Stars: Sam Gittins, Lara Lemon, Alhaji Fofana, Leo Staar, Vincent Regan | Written by Junaid Syed, Tom Joliffe | Directed by Junaid Syed
Opening with a quote from H.G. Wells’ novel, War of the Worlds: The Attack is the latest in a seemingly endless stream of film, television shows, rock operas, and most infamously, a radio play by Orson Wells based on the classic tale of the original “Red Menace”.
Three friends Herbert, Hannah and Ogilvy are bicycling through the woods looking for a meteorite Hannah is sure landed nearby. They don’t find it although Herbert thinks he saw something hiding in the trees. He also has a theory that it’s not merely a meteorite.
The next morning they see what landed, something huge and already cordoned off by the police. As they sneak past for a closer look, it opens revealing an octopus-like occupant. But that’s nothing...
Opening with a quote from H.G. Wells’ novel, War of the Worlds: The Attack is the latest in a seemingly endless stream of film, television shows, rock operas, and most infamously, a radio play by Orson Wells based on the classic tale of the original “Red Menace”.
Three friends Herbert, Hannah and Ogilvy are bicycling through the woods looking for a meteorite Hannah is sure landed nearby. They don’t find it although Herbert thinks he saw something hiding in the trees. He also has a theory that it’s not merely a meteorite.
The next morning they see what landed, something huge and already cordoned off by the police. As they sneak past for a closer look, it opens revealing an octopus-like occupant. But that’s nothing...
- 5/10/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Another adaptation of the classic H.G. Wells tale is headed our way, with Vertical Entertainment unleashing the trailer for War of the Worlds: The Attack, releasing next month.
The film will bring the battle to select theaters on April 21, 2023.
“War of the Worlds: The Attack follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind.”
Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon, Sam Gittins, and Leo Staar star.
Director Junaid Syed previews, “The idea was to create a modernized version of War of the Worlds while honoring and trying to stay as close to the original story as possible.
Syed continues, “It has nostalgic elements for the grown-ups and, at the same time, fresh storylines making it relatable for the younger audiences.
The film will bring the battle to select theaters on April 21, 2023.
“War of the Worlds: The Attack follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind.”
Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon, Sam Gittins, and Leo Staar star.
Director Junaid Syed previews, “The idea was to create a modernized version of War of the Worlds while honoring and trying to stay as close to the original story as possible.
Syed continues, “It has nostalgic elements for the grown-ups and, at the same time, fresh storylines making it relatable for the younger audiences.
- 3/27/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"We don't know what they want, we don't know what they're capable of." Vertical Ent. has revealed the first official trailer for the new British take on this classic sci-fi story - a film called War of the Worlds: The Attack. A modern update on the H.G. Wells classic alien invasion story, the film follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind. Starring Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon, Sam Gittins, Leo Staar. The director, a VFX supervisor directing his first film, explains: "The idea was to create a modernized version of War of the Worlds while honoring and trying to stay as close to the original story as possible. It has nostalgic elements for the grown-ups and,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Junaid Syed directs, among producers on spin on H.G. Wells classic.
Vertical Entertainment has acquired out of AFM worldwide rights to sci-fi adventure War Of The Worlds: The Attack and plans a 2023 theatrical release.
The story follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind. The project is in post-production.
Junaid Syed makes his feature directorial debut and the cast includes Sam Gittins, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana,...
Vertical Entertainment has acquired out of AFM worldwide rights to sci-fi adventure War Of The Worlds: The Attack and plans a 2023 theatrical release.
The story follows three young astronomers tracking a meteorite that crashes into earth who discover they are at the epicentre of a Martian invasion. A soldier helps the trio and they end up in London where they must find a way to save mankind. The project is in post-production.
Junaid Syed makes his feature directorial debut and the cast includes Sam Gittins, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
"Can you save my life?" 4Digital Media has debuted an official Us trailer for a "family adventure" movie titled 2 Hours, also known as 2:Hrs. The plot is a bit odd: three school friends ditch classes, and somehow stumble into the lab of a mad scientist lady. There they discover her latest invention, The Vitalitron, which predicts the time of death of any living creature. Tim discovers he only has two hours left to live, so he and his mates create a bucket list that will cram a lifetime into the next two hours. Anyone want to bet that he doesn't die at the end of two hours, but learns a few lessons along the way? What an original idea. Starring Harry Jarvis, Ella-Rae Smith, Alhaji Fofana, Keith Allen, Siobhan Redmond, Seann Walsh, Marek Larwood, and Kirsty Dillon. It looks pretty bad - almost made-for-tv bad, but that's why it's being...
