REPO! The Genetic Opera Principal Photography Underway

Principle photography is underway for “REPO! The Genetic Opera,” a musical thriller starring Sarah Brightman, Anthony Head (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”), Paris Hilton (“House of Wax”), Bill Moseley (“Halloween,” “The Devil’s Rejects”), Paul Sorvino (“The Cooler,” “Goodfellas”), & Alexa Vega (“Spy Kids”).

Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II thru IV) is directing from a screenplay by Terrence Zdunich and Darren Smith, co-creators of the original stage production of the same name upon which the film is based. Japanese musician, songwriter and composer Yoshiki Hayashi (better known as simply Yoshiki) is producing the film’s soundtrack.

Set in the not-so-distant future, the production tells the story of an epidemic of organ failures that devastates the planet, killing tens of millions. As scientists feverishly make plans for a massive organ harvest program, a multi-billion dollar biotech company called GeneCo begins to manufacture salvation-for a-price, offering simple payment plans to those lacking the necessary funds to purchase new body parts outright. But all financed organs are subject to default procedures, including repossession at the hand of the notorious organ repo men.

This will be Brightman’s first major film appearance. She is renowned as the stage star of the original London musical “Phantom of the Opera.”

The film is being produced by Daniel Heffner, Carl Mazzocone, Mark Burg and Oren Koules. Lionsgate’s President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions Peter Block and EVP Jason Constantine are overseeing production for the studio. Lionsgate Studio and Twisted Pictures are financing the production and will distribute the finished film.