Elizabeth Banks, Michael De Luca to produce 'Uncanny Valley'

| PTI | Jan 4, 2018, 13:06 IST

Actor Elizabeth Banks and Michael De Luca have joined hands to pr... Read More

Michael De Luca

have joined hands to produce the film

'Uncanny Valley'

. Reportedly, Luca will produce the project via his Michael De Luca Productions along with Banks and Max Handelman via their Brownstone Productions.

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The film is based on a yet-to-be-published memoir by Anna Wiener and centres around her experiences as she transitioned from a career in publishing to a new job in the tech world at a startup, which does not pan out as she had hoped. Earlier, Universal Pictures had bought the rights for the 'Uncanny Valley'.

Weiner will executive produce the project.

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