The City of Ember has found a population in Tim Robbins, Martin Landau, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and newcomer Harry Treadaway.
Robbins, Landau, Jean-Baptiste and Treadaway for City of Ember
New cast will join Bill Murray, Toby Jones and Saoirse Ronan on the set of City of Ember in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
City of Ember, based on a script by Caroline Thompson, centers on an insular place where the only light comes from street lamps. As the power source begins to fail, two teens search for clues that will unlock ancient mysteries about the city.
Robbins will portray an inventor harboring a secret, while Treadaway will play his teenage son.
Like most fantasies nowadays, City of Ember is a joint venture involving Walden Media.
Fox is hoping to have City of Ember ready for distribution on October, 2008.