The Hollywood Reporter is exclusively reporting that Naomi Ackie is the latest name to join the cast for the sci-fi film Morning, which is being directed by Justin Kurzel.

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Set in a near future where society has a pill that does away with the need for sleep, the added help of an artificial Sun means there is finally no end to morning daylight, living and work. But as a young generation grows up deprived of the world of sleep, is it time for them to rebel and reclaim their dreams?

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The film follows Cathy – an ambitious, driven early advocate of a sleepless world – who as she hurtles towards the anniversary of her husband Frank’s death, attempts to repair her relationship with her son Danny. But the sleepless universe Cathy helped build is starting to crumble around her, and the arrival of someone from Frank’s past brings up memories Cathy has been fighting to suppress. As Danny is being drawn away from his mother into a subversive underworld of dreamers, Cathy must confront the nightmares that have begun to bleed into her waking life and try to hold on to her son.

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Naomi Ackie, who will be laying the person from Frank’s past, released a statement saying:

I’m so excited to get to work with Justin Kurzel and this incredible cast. The script is so beautifully written and the world building immaculate. I can’t wait to be a part of creating this piece of work!

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The film sees Kurzel reunite with cinematographer Adam Arkapaw, with costume designer Alice Babidge also attached to the project. The film is written by Sam Steiner. HanWay Films is handing international sales for the film.

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Naomi Ackie joins a cast that includes Laura Dern, Noah Jupe and Benedict Cumberbatch.