Finally, some information--and they've kept us waiting until nearly the last minute. Two days ago, Thunder Levin announced on the
AE Facebook page that
AE had a new name--
AE Apocalypse Earth--and that they'd received a release date of May 28. That's 81 days, just in case you want to start a count-down.
With a release imminent, Levin has started generating some press.
Dread Central has a brief synopsis of the movie (apparently, our heroes are fighting for survival on a hostile planet, and what I believed to be camouflage body paint on model Bali Rodriguez may actually be her native form) and a few new photos, including one of Richard toting a very big gun. Seems Thunder doesn't read my blog, because he called the Dread Central item "our first press."
Levin describes the film as "more pure science fiction" than anything he's done in the past, and though no one is quite saying so it seems likely that the quick release date is intended to edge in before the theater debut of M. Night Shyamalin's
After Earth. Asylum took some flak for a similar move in 2011, when SyFy premiered
The Almighty Thor (also featuring Grieco in a prominent role) and then released the DVD the same week
Thor hit theaters.
Whatever the motivation, the turnaround time on this one has been impressive. The movie wrapped filming in January, meaning that all editing, sound and post are on track to be completed in approximately four months.
B Movie Nation also talked with Levin about a number of current projects, including
AE Apocalypse Earth.
PRE-ORDER AE: Apocalypse Earth
Just a few days ago, AE: Apocalypse Earth's official Facebook page informed us that the film was "essentially complete"--and the movie is now available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-Ray. 