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[Peter T Chattaway]

Link to our thread on Apollo 13 (1995), which should presumably never be confused with this film in any way, shape or form.

Links to our threads on other recent past, present and future alien-invasion and -visitation movies such as Cloverfield (2008), Monsters Vs. Aliens (2009), District 9 (2009), The Fourth Kind (2009), Monsters (2010), Skyline (2010), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Mars Needs Moms (2011), Paul (2011), Super 8 (2011), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), The Thing (2011), Battleship (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), Agent OX (in development), Alien Sleeper Cell (in development), Dark Moon (in development), Earth Defense Force (in development), The Host (in development), The Kitchen Sink (in development), Under the Skin (in development) and Year 12 (in development).

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Weinsteins Land Timur Bekmambetov's Surprise Alien Pic 'Apollo 18'
EXCLUSIVE: The Weinstein Company won a bidding battle that went past Friday night and into the wee hours of Saturday morning for Apollo 18, an extraterrestrial film that is being creatively spearheaded by Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov. The picture, which is well into production and will be released March 4, 2011, shapes up as the next in a line of films that use a tinge of reality to launch into thriller story lines. Others include the Paranormal Activity films, the upcoming Oren Peli-directed Area 51, and the JJ Abrams-directed Super 8.
Harvey and Bob Weinstein bought worldwide rights to the film, agreeing to fully finance the picture. Bob Weinstein met several times with Bekmambetov before making a deal that came after Bekmambetov presented film footage purported to have been shot by the crew of Apollo 18. That moon mission from the early 70s was officially canceled by NASA, but according to urban legend, it actually happened. Timur's footage shows signs of alien life, and the events of the mission are built into a thriller story line. The film so far has been a well kept secret but would have to be well underway to be ready for release five months from now. . . .
Mike Fleming, Deadline.com, November 6

Edited by Peter T Chattaway, 25 March 2011 - 06:20 PM.

[Peter T Chattaway]

[Peter T Chattaway]

Edited by Peter T Chattaway, 25 June 2011 - 09:53 AM.

[Ryan H.]

Y'know, I kinda hate the "found footage" genre, but there's something about the conspiracy theory set-up of APOLLO 18 that appeals to me.

[Peter T Chattaway]

Me, I'm wondering how this footage was supposedly "found", if indeed it was all shot on the Moon in the early '70s. Hmmm. Maybe the astronauts made it back to Earth ... and maybe the alien(s) came with them ...

[John Drew]

Peter T Chattaway, on 19 February 2011 - 12:46 PM, said:

Me, I'm wondering how this footage was supposedly "found", if indeed it was all shot on the Moon in the early '70s. Hmmm. Maybe the astronauts made it back to Earth ... and maybe the alien(s) came with them ...

Or maybe the Russians have secretly landed on the moon, and retrieved it. Take a look at the upper left side of poster a couple of posts back.

[winter shaker]

The film's plot reminds me of the trailer of the third Transformers before they reveal that it's about robots.

[Peter T Chattaway]

Wow. Two nights ago, a friend of mine was telling me that Apollo 18 had been cancelled because it's looking pretty boring, etc. I meant to post the rumour here at the time, but got sidetracked by other things. And now, today, the Weinstein Company has announced that it's bumping this film's release date from April 22 of this year (i.e. just four weeks away) to January 6 of next year -- so, not cancelled, exactly, but it might as well be, given what a dead zone for new releases the first few weeks of the year are .

[Peter T Chattaway]