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 scifi thriller Reminiscence. I said yes before I read the script, the Australian actor said as he joined his costars Rebecca Ferguson and Thandiwe Newton and the film s writer and director Lisa Joy for a sociallydistanced blue carpet premiere in London. Set in wartorn 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.