![]() And that’s a crying shame, really, as the ensemble cast give an electrifying performance with an ambitious, daring film that people will be dissecting for years. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Paramount got the memo, as they clearly had no idea how to market Annihilation, barely promoting it, holding it from press until a few days before release, and selling it to Netflix for international markets. It’s a difficult rope to walk, but Garland manages to encompass all of these complicated ingredients into the cauldron like a seasoned chef and offers a visual treat for the eyes, whilst also maintaining the best element of the science fiction genre: making the audience think. I’m not saying that you have to be a mongoloid-looking Neanderthal, carrying your knuckles across the floor NOT to enjoy the film, but there seems to be a tightrope that Garland attempts to walk here, trying to appeal to audiences that want the mixture of frights, drama, sci-fi twirly whirly trippy cosmology and horrifying monster visuals. For others, the dense metaphors and highbrow concepts at play may put you off. If you’re into slow burner sci-fi films (like the most recent Blade Runner 2049) or a fan of Tarkovsky’s Solaris and Stalker movies, then you’ll feel right at home with Annihilation. Attempting to jam-pack all of the first novel’s intricate details into a ninety minute movie would be like trying to stuff your entire wardrobe into a dinky suitcase, but Gardner manages to do so expertly. You’ll likely see the following words used to describe the film in other reviews: ‘Bold, Visually Stunning, Provocative, Pompous, Discomforting, Thought-provoking, Banal, Striking and Cerebral,’ and for the most part, all of these soundbites can be employed to depict this adaptation, mostly because the source material is so complex. ![]() As a fan of VanderMeer’s work, before watching the film, I had already read The Southern Reach Trilogy. In 2015 he dipped his directorial toes into the film pool with the critically acclaimed sci-fi/thriller Ex Machina, and has followed the science fiction trend with an exciting female-led film, based on the book of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer: Annihilation. He then began working on a number of Hollywood scripts including 28 days later, Sunshine and a personal favourite of mine, Dredd. Upon arrival, they find it has been overrun by demonic creatures who "threaten to create Hell on Earth." Sounds about right.Ī theatrical release date for Doom: Annihilation other than "coming soon" has yet to be announced.Annihilation is the second big screen directorial endeavour from Alex Garland, who made a name for himself initially by writing The Beach, which was closely followed by The Tesseract. Plot wise, the film follows a group of space marines responding to a distress call from a base on a Martian moon. The official movie trailer doesn't really give you much of a an idea of whether that statement is true or not. She also promised the script for the film was much better than the 2005 movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Steph's future ex-husband Karl Urban. News of the film was confirmed via a tweet from actor and Letters from the Fire vocalist Nina Bergman who has a role in the movie. In April 2018, it was announced a new Doom film was in the works at Universal Studios. ![]() On Twitter id Software revealed in a very short, and to the point, tweet it's not involved in the Doom: Annihilation film. Doom creators id Software are not involved with the upcoming Doom: Annihilation movie in any capacity.
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