At long last, the official site for Darren Lynn Bousman’s REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA has opened, and it’s a sight (site) to see. I still can’t quite get a handle on what this flick’s really going to look like, but if the site’s giving us hints, it’ll be really be a doozy. And while I’m still skeptical about this film in general (I don’t dig musicals in general), I’m most certainly intrigued.
In the year 2056 – the not so distant future – an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants… for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family’s mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.
REPO! was directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, and stars Alexa Vega (below), Paris Hilton, Paul Sorvino, Bill Moseley, and Anthony Stewart Head.