Sam Raimi putting together alien invasion flick EDF with District 9 producer?

By Jake Dee

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Now here’s some news worth fawning over…

Now that SPIDERMAN and all its hefty baggage is off of Sam Raimi’s carousel, it seems the man is intent on keeping with darker genre fare. We all know DRAG ME TO HELL marked a triumphant return for one of the most innovative horror directors of all time, and now, according to Vulture, it seems the man may be locking horns with DISTRICT 9 producer Bill Block to bring us EDF…EARTH DEFENSE FORCE!

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EDF, which is setting up shop at Warner Bros., comes from a script by AIR FORCE ONE and HOLLOW MAN scribe Andrew W. Marlowe. Here’s how the story shapes up:

In EDF, we open on a U.S. military operation gone awry: Sent to rescue what they believe is a sub that’s accidentally bumped into a mine in Chinese waters, U.S. naval aviators quickly wind up engaged in a dogfight with a squadron of Chinese air force pilots. Soon, planes on both sides are being shot out of the sky, but not by the Chinese or US pilots, but by three alien attack fighters, which soon depart and destroy many of the world’s landmarks and military installations, then, vanish. It’s a test of Earth’s defensive capabilities, and we failed. Shortly after, NASA detects a radiation signature in a nearby galaxy, indicating a far more massive attack coming in about ten months, and world leaders set about trying to create super-aircraft and weapons that can fight off the coming invasion.

Wow, quite a lofty endeavor. Anyone think Raimi mans up and actually directs this one himself?

And what about the timing on this one? Is EARTH DEFENSE FORCE perhaps a tad late in a season when alien invasion flicks are more popular than f*ckin’ Snookie (SKYLINE, ALTITUDE, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, MONSTERS, etc).

Slit a vein…

DRAG ME TO HELL’S gorgeous Alison Lohman!

Source: Vulture

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