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Plot summary
Cris Johnson earns a living as a magician in a Las Vegas showroom and adds to it by gambling, using an ability he keeps quiet: he can watch two minutes of his own future unfold. He once saw further, a woman walking into a diner, and he returns there twice a day hoping she will appear. FBI agent Callie Ferris has worked out what he can do and wants his help against terrorists preparing to set off a nuclear device in Los Angeles. Casino security notices his winning streak, and the men behind the bomb learn that he is the one person who could stand in their way.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Next (2007)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In May 2006, Starz! Entertainment's 14-episode reality television miniseries Looking for Stars gave 200 contestants the chance to win a speaking role in Next; the role went to actor Marcus Welch.
- It was Nicolas Cage's idea for his character, Cris Johnson, to be a magician, and Cage suggested that his wife appear in the scene where a woman comes out of the audience to take part in the magic show.
- The motel where Cris Johnson and Liz Cooper stay was a facade attached to a real restaurant to make it look like a hotel; interior shots were filmed elsewhere, and the facade was removed after production ended.
- Saturn Films had the script extensively rewritten, almost eliminating its anti-authoritarian themes, and the DHS's role was replaced with the FBI; Cris became arrogant and far more prone to violent solutions.
