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The “found footage” movie is becoming increasingly popular these days, thanks mostly in part to the astounding success of the PARANOMAL ACTIVITY films. Timur Bekmambetov (directed of WANTED) has attached himself as producer on APOLLO 18, a flick that plays off the idea that we actually went to the moon one last time in secret… and there’s a reason for that, which is also the reason we never went back to the moon. I like the concept here, though the idea of a secret space mission is a tad hard to swallow – the sheer amount of money and manpower it takes to put together any sort of space endeavor would be almost impossible to do without public knowledge. APOLLO 18 was financed by Bob Weinstein with an estimated budget of $5 million, and is directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego. One thing is for sure, the trailer below gives quite a lot away, so if you’d rather just go into this knowing it’s a horror film set in 1973 on the moon… skip the trailer. Looks pretty cool, I just hope it works on the big screen. Check it out for yourself and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Oh, and the poster above IS new, but only in the sense that the release date was changed. The original poster featured a March 3 release date, but essentially the same image.
Synopsis:
Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it’s the real reason we’ve never gone back to the moon.
APOLLO 18 opens April 22, 2011
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
