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After Earth Teaser – M. Night Shyamalan goes sci-fi with Jaden & Will Smith

December 11, 2012 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Will and Jaden Smith aren’t having a good time in this teaser, after they crash land on a planet where “everything has evolved to kill humans”, and oh my God, that planet if Earth! M. Night Shyamalan’s movie looks like it could be rather cool, with a bit of an Avatar vibe going on.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.’

It’s due for release June 7th, 2013.

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ACTORS: Will Smith, Jaden Smith DIRECTORS: M. Night Shyamalan FILMS: After Earth

After Earth Viral Video – New hints at M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming movie

July 17, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth doesn’t hit cinemas until June 7th, 2013, but the viral campaign in starting early with a video that gives us some backstory for the sci-fi flick. The movie itself is set a thousand years after cataclysmic events force humanity’s escape from Earth, and Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. However this new video takes us back to the beginning and an alien craft that give mankind the hints they need to head into space.

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Jaden Smith Looks Futuristic in After Earth Set Photo

February 16, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It’s taken Jaden Smith a while to sort out a follow-up to The Karate Kid, but now he’s a couple years older and teaming up with his dad (who’s Will Smith, in case you’ve been under a rock and didn’t know) for M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth.

Now the young star is on set in Costa Rica and tweeting photos of himself looking suitably heroic and futuristic for the sci-fi tale. The film, previously known as 1,000 AE, centres on Will and Jaden, who crash land on earth years after the planet was deemed uninhabitable for humans. After the crash, it’s up to the son, who is viewed as a failed warrior, to save his father. It’ll reach cinemas June 2013.

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Isabelle Fuhrman Joins After Earth

January 12, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Actress Isabelle Fuhrman, who stars as Clove in The Hunger Games but is probably best known from the title role in Orphan, has joined the cast of M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth for Columbia Pictures, according to THR.

The story centres on Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith, who crash land on earth years after the planet was deemed uninhabitable for humans. After the crash, it’s up to the son, who is viewed as a failed warrior, to save his father. Isabelle Fuhrman is playing Rayna, a friend of Jaden Smith’s character. Zoë Kravitz is also onboard to play Will Smith’s daughter, while Sophie Okonedo plays his wife.

M. Night Shyamalan is directing After Earth, which was previously titled 1000 A.E., from a script by Gary Whitta. Production is scheduled to start in March, on location in Utah and Pennsylvania.

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Zoe Kravitz In Talks For 1000 A.E.

December 6, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

For a while now, Will and Jaden Smith has been attached to M. Night Shyamalan’s planned new sci-fi movie, 1000 A.E.. Now it appears the director is filling out the rest of the cast, as THR report that Zoe Kravitz (X-Men: First Class) and Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) are both in talks to join the film.

1000 A.E. is set in the future when humans no longer live on Earth after it became inhospitable. The elder Smith is playing a hero, while Jaden is his son, considered a failure as a warrior. When the two crash-land on Earth, it is up to the son to save the dad and prove himself.

Assuming the women do sign on made, Kravitz would play Smith’s daughter, while Okonedo will portray his wife. The current plan is to start shooting early next year for release in 2013.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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ACTORS: Zoe Kravitz, Sophie Okonedo, Will Smith, Jaden Smith DIRECTORS: M. Night Shyamalan FILMS: 1000 A.E.