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‘The 5th Wave’ Trailer Asks “Who’s Human?”
A full-length trailer for the upcoming sci-fi action/thriller The 5th Wave has been released. The film follows Cassie and her journeys after a devastating alien attack.
Based upon the young adult novel by Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave‘s synopsis reads:
In the new film The 5th Wave, four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal 5th wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope – if she can only trust him.
The 5th Wave stars Chloë Grace-Moretz (Carrie), Liev Schreiber (Scream 2), Nick Robinson, Maika Monroe (It Follows), Maria Bello (The Dark), and Ron Livingston (The Conjuring). It comes out January 15th, 2016).
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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