War Of The Worlds Expected Release Date U.S. : Summer 2005
Expected Release Date U.K. : Summer 2005
Expected Rental Release Date :

War Of The Worlds Cast : Katie Tomlinson
Director : Timothy Hines
Written By :
Producers :
Other Known Crew Members: Ron Thornton and Michele Jeffers (Special Effects, Foundation Imaging), Jon Sorenson (Effects)

War Of The Worlds Based On : The famous book that was broadcast over the radio originally by Orson Welles.
Premise/Synopsis : Aliens invade earth attacking and destroying all all of our major cities.
Genre : Sci-Fi

Official Site : Pendragon Pictures
Fan Sites :
Trailer :
Released By : Pendragon Pictures

Status : In Pre-Production/ Scripting

How excited are we : 9 Out Of 10


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19/2/02
For those of you that are playing catch up on the state of War Of The Worlds post September 11th (like myself), please read on as I have received a press release from Pendragon Pictures who have updated us on the film that they say will still be made, although it has been put on hold due to those recent events in the US. The film will not be made placed in its original setting and time, and not brought up to date as intended.

Charles R. Keller II, Director of The H. G. Wells Society, wrote to his worldwide members, “I have since learned from the Pendragon website that they will continue with the project. The release will be delayed as they abandon their ‘updated’ version and re-write the script and re-tool the entire production to its proper late-Victorian setting. I applaud Pendragon Pictures for their decision. Perhaps H.G. will finally have his most famous novel put to film in a way not seen before. The potential for this project is enormous and I hope you will join me in supporting Pendragon Pictures in this.”

The press release wnet on to say that Pendragon Pictures hope that War Of The Worlds will be released sometime in 2005.

But here's exciting news for fans of War Of The Worlds. Director Timothy Hines has put into pre-production a movie entitled Chrome, that also stars Katie Tomlinson. Check out our new page for details.

Updated : 19/7/01
The War Of The Worlds film is going ahead and the filmmakers are keen to release the film next Halloween, that's October 31st 2002 and not during the summer of 2003 as wass first expected.Director Timothy Hines explains, "As the details of our production became more refined, we realized we had it within our grasp to release by Halloween, which I really want to do as Halloween is the night Orson Welles broadcast his famous radio version of WAR OF THE WORLDS. I feel the approach to our production has a great deal in common with the approach Orson Welles took with the material, and we will make history on Halloween night, 2002."

Casting for the film is ongoing but Katie Tomlinson, best known for The Fugitive TV series (see right) has beaten over 900 hopefuls for a principal role in the movie. "Katie's auditions were miles above the rest. She has a truth in her performing that few could match, as well as a powerful star-talent charisma," said director Hines.

On board to create the effects needed for the movie are Ron Thornton and
Michele Jeffers of special effects house, Foundation Imaging who have previousley been responsable for Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the new series Enterprise. Hines explains "Originally, I had thought to go entirely in-house. But when we toured their facilities, met their principals and artists, I knew we were philosophically aligned. Ron (Thornton) is a huge fan of WAR OF THE WORLDS, and has a strong background in miniature construction, which is fantastic, as we are favoring miniatures over CG as our primary approach to the effects." Also onboard is Jon Sorensen the guy responsable for created the Nostromo spacecraft in Alien.

Concept Art (click to enlarge)

Hines has also commented on the state of the script from which he is working from, "I'm convinced more than ever that we are doing WAR OF THE WORLDS right. We met with many studio executives and Hollywood agents, and the vast majority have flipped out at how great our script is, though a few have expressed concerns as to how frightening our approach is".

"Talking with one major producer, when I expressed that the fans of WAR OF THE WORLDS demand that the story be told true to Wells and must be dark, he responded by telling me, 'These people are not your audience. Kids are the ones going to the movies the most and your film will terrify them.' He tried to convince me that my production needed more 'dramedy'. Whereas script polishing is inevitable as you go in production, I assure the fans of WAR OF THE WORLDS that our movie will be truly terrifying and contain no 'dramedy'".

Visit Pengragon Pictures Official Site for more details on the film

Date Page Created : 23/7/2001 Date Last Updated : 19/2/2002

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