EXCLUSIVE: As UK studios and cinemas fill up with mega-budget U.S. superhero movies, here’s a rare David and Goliath story from the other end of the spectrum. Micro-budget UK sci-fi film Inva…
: As UK studios and cinemas fill up with mega-budget U.S. superhero movies, here’s a rare David and Goliath story from the other end of the spectrum. Micro-budget UK sci-fi filmand Munro Film Services have teamed up to release the debut feature, which follows a couple’s struggle to survive as the UK comes under attack from an alien mothership.
Brit editor Simon Cox, now in his 50s, began working on the script in the ’90s and has been piecing it together for over a decade. His initial plan was to make ‘the biggest British indie sci-fi movie ever’ but over the years a different reality set in. Even then, it has taken most of his adult life to pull it off., ultimately shot in and around the UK city of Birmingham over a six-year period and spent two years in post. It was financed through crowd-funding and a handful of private investors.
Cast is largely made up of unknown actors but the pic includes an end title song by UK singer and actress Toyah Willcox who also stars in the film. Matt Allsopp, whose credits includeIn the end, we hear there were a few distributors interested in the film, whose nifty VFX work belies its budget. A UK theatrical release date has been set for December 5 followed by home ent.
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