Regardless of public opinion, I love my documentary/shaky-cam/POV/vomit-inducing flicks. It’s a guilty pleasure. So when I get news of a new head-splitter on the way don’t be surprised if I already got an RSVP for the screening. Call them whatever you like (fad, the next era of horror) the fact is that the studios are banking with that kind of material. With that being said I’ve got news regarding another film of the like that’s being picked up by The Weinstein Company. Check out the release!
“The Weinstein Company has acquired Apollo 18, the sci-fi thriller based on the screenplay by Brian Miller, winner of the inaugural Astana International Action Film Festival screenplay competition, founded by Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov. Trevor Cawood is set to direct the project.
Set to be shot documentary style, the film unearths lost footage from Apollo 18’s undocumented and covert mission to the moon, revealing disturbing new evidence of other life forms.
Bekmambetov announced the contest this spring, in conjunction with Kazakhstan’s first film festival held in Astana, Kazakhstan July 27-July 1, 2010. Five finalists from the United States, France, Kazakhstan, and the UK attended the film festival, which was a celebration of international action films. As part of the competition, Miller was awarded a cash prize and a development deal with BPL.
The film is slated to begin production this December for a March release date.”
See? If you got aspirations for making it big as a screenwriter…it’ll be highly unlikely. But hey, this guy did it so you could too. While the plot might sound a little overused we might actually get something similar to THE FOURTH KIND. What do you folks think about this? Strike back below and let us know!