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Let’s fast forward to the the year 2069 and dive into a world that has been taken over by corrupt cops, gangs and drug addicts. Scarlett Johansson stars as Lucy, a woman who works as a drug runner for the mob, who one day finds herself in a predicament.
After finding out she has a bag of drugs in her stomach after a wild night out, she gets beat by gangsters and it the substance leaks into her body, turning her into a freak of nature. Right when you wanted to feel sorry for her, she goes on a murder rampage and figures out that her brain is working at 28% capacity and climbing. Somehow, she can move objects and learn complex things on the fly. But will she be stopped?
The Luc Besson-directed science fiction film stars Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman and will hit theaters nationwide on August 8.
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