First full synopsis for M. Night Shyamalan's After Earth revealed
Jul. 2, 2012
Despite consistently putting out products that many deem should have broken his career, M. Night Shyamalan still continues to make new movies. His latest is a collaboration with Will Smith and son Jaden Smith, one written by Gary Whitta (THE BOOK OF ELI) and titled AFTER EARTH. Now, AFTER EARTH is set to appear at Comic-Con next weekend, and included in the panel description was a plot for the up-until-now secretive movie. There are of course a few spoilers here, so be forewarned.
“In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by 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 (played by 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. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.”
It's an interesting touch to have Will Smith playing a character who, according to the above description alone, is sidelined for most of the movie while his son goes off on the main adventure. I'm sure there will be more to it than that, but it this development certainly provides some food for thought.
And for those of you who will be at Comic-Con: "The SDCC panel will include the film’s screenwriter Gary Whitta and cinematographer Peter Suschitzky, as well as the team behind the tie-in comic book After Earth: Innocence, artist Beni Lobel and writers Robert Greenberger and Michael Friedman. Peter David, author of the After Earth prequel novel, will also be there."
I just have to know - what are M. Night and Will Smith saying here?
| Extra Tidbit: | A release date of June 7th, 2013 has already been set. That's almost a year to the day after PROMETHEUS - maybe a big budget Sci-Fi summer movie trend has begun? |
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They're saying....
Here's what they're saying:
[silence]
Will Smith: Let's just get this straight...I'm here because they're paying me $90 million...
[silence]
Will Smith: Let's just get this straight...I'm here because they're paying me $90 million...
Here's what they're saying:
[silence]
Will Smith: Let's just get this straight...I'm here because they're paying me $90 million...
[silence]
Will Smith: Let's just get this straight...I'm here because they're paying me $90 million...
Will Smith: Son if you do this scene right, the movie is going to make a pile of cash "This big".
Will Smith: Son if you do this scene right, the movie is going to make a pile of cash "This big".
RE tidbit.
But this gift is now seemingly lost, a scene in a movie where a confused and annoyed Whalberg begs a plastic plant
But this gift is now seemingly lost, a scene in a movie where a confused and annoyed Whalberg begs a plastic plant for a chance to survive seems retarded. And the complete mutilation of an almost perfect children's story, "Avatar". Sad to say, but it seems that Shyamalan is another one hit wonder.
i consider it to be similar to what tim burton is going through. both of their past few movies have been pretty shiit, both have some greats from early on, and i think they'll figure out what they're doing. although i kind of have a bit more hope for shanaynay....
i consider it to be similar to what tim burton is going through. both of their past few movies have been pretty shiit, both have some greats from early on, and i think they'll figure out what they're doing. although i kind of have a bit more hope for shanaynay....
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This movie is going to do one of two thing... Either show that Will Smith can make even the worst director look Really Really good.. or Proof that M. Night has "Sex Hands" and everything he touches gets F*cked
This movie is going to do one of two thing... Either show that Will Smith can make even the worst director look Really Really good.. or Proof that M. Night has "Sex Hands" and everything he touches gets F*cked
ill watch it
SOunds fucking cool
F@ck you M. Night! There is no way any halfway decent director can fuck up The Last Air Bender. All you had to do was follow the series, make sure to include female ninjas and throw in a cabbage joke here and there. That is it, all you had to do and the fanboys would be happy. How is it that hard? Oh yeah, because you are a total hack.
F@ck you M. Night! There is no way any halfway decent director can fuck up The Last Air Bender. All you had to do was follow the series, make sure to include female ninjas and throw in a cabbage joke here and there. That is it, all you had to do and the fanboys would be happy. How is it that hard? Oh yeah, because you are a total hack.
I really hope this film turns out great, but...
He's got talent....
Hate me for this but...
How to watch an M Night movie
this is true
Caption for the bottom pic:
Will Smith: Yeah yeah, shut the fuck up, this is what we’re going to do.
Caption on the first photo:
“Hehe I still get funding for movies...suckers”
Will Smith: Yeah yeah, shut the fuck up, this is what we’re going to do.
Caption on the first photo:
“Hehe I still get funding for movies...suckers”
M. Night: "Go ahead and talk to the plant. This is actually The Happening 2: What's Happening!"
M. Night: "Go ahead and talk to the plant. This is actually The Happening 2: What's Happening!"
I defended Night for a long time.
M Night: Okay guys, in this scene I want you to--
Will: Yeah yeah. Later for that. Did y'all SEE the Happening?? Here's how its gonna be...
M Night: Okay guys, in this scene I want you to--
Will: Yeah yeah. Later for that. Did y'all SEE the Happening?? Here's how its gonna be...
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