- 6/27/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Harry Jarvis, Ella-Rae Smith, Alhaji Fofana, Keith Allen, Siobhan Redmond, Seann Walsh, Marek Larwood | Written by Roland Moore | Directed by D. James Newton
The concept of knowing when you die is something the we, as humans, seem to focus on as wwe get older. It’s also been the subject of a number of films: from thrillers such as D.O.A., to comedies like The Bucket List… the idea of knowing when you die (and to a lesser extent “how” you die) is fascinating for filmmakers and audiences alike.
Brand-new British teen comedy 2:Hrs tells the story of budding graffiti artist and an expert slacker Tim (Harry Jarvis), who gets more than he bargained for when he convinces his two best friends, Vic and Alf, to skip a school trip. They stumble into a press conference being held by scientist Lena Eidelhorn (Siobhan Redmond) who is unveiling her latest invention,...
The concept of knowing when you die is something the we, as humans, seem to focus on as wwe get older. It’s also been the subject of a number of films: from thrillers such as D.O.A., to comedies like The Bucket List… the idea of knowing when you die (and to a lesser extent “how” you die) is fascinating for filmmakers and audiences alike.
Brand-new British teen comedy 2:Hrs tells the story of budding graffiti artist and an expert slacker Tim (Harry Jarvis), who gets more than he bargained for when he convinces his two best friends, Vic and Alf, to skip a school trip. They stumble into a press conference being held by scientist Lena Eidelhorn (Siobhan Redmond) who is unveiling her latest invention,...
- 7/24/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
London-based agent also picks up Jemaine Clement comedy Humour Me.
London-based sales agent Reason8 has boosted its European Film Market (Efm) slate with two new acquisitions and has also scored its first deals on sci-fi A Rough Draft.
The company has picked up international rights to Sam Hoffman’s Humour Me, a comedy starring Jemaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) and Elliot Gould (Ocean’s Eleven) that is currently on release in the Us.
Director Hoffman is the creator of popular web series Old Jews Telling Jokes, which has since been adapted into a TV series.
Reason8 has also picked up children’s fantasy adventure 2:hrs, which is written by Roland Moore and stars 2017 Children’s Bafta winner Alhaji Fofana. The film tells the story of a slacker schoolboy who discovers that he only has two hours left to live. Producers are Andromeda Godfrey and Diana Juhr-De Benedetti.
Separately, Reason8 has also inked multiple deals on its upcoming fantasy thriller A Rough Draft, which it is screening in the market in Berlin. Ahead of the film’s release via Sony/Columbia in Russia on March 15, the film has now sold to German-speaking Europe (Capelight Pictures), Baltics (Acme), Malaysia (Suraya Filem), and Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan (Purple Plan).
Reason8’s Efm slate also includes Gareth Tunley’s The Ghoul, Anton Sigurdsson’s Women and Easter European comedy Dzidzio Contrabass.
London-based sales agent Reason8 has boosted its European Film Market (Efm) slate with two new acquisitions and has also scored its first deals on sci-fi A Rough Draft.
The company has picked up international rights to Sam Hoffman’s Humour Me, a comedy starring Jemaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) and Elliot Gould (Ocean’s Eleven) that is currently on release in the Us.
Director Hoffman is the creator of popular web series Old Jews Telling Jokes, which has since been adapted into a TV series.
Reason8 has also picked up children’s fantasy adventure 2:hrs, which is written by Roland Moore and stars 2017 Children’s Bafta winner Alhaji Fofana. The film tells the story of a slacker schoolboy who discovers that he only has two hours left to live. Producers are Andromeda Godfrey and Diana Juhr-De Benedetti.
Separately, Reason8 has also inked multiple deals on its upcoming fantasy thriller A Rough Draft, which it is screening in the market in Berlin. Ahead of the film’s release via Sony/Columbia in Russia on March 15, the film has now sold to German-speaking Europe (Capelight Pictures), Baltics (Acme), Malaysia (Suraya Filem), and Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan (Purple Plan).
Reason8’s Efm slate also includes Gareth Tunley’s The Ghoul, Anton Sigurdsson’s Women and Easter European comedy Dzidzio Contrabass.
- 2/16/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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