Jeremy Renner Joins Amy Adams in Sci-Fi 'Story of Your Life' (Exclusive) 

Jeremy Renner Joins Amy Adams in Sci-Fi 'Story of Your Life' (Exclusive)

"Prisoners" helmer Denis Villeneuve is directing the adaptation of a short story by Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Ted Chiang.

Jeremy Renner will star opposite Amy Adams in

The story, which adapts a short story by Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Ted Chiang, is set in motion when alien crafts land around the world, and an expert linguist, to be played by Adams, is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. As she learns to communicate with the aliens, she begins experiencing vivid flashbacks that become the key to unlocking the greater mystery about the true purpose of their visit.

Renner will play a physics professor paired by the government with the linguist to help communicate with the aliens.

Eric Heisserer has written the script for the project, which is being produced by Glen Basner's FilmNation, David Linde's Lava Bear Films and 21 Laps' Shawn Levy and Dan Levine.

Paramount picked up rights to U.S. and Canada at 2014's Cannes for a reported $20 million.

The move solidifies a busy and high-profile 2015 for Renner. The actor makes up part of the ensemble of

in mid-June, working with Villeneuve, considered one of the hottest directors in town and who just booked the sequel to

Renner is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, and Felker Toczek.

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