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*From the writer & director of “Ex Machina,” the hotly anticipated sci-fi thriller “Annihilation” “demands an open mind,” says writer/director Alex Garland.
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“Annihilation” is based on the novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer. Natalie Portman leads the cast as a biologist who must enter an ecological disaster zone in North America to try and figure out what is threatening her husband’s life, per Indie Wire.
Garland spoke with the outlet about what to expect from his most ambitious effort to date.
Peep the trailer above but note that “the trailers are misleading you,” according to the filmmaker.
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“The trailers are full of misdirections, which is only doing his twisting narrative justice,” IndieWire reports.
“The Oscar Isaac/Natalie Portman storyline is a very important part of the film, but it’s kind of a thread that weaves through it,” Garland said. “The bulk of the film is about these five scientists who are entering into an area of North America where there is a strange event going on. There’s a twin narrative. One has to do with a marriage. One has to do with a mission. They will take interesting turns, separately and together.”
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“If it was up to me, I would know nothing about the film. But that’s just unrealistic, isn’t it?” Garland said. “The only thing I get nervous about usually relates to the last third of the film. I’ve many times sat in a cinema and felt like, ‘Well I now know what’s coming. I know exactly what’s going to happen from the beginning to the end of this movie.’ I find it strange how much studios reveal sometimes. You want it to be like when you’re watching television late at night, and suddenly something comes on you had no idea was about to and you’re hooked. You’re like, ‘Wow, what is this?’ That’s what I want ‘Annihilation’ to feel like.”
We love an edge of your seat sci-fi thriller with a delicious twist, so we’re super excited about “Annihilation.”
The supporting cast includes Gina Rodriguez, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, and Oscar Isaac.
“Annihilation” hits theatres Feb.23, 2018. Paramount Pictures is also finalizing a deal with Netflix to take over the international distribution of the film 17 days after its release in the U.S., Canada, as well as in China.
