is a subtle humor in Mark’s language that flows very easily. It is hilarious in situations like the horses being sold by a cheating merchant; they get speech and they come out with their real thoughts about the merchant! The scene with a dancer who is part- snake and part- lovely young woman, visualized well, will make a movie director’s dream come true,” exclaims M. Dore, a happy reader of Maldene.

The cinematic quality of Tierno’s writing will certainly transport readers into another dimension. What the reader does from there is up to them.

 

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