10 Upcoming Movies That Sound Utterly Insane

5. Dual

Karen Gillan Aaron Paul Dual
XYZ Films

The Elevator Pitch: After miraculously surviving a terminal illness, a woman must fight her clone in a court-mandated duel to the death.

Doctor Who breakout star Karen Gillan has a habit of choosing interesting projects, from Oculus to Gunpowder Milkshake. Her upcoming movie Dual continues that trend, a high-concept sci-fi thriller set in a futuristic society where human cloning is not only possible, but common.

Gillan's character is Sara, a terminally-ill woman who decides to clone herself to spare her family the pain of her passing. But then, in a Shyamalan-worthy plot twist, she miraculously beats her illness, leaving her in a bit of a pickle.

You see, in this world, any human who creates a clone will "expire" after a certain amount of time, leaving Sara with only one solution: fight her clone to the death!

Expect lots of badass Gillan-on-Gillan action scenes, and with its creative concept and strong supporting cast - including Aaron Paul and Jesse Eisenberg - Dual has the potential to be one of those small movies that takes the world by storm.

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