Dominic Monaghan and Freddy Rodriguez Sign for ‘Fortuna’

October 10, 2008

If the current financial crisis is getting you down, how about a post-apocalyptic vision of poverty and murder to cheer you right up? Or, then again, maybe not. The Hollywood Reporter announced that Dominic Monaghan (LOTR) and Freddy Rodriguez (Planet Terror) have signed to star in the horror-thriller, Fortuna.

The flick is set in a future of extreme wealth and poverty. The world’s elites have devised a way to reduce poverty by offering citizens the opportunity to compete in a mysterious game known as Fortuna, in which one person will be whisked away to life of riches and luxury — what could go wrong? Well, if you’ve ever seen a motion picture before you can probably guess that maybe the prize isn’t all it is cracked up to be.

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