The Comic-Con footage has finally been released, and I'm definitely getting a War of the Worlds
vibe, but the visuals are reminiscent of District 9
. It's amazing what can be accomplished with less money nowadays. There's not much that happens throughout most of it, but that final scene breathtaking and hints at a larger story at play. The Brothers Strause will be familiar to most people as directors of Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. Some people like to say it was the "good" AvP film, which to me is like saying you prefer to eat fresh dog poop than stale dog poop. Whatever. I like the look of this one, so expect further updates on it from us here. Skyline is due out on November 11th, 2010. Probably won't get a large theatrical run, but Relativity Media has already struck a deal with Netflix to stream the film almost immediately following. Check out the trailer below, followed by a brief synopsis.
SYNOPSIS
In the sci-fi thriller Skyline, strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Skyline is directed and produced by the Brothers Strause (Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
), whose company Hydraulx has provided visual effects for Avatar, Iron Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and 300.Image provided by Slashfilm.