M. Night Shyamalan (
The Last Airbender) recently wrapped production on his post-apocalyptic sci-fi flick
After Earth, which stars Will & Jaden Smith, Isabelle Fuhrman and Zoe Kravitz. The film (which was written by
The Book Of Eli's Gary Whitta) is scheduled to appear at the San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 14th. Included in the panel's description was the first plot summary for the movie. Check it out below (be warned, however; the following has a couple of
spoilers from the film):
In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (played by Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
And for those who will be attending Comic-Con,
"The SDCC panel will include the film’s screenwriter Gary Whitta and cinematographer Peter Suschitzky, as well as the team behind the tie-in comic book After Earth: Innocence, artist Beni Lobel and writers Robert Greenberger and Michael Friedman. Peter David, author of the After Earth prequel novel, will also be there."
Many thanks to
JoBlo for the heads up.
After Earth is set to hit theaters June 7th, 2013.
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