Actually that’s much better than nothing. A movie where Tom Jane goes around blowing away Mutants just begs to be on the big screen! Here’s the full synopsis from the release: MUTANT CHRONICLES is set in the year 2707, on an unrecognizable Earth where a war is raging between four giant corporations who control the planet as they battle over the planet’s dwindling resources. This war is soon rendered irrelevant when an errant bomb shatters an ancient buried seal, releasing a horrific mutant army from its prison deep within the earth. As the mutant scourge threatens human extinction, a squad of ragged soldiers, led by Mitch Hunter, descends into the earth in a last ditch effort to destroy the mutants and save mankind.
Magnet describes CHRONICLES as boasting incredible special effects and riveting, action-packed battle sequences in a painstakingly crafted post-apocalyptic landscape. Think they’re over exaggerating a bit? Let’s hope not. Along with Jane, CHRONICLES also stars Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki (below), and John Malkovich. It comes from director Simon Hunter with a script by Philip Eisner.
Magnolia Pictures President Eamonn Bowles sings CHRONICLES’ praises: “MUTANT CHRONICLES is a blast. It’s an action-packed thriller with a dynamite cast and very impressive production values. We’re thrilled to add it to Magnet’s slate of quality genre pictures.” As does CHRONICLES producer Edward R. Pressman: “Simon Hunter is an exciting cinematic talent who has created a provocative world for MUTANT CHRONICLES. I see in Simon the rare visionary quality that was evident to me when working with Sam Raimi, Alex Proyas, and Brian De Palma on their early films. MUTANT CHRONICLES is just the beginning for him.” Obviously these people aren’t going to trash the film, but here’s hoping they’re not just tooting their own horn.
Magnet plans to unleash MUTANT CHRONICLES in select cities starting April 24th. Keep it here as we keep an eye out for any new CHRONICLES media and a list of those cities.