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The BBC has unleashed the first trailer for its reboot series of the H.G. Wells classic “War of the Worlds“. Rafe Spall and Eleanor Tomlinson star alongside Robert Carlyle and “Sherlock’s” Rupert Graves in “War of the Worlds”, adapted by Peter Harness and directed by Craig Viveiro. The series marks the first adaptation set somewhere other than America. This time the story is set in Edwardian England and centers on George (Spall)and his partner Amy (Tomlinson) as they attempt to start a life together during an alien invasion. Betsan Morris Evans is producing with Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli, Peter Harness, Craig Viveiros, and Tommy Bulfin are executive producing.
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Picking up thirty years after George Pal’s 1953 adaptation of H.G. Well’s classic novel War of the Worlds, the television incarnation tells the story of the resurrection of the alien invaders from Mars (retconned to Mor-Tax in this version) from their state of suspended animation (rumors of their death had apparently been highly exaggerated). Once back in action the aliens begin a plot to make Earth more like their home world…and fast as a veritable shit load of their friends are scheduled to arrive on our lil’ blue marble within five years time. Unfortunately for us, the aliens can now inhabit human bodies in order to travel among us undetected. To fight this unearthly menace, the government assembles a highly trained task force led by Dr. Harrison Blackwood (played by Jared Martin, whom fright flick fans may recognize from the Fulci death sport film The New Gladiators), an astrophysicist who’s parents were killed in the original 1953 invasion. Also along
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BBC has announced several new upcoming series, including a three part series based on the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Scheduled to enter production next year, the show will be set in the Victorian era. The series is penned by Peter Hartness (Doctor Who). Mammoth Studios’ Director of Production, Damien Timmer, has said that even though the book has been adapted several times before the series will be a fresh take on the classic, “no one has ever attempted to follow Wells and locate the story in Dorking at the turn of the century.” In the novel a narrator watches what he believes is a series of shooting stars that turn out to be metal cylinders carrying martian invaders.
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Lately, there is a major trend of books and films being adapted for television, like ‘The Lost Boys‘, ‘The Dark Tower‘, ‘Let the Right One In‘ and ‘The Purge‘, just to name a few. News has now come that ‘War of the Worlds’ is being added to the adaption list. MTV and Jeff Davis, creator of ‘Teen Wolf’, are teaming up to bring the adaption to TV. Davis will co-write the series along with Andrew Cochran, according to THR. ‘War of the Worlds’ has been featured on both radio, television and film. H.G. Well’s novel was adapted for film in 1963. The latest version is Stephen Spielberg’s 2005 film starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. In the 2005 film, Earth has been invaded by aliens using tripod machines. The story follows one family, fighting to stay together and survive the siege. We will continue to follow the progress of ‘War of the Worlds’. We will update you when we know
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The BBC has unleashed the first trailer for its reboot series of the H.G. Wells classic “War of the Worlds“. Rafe Spall and Eleanor Tomlinson star alongside Robert Carlyle and “Sherlock’s” Rupert Graves in “War of the Worlds”, adapted by Peter Harness and directed by Craig Viveiro. The series marks the first adaptation set somewhere other than America. This time the story is set in Edwardian England and centers on George (Spall)and his partner Amy (Tomlinson) as they attempt to start a life together during an alien invasion. Betsan Morris Evans is producing with Damien Timmer, Preethi Mavahalli, Peter Harness, Craig Viveiros, and Tommy Bulfin are executive producing.
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Streaming TV
Picking up thirty years after George Pal’s 1953 adaptation of H.G. Well’s classic novel War of the Worlds, the television incarnation tells the story of the resurrection of the alien invaders from Mars (retconned to Mor-Tax in this version) from their state of suspended animation (rumors of their death had apparently been highly exaggerated). Once back in action the aliens begin a plot to make Earth more like their home world…and fast as a veritable shit load of their friends are scheduled to arrive on our lil’ blue marble within five years time. Unfortunately for us, the aliens can now inhabit human bodies in order to travel among us undetected. To fight this unearthly menace, the government assembles a highly trained task force led by Dr. Harrison Blackwood (played by Jared Martin, whom fright flick fans may recognize from the Fulci death sport film The New Gladiators), an astrophysicist who’s parents were killed in the original 1953 invasion. Also along
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Streaming TV
BBC has announced several new upcoming series, including a three part series based on the novel The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Scheduled to enter production next year, the show will be set in the Victorian era. The series is penned by Peter Hartness (Doctor Who). Mammoth Studios’ Director of Production, Damien Timmer, has said that even though the book has been adapted several times before the series will be a fresh take on the classic, “no one has ever attempted to follow Wells and locate the story in Dorking at the turn of the century.” In the novel a narrator watches what he believes is a series of shooting stars that turn out to be metal cylinders carrying martian invaders.
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Streaming TV
Lately, there is a major trend of books and films being adapted for television, like ‘The Lost Boys‘, ‘The Dark Tower‘, ‘Let the Right One In‘ and ‘The Purge‘, just to name a few. News has now come that ‘War of the Worlds’ is being added to the adaption list. MTV and Jeff Davis, creator of ‘Teen Wolf’, are teaming up to bring the adaption to TV. Davis will co-write the series along with Andrew Cochran, according to THR. ‘War of the Worlds’ has been featured on both radio, television and film. H.G. Well’s novel was adapted for film in 1963. The latest version is Stephen Spielberg’s 2005 film starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning. In the 2005 film, Earth has been invaded by aliens using tripod machines. The story follows one family, fighting to stay together and survive the siege. We will continue to follow the progress of ‘War of the Worlds’. We will update you when we know
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