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The battle for Earth begins in War of the Worlds: The Attack trailer

April 8, 2023 by Amie Cranswick

Vertical has released a trailer for director Junaid Syed’s sci-fi action adventure War of the Worlds: The Attack.

Co-written by FM’s Tom Jolliffe (writer-producer on FM’s The Baby in the Basket), the modernised take on H.G Wells’ classic War of the Worlds follows three friends as thay track a meteorite that has crashed to Earth, which they soon discover is the epicentre of an alien invasion of the planet. Check out the trailer below…

“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.”

Featuring in the cast of War of the Worlds: The Attack are Sam Gittins, Vincent Regan, Alhaji Fofana, Lara Lemon and Leo Staar.

War of the Worlds: The Attack is set for release on April 21st.

For any horror fans and/or budding movie producers out there among you, please check out the crowdfunding campaign for The Baby in the Basket, Flickering Myth’s own 1940s-set Gothic horror feature due to go into production this year. We’ve got a bunch of perks available, including producer credits and on-screen thanks, and you can grab yourself a copy of the finished film for just £10 or get an on screen thanks in the credits for just £40!

 

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Alhaji Fofana, Junaid Syed, Lara Lemon, Leo Staar, Sam Gittins, Tom Jolliffe, Vincent Regan, War of the Worlds, war of the worlds: the attack

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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