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War of the Worlds: The Attack movie storyline. As the movie begins, the camera tracks and zooms into Mars, from where fragments of some sort are seen being launched toward Earth. A voiceover is heard in the background, which reworks the opening line of the famous novel the movie is an adaptation of, which states that unbeknownst to humanity, they were being keenly observed and scrutinized by an intelligence far greater, which drew up their plans to attack eventually.
Set on present-day Earth; the story revolves around three UCL astronomy graduate teenagers, Herb, Oggy, and Hannah, who, after learning of the possibility of a meteorite originating on Mars falling in the nearby vicinity of Woking, England, have decided to go exploring at night on their bicycles. Herb has a liberal perspective about the possibility of the existence of the extraterrestrial life and has a passion for exploring the unknown, something he inherited from his deceased father.
Therefore, he also believes that their department head, Professor Stint, is right about propounding the possibility of the existence of life on the Mars related to the odd-looking meteorite falling down on Earth. As a homage to the author of the source, the character has been named Herbert Wells. The more skeptical and irritable of the trio, Oggy, considers those opinions to be crackpot theories, good for silly conversations but not to be taken seriously. Hannah is the more pragmatic of the bunch, often acting as a mediator to sort out the disagreements between her other two buddies.
Venturing too deep into the wilderness at night, the trio loses navigation as the GPS loses signal, and taking Herb’s suggestion; they decide to stay at his place nearby. The next morning, Herb’s mother, Ellie, heads to Leatherhead to meet his uncle and informs the trio about the meteorite landing that happened earlier. Herb, Hannah, and Oggy rush off to the spot before much of their observation gets ruined by an overenthusiastic crowd. Reaching the spot, the trio moves closer to what seems to be a space pod, or as it is referred to later, ‘Cylinder,’ avoiding the detection of the authorities nearby.
War of the Worlds: The Attack is a British sci-fi thriller film directed by Junaid Syed and starring Sam Gittins, Leo Staar, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon, Kathi DeCouto, Frances Mather, Fredi ‘Kruga’ Nwaka, Darren Tassell, Rosie Steel, Kris Saddler and Stefan Boehm. The screenplay was written by Junaid Syed and Tom Jolliffe. The film was released n April 21, 2023 in the United States by Vertical Entertainment.
War of the Worlds: The Attack (2023)
Directed by: Junaid Syed
Starring: Sam Gittins, Leo Staar, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon, Kathi DeCouto, Frances Mather, Fredi ‘Kruga’ Nwaka, Darren Tassell, Rosie Steel, Kris Saddler, Stefan Boehm
Screenplay by: Junaid Syed, Tom Jolliffe
Cinematography by: Neil Oseman
Film Editing by: Jim Page
Costume Design by: Maryna Gradnova
Makeup Department: Maria Pavlou
Music by: Filipe Goulart, Milton Nuñez
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: April 21, 2023
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