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wammaimwenamammwmamlwgionewnwir filitiFtliitctfirk to ttl 7 4 I 1 i 01 itly 4' f) 4 i I li ftall et lir 1M'ONA I ES1 1 1alediti 1 Villainy defines Mick Jagger's latest career move 4 By John Culhane Entertainment News Service 1Wil1ainy" said Mick Jagger in the voice that has launched hundreds of Rolling Stones concerts "could also be called wasted life A well-organized society would make good use of all the talents within it rather than letting so many go also be called wasted life A well- organized society would make good use of all the talents within it rather than letting so many go to waste" In his latest movie role Jagger plays Vacendak a bounty hunter of young bodies and one of the villains in the new science fiction thriller "Freejack" which opens today Parts of the picture were shot in sectors of a futuristic New York City that film company Morgan Creek Productions built in Atlanta In the world of "Freejack" LWG15 1 Cal La I 1 119 F1199 WV shot in sectors of a futuristic New York City that film company Mor- gan Creek Productions built in Atlanta In the world of "Freejack" Estevez who played Billy in both "Young Guns" hits plays Alex "the reluctant hero" of "Freejack" Alex is a young race car driver ostensibly killed in a New York car crash in 1989 who wakes up in 2009 to find that the rich dominate the city even more than they do now In fact the richest McCandless played by Anthony Hopkins would love to beat old age in rather than over Estevez's dead body Alex evades his body-snatching captors though and is pursued throughout the film by Vacendak Murphy views Jagger more as an icon than an actor "Jagger didn't become Jagger for nothing There's all that presence" Co-producer Stuart Oken confirmed that it was Jagger's icon quality that Morgan Creek wanted for Vacendak "Mick has as great nate the city even more than they do now In fact the richest McCandless played by Anthony Hopkins would love to beat old age in rather than over Estevez's dead body Alex evades his body- snatching captors though and is pursued throughout the film by Vacendak an Murphy thhyar an views didn't become Jagger for nothing There's all that presence" aJctaogrg Jagger "Jagger more reer as quality that Morgan Creek wanted Co-producer Stuart Oken con- firmed that it was Jagger's icon for Vacendak "Mick has as great bodies are "snatched" a moment before death and transported to a "snatch lab" 19 years in the future where the minds and spirits of rich privileged members of society are transplanted into the young desirable bodies Occasionally however the bodies from the past awaken before the mind-body switch occurs and escape as "freejacks" When they do the bounty-hunting Vacendak tracks them down "Freejack" was co-written and co-produced by Ron Shusett who co-wrote and co-produced "Alien" and "Total Recall" It's directed by New Zealander Geoff Murphy whose anti-colonial "Utu" was a Cannes Film Festival favorite Last year Murphy chronicled the questions surrounding the death of Billy the Kid one of society's favorite villains in "Young Guns IL" Emilio Occasionally however the bod- ies from the past awaken before the mind-body switch occurs and escape as "freejacks" When they do the bounty-hunting Vacendak tracks them down "Freejack" was co-written and co-produced by Ron Shusett who co-wrote and co-produced "Alien" and "Total Recall" It's directed by New Zealander Geoff Murphy whose anti-colonial "Utu" was a Cannes Film Festival favorite Last ly the Kid one of favorite year Murphy chronicled the ques- tions surrounding the death of Bil- villains in "Young Guns IL" Emilio a presence as anybody you could think of" Oken said "You look at his eyes you look at his mouth you can see the way his mind works" Jagger hadn't performed in a feature film since he had the title role in Tony Richardson's "Ned Kelly" the story of the ill-fated 19th-century Australian outlaw who fought for the workers against the landowners and Nicolas Roeg's "Performance" both released in 1970 Musical commitments caused him to drop out of "Fitzcarraldo" (1980-81) But after completing his European tour in September 1990 Jagger had been adapting his schedule for more leisure 'Freejack' came along at just the right time with just the right elements" he said When Mick Jagger was 5 he remembers he played cowboys with the kid down the street Keith Richards Richards had a Roy Rogers cowboy suit so natu role in Tony Richardson's "Ned Kelly" the story of the ill-fated I9th-century Australian outlaw who fought for the workers against the landowners and Nico- las Roeg's "Performance" both released in 1970 Musical commit- ments caused him to drop out of "Fitzcarraldo" (1980-81) But after completing his European tour in aSdeapptetimngbehrisl9schedule 90 Jagger had been for more leisure 'Freejack' came along When Mick Jagger was 5 he at just the right time with just the right elements" he said remembers he played cowboys with the kid down the street Keith Richards 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