Jupiter Ascending: Mila Kunis’ Jupiter Jones rises from cleaning lady to Queen of the Universe
Jupiter Ascending, which will show in theaters beginning February 6, 2015, tells the story of Jupiter Jones (played by Mila Kunis), a lowly, unlucky Chicago cleaning lady who learns that she's been pre-destined by her genes to become the next Queen of the Universe. Only when Caine (played by Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered ex-military hunter, arrives on Earth after tracking her down does she learn that her genetic signature marks her as next in line for an inheritance that could alter the balance of everything in the cosmos.
In a faraway galaxy, for countless millenia, The House of Abrasax holds reign over every habitable planet in the universe. Now, following the death of its matriarch, her three primary heirs - the Abrasax siblings, Balem (Eddie Redmayne), Kalique (Tuppence Middleton) and Titus (Douglas Booth) are at war over who will inherit the crown, in the process, dragging the dynasty into a state of turmoil. Elsewhere, on the backwater planet known as Earth, another heir has emerged whose claim may be even greater than theirs. Jupiter Jones, unknown to herself carries a genetic legacy that entitles her to succeed the Abrasax matriarch. Because of the threat she poses, Balem puts out a bounty on her head. Caine, the genetically-engineered ex-military operative, comes to Earth to protect Jupiter and help her claim her rightful inheritance. Along the way, they team up with Stinger (played by Sean Bean), also an ex-military and a friend of Caine who's been exiled on Earth.
Aside from Kunis, Tatum, Bean, Redmayne, Middleton, and Booth, others in the Jupiter Ascending cast include Bae Doona, James D'Arcy, Tim Pigott-Smith, David Ajala, Charlot Beaumont, Terry Gilliam, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sarah Campbell, Kick Gurry, Edward Hogg, Nikki Amuka-Bird, and Luke Neal.
Jupiter Ascending is written, produced and directed by The Wachowskis, the brother-and-sister team of Andy and Lana Wachowski of The Matrix trilogy and V for Vendetta fame. Warner Bros. and Australia's Village Roadshow Pictures co-financed the $150 million production cost, with Warner paying for the over $100 million needed for the worldwide marketing of the movie ND with the remainder being shouldered by Village Roadshow. The film was originally set to be released on July 25 last year but had to be rescheduled twice because additional time was needed to complete over 2,000 special effects shots of the film.