Mortal Kombat scribe adapting sci-fi mindf*ck Forgotten for Hailee Steinfeld

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Hailee Steinfeld, the extremely talented young star of last year’s splendid TRUE GRIT adaptation, is set to star in FORGOTTEN, a sci-fi flick that sounds like it has more than a little MEMENTO in its DNA. The film, which is based on the book of the same name by author Cat Patrick, is based at Paramount Pictures. MORTAL KOMBAT reboot scribe Oren Uziel is penning the screenplay.

Here’s the synopsis for the book:
Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her memory of that day is erased. In the morning, all London can “remember” are events from her future and the people who will play a part in it. In order to get by, London relies on reminder notes and a trusted friend to navigate relationships and high school life. Adaptable by nature, she tries to view her memory loss as a fact of life rather than a condition. But when London starts experiencing disturbing flashbacks, or flashforwards, as the case may be, she realizes that in order to understand her present and her future, she must solve the mystery of her past.

Josh Schwartz (“Gossip Girl”, FUN SIZE) is producing the flick through his Fake Empire shingle at Paramount.