Alex Garland’s new film, Civil War, will be released in theaters on April 17. The filmmaker to whom we owe Ex Machina and Annihilation is a great SF specialist. The Brit is also behind the screenplays for 28 Days Later and Danny Boyle’s Sunshine.
Approaching the SF genre with a very realistic prism, Alex Garland this time takes us to the near future, where the United States is on the verge of collapse; Journalists struggle to tell the biggest story of their lives: the end of America as we know it.
Produced by the production company A24, which won the 2023 Best Picture Oscar for Everything Everywhere at Once and based on an original screenplay, the feature film also benefits from an excellent cast: Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons or Nick Offerman (already in Alex Garland’s film. Devs series).
Not forgetting Sonoya Mizuno, the director’s favorite actress, or Kyle Spann, the Wolpe Cup for Best Actress at the last Venice Film Festival thanks to Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla. The film, which comes out in just over a month, has already been discussed by some of the French press “Modern Masterpiece” and “A fascinating reflection on the future of our societies and journalism”.
Here’s a roundup of tweets that promise an unexpected spring success at the cinema.
Civil War hits theaters on April 17.
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