Brand New-U
# Brand New-U

Brand New-U (also known as Identicals in the United States) is a 2015 science fiction, thriller film written and directed by Simon Pummell and produced by Janine Marmot. It stars Lachlan Nieboer and Nora-Jane Noone.

## Cast

* Lachlan Nieboer as Slater
* Nora-Jane Noone as Nadia
* Nick Blood as Johan
* Tony Way as Gun Dealer / Santa
* Robert Wilfort as Surgeon Two 'Peter'
* Jacinta Mulcahy as Abigail
* Tim Ahern as The Founder
* Anthony Cozens as Friend One
* Andrew Buckley as Friend Two
* Tim Faraday as Finder (voice)
* Sukie Smith as Waitress 'Sarah'
* Clare Monnelly as Worker
* Phelim Kelly as Shopper
* Martin Richardson as Santa 2 / Slater's Body Double
* Michelle Asante as Manager
* David Michael Scott as Brand New-U Raider Driver
* Jamael Westman as Brand New-U Hood Kemal

## Production

### Pre-production

Brand New-U is bankrolled by the BFI Film Fund, Irish Film Board, Netherlands Film Fund and Finite Films. The film made the official selection for the Rotterdam Lab and is a multi platform, transmedia project featuring urban projection, geo- specific augmented reality, and online media.

### Casting

In March 2013, Lachlan Nieboer and Nora-Jane Noone were cast as the two leads playing Slater and Nadia respectively.

### Filming

Principal photography started on 1 April 2013 for four weeks in London, England and Dublin, Ireland.

## Marketing

Two pictures were released on 10 May 2013 via Total Film.

