Post apocalyptic “save the human race” flicks are almost as numerous as Zombie flicks. I think 3 or 4 more of them in the next couple of years will be enough to turn me off the genre… but for now they still have my interest. Take for example this project that was just announced from Neil Marshall, the director of my film of the year so far (The Descent) called… Doomsday.
The good folks over at Cinescape give us this:
“Doomsday is a futuristic action thriller,” Marshall said. “It’s about a group of people [who] team together to try to prevent the extinction of the human race. It will be a dark, brutal action adventure. It’s kind of an Escape From L.A., except set in the U.K.,” he said. “It will be a post-apocalyptic future and will include futuristic knights and involve car chases. There is a disease that threatens the remainder of humanity.”
The story takes place in northern England and Scotland and has political overtones. It is set in the near future, when the world has become a very intense place to live. A disaster threatens the future of mankind, and a team of people have to stop it.
Futuristic Knights and car chases? Ok, you’ve got my attention.
Nothing really revolutionary in there, but the genre hasn’t worn itself out yet, and the fact that Neil Marshall is going to direct it has me hooked for sure. Did I mention you really should see The Descent this weekend?
