I don't know what to make of The Darkest Hour, the film that pits Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Mingella, Joel Kinnaman and Racheal Taylor against inter-dimensional aliens who seem to disintegrate earth-dwelling beings as the aliens try to steal Earth's energy. I love the idea of an original horror/sci-fi story that tries to create…
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Probably the most intriguing aspect of the Timur Bekmambetov-produced alien invasion flick The Darkest Hour is the film's unique take on aliens. Unlike your typical movie ET, these otherwordly baddies take the form of "lethal wave energy" that renders them invisible, and therefore extra dangerous, most of the time. And when they do catch up…
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In September of2010, I was lucky enough to visit the set of The Darkest Hour in Moscow Russia. I will be posting updates and interviews from the set visit in the coming months. Summit Entertainment has provided the group of visitors an exclusive look at concept art of the locations from the film. The Timur…
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We've been teased for some time with info and concept images from The Darkest Hour, the sci-fi film in which Emile Hirsch is trapped in Moscow fighting ball-lightning aliens who have come to take all of our precious energy. The trailer dropped earlier this week, and it seems to hide the 'true forms' of the…
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We've already gotten a couple of glimpses at The Darkest Hour, but concept art and one unremarkable photo can only tell us so much. It doesn't matter how nifty the concept art looks if the ideas fall apart in translation, and that image (above) of star Emile Hirsch cowering behind a car could be from…
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The Darkest Hour, the new alien invasion film from producer Timur Bekmambetov and director Chris Gorak, is trying to differentiate itself from the scores of other alien films with a unique breed of invader: one made entirely of "lethal wave energy." It remains to be seen just how unique the film itself will be, but…
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Many people might have missed this at WonderCon, but the Oni Press booth had our first look at the Timur Bekmambetov-produced alien invasion movie titled The Darkest Hour. Described as a 28 Days Later-type thriller, the story follows a group of American tourists visiting Moscow Russia when an alien invasion occurs. The film stars Emile…
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Another domino has fallen in an amusing cause and effect release date shift that began when Martin Scorsese's Hugo Cabret moved from December to Thanksgiving. That forced Rise of the Apes, which had already moved from the summer, to move back to the summer. That then caused The Smurfs to move up into July and…
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The Darkest Hour is Summit's 3D alien attack thriller that started shooting in Moscow earlier this summer. The film's title came true in an unlikely manner, however, and production was shut down due to overwhelming smog from nearby forest fires. Now the production is back on track, so Emile Hirsch and Olivia Thirlby can get…
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Last week we reported that Olivia Thirlby (Juno, The Wackness) would be starring in the Timur Bekmambetov-produced alien invasion movie titled The Darkest Hour. Variety is now reporting that Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer, Into the Wild) has now joined the cast. Described as a 28 Days Later-type thriller, the story follows a group of American…
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"What happened to Olivia Thirlby?" I asked this very question to a friend a couple weeks back, while riding the tube in London. The actress broke onto the scene with a small role in the Paul Greengrass-directed Oscar-nominated United 93, and proceeded to go on a tear, starring in some of my favorite indie films…
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