Meet China’s answer to Sully. On May 14, 2018, the cockpit window of Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 shattered deep in the Himalayas, sucking the copilot halfway out of the plane and placing the rest of the 9-person crew and 119 passengers at risk for hypothermia, hypoxia, and worse. The story of how the captain, the […]
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Trailer: The Burning Sea (Nordsjøen) 2021)
Norway’s Fantefilm team is on a roll. First came The Wave, then The Quake, and now we have The Burning Sea. Originally released in Norway in October 21, The Burning Sea is now making its way to the U.S. Here’s the blurb from distributors Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing: In 1969, the Norwegian government announces […]
Sneak Peek: Moonfall (2022)
Lionsgate Pictures has released the first scene of Roland Emmerich’s upcoming Moonfall, which tells the story of a mysterious force knocking the moon out of its orbit and sending it on a collision course with Earth. Here it is: Moonfall reunites Emmerich with his 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow cowriter, Harald Kloser, along with […]
Trailer: Don’t Look Up (2021)
At last we have the trailer for Adam McKay’s latest, a comedy disaster movie called Don’t Look Up. You have to see the cast for this one (deep breath in): Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Chiklis, Ron Perlman, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, Mark […]
Trailer: Moonfall (2022)
We now have the trailer for Roland Emmerich’s latest, Moonfall, which tells the story of a wayward Moon, a plucky astronomer, and conspiracy theories galore. Emmerich has been the present-day master of disaster for quite some time now, with massive hits such as Independence Day, 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, and Stargate. This latest movie […]
Trailer: Underground (2020)
After debuting at the December 2020 Whistler Film Festival, director Sophie Dupuis’ mining disaster movie, Underground, is now being released on a limited basis in the U.K. Underground tells the story of Max (Joakim Robillard) a miner who’s looking for redemption after causing a car accident that leaves his best friend (Théodore Pellerin) paralyzed. He […]
News Roundup for July 3
Teaser Trailer for North Sea Released, Film Sold for U.K. Fantefