The visionary legend H.G. Wells was famously known as the “Father of Science Fiction” due to the immense impact he left on the genre by pioneering a number of key traits and the futurist nature of his works, which were at least a century ahead of their time. A significant amount of his works have been adopted in various media forms, but perhaps none as extensively as his seminal work War of the Worlds, a tale that recounts the clash between humanity and extraterrestrials from Mars and is one of the earliest specimens of alien invasion-related stories. Being very influential in the creation of lots of classic sci-fi content and adapted into a number of movies, series, telenovelas, dramas, and even musicals for a century, the story itself has become overexploited to the extent that it has given rise to many poor adaptations as well, and director Junaid Syed’s directorial debut is,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
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
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
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