Release Day Round-Up is a new, ongoing feature here at Bigfanboy that will be posted every Thursday to showcase the important information and marketing material for the new movies being released that day (special editions will be posted for movies with mid-week openings). This way you can make an informed decision on what movie (or movies) you will see on opening weekend. As always, let us know what you think in the comments, if you would like anything added and if you plan on seeing the particular movie being highlighted on opening weekend, sometime down the road, wait for it on home release or passing all together. Here’s all you could want to know about APOLLO 18:
APOLLO 18
Official Website
Release Date: Friday, September 2, 2011
MPAA: PG-13 for some disturbing sequences and language.
Presentation: 2D
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Screenwriters: Brian Miller
Directed By: Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego
Starring: Undisclosed (This is normal with “lost footage” style films)
Synopsis: Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But in December of 1974, 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.
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