Ellen Page in Talks for Remake of Julia Roberts Thriller ‘Flatliners’

Ellen Page is in early talks to join the cast of Sony’s remake of the 1990 sci-fi thriller “Flatliners,” an individual with knowledge of project told TheWrap Monday.

Julia Roberts starred in the original, as well as Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin Bacon, about a group of medical students who journey into the afterworld to find the meaning in their own lives.

Niels Arden Oplev is on board to direct with a screenplay by Ben Ripley. David Blackman and Laurence Mark are set to produce.

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Page stars in the new LGBT drama “Freeheld,” which opened in limited release last weekend, opposite Julianne Moore and Steve Carell. She also has three upcoming projects: “Window Horses,” “Tallulah” and “Robodog.”