Tag: Alien Invasion
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‘No One Will Save You’: Director Brian Duffield Talks His “Lean & Mean” Alien Invasion Thriller & Using Dialogue Sparingly [The Playlist Podcast]
Writer/director Brian Duffield has only directed two films so far, but he’s already starting to carve out a specific niche. He’s a filmmaker who loves to take these character-driven, emotional stories and put them against the backdrop of genre. This is seen with the love story at the center of “Spontaneous,” a film where teens…
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‘The New Mutants’ Was Supposed to Kick Off a Trilogy of X-Men Horror Films, Including an Alien Invasion Story
Back when The New Mutants was in production, it was part of an ambitious slate of X-Men movies that were pushing the franchise in bold new directions. Deadpool was a self-aware comedy. Logan was an R-rated drama for adults. And director Josh Boone‘s tale of young mutants being held in a psychiatric hospital was a…