However , the creation of '' Déjà Vu '' s progenitor was set aside by the September 11 , 2001 attacks that disrupted New York-native Marsilii , and the advent of the 2003 film '' Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl '' , which occupied Los Angeles-native Rossio . However , by 2004 , the two screenwriters had completed the concept . Brian Greene from Columbia University was brought in as a consultant to help create a scientifically plausible feel to the script . Greene stated " the way I try to explain wormholes in terms of bending paper and connecting the corners , that 's there in the film and it was fun to see that that made it in . " The script was sold for a record $ 4.5 million
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
Déjà Vu (2006 film)