Hugh Jackman chases memories in submerged Miami in ’Reminiscence’

He may be a Hollywood superstar but Hugh Jackman says he could not believe his latest leading role was written specifically for him. “In my head, I was like ’oh, Brad Pitt turned down the part, right?’,“ Jackman said of his role in the sci-fi thriller “Reminiscence“. “I said ’yes’ before I read the script,“ the Australian actor said as he joined his co-stars Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton and the film’s writer and director Lisa Joy for a socially-distanced blue carpet premiere in London. Set in war-torn and flood water covered Miami of the future, “Reminiscence“ stars Jackman as hardened veteran Nick Barrister who together with his business partner Watts (Newton) offers a service that allows people to relive their memories. Unexpectedly, Barrister falls in love with a mysterious client, Mae (Ferguson), with a violent past. When she suddenly disappears, Barrister sets out to discover who the object of his desire really is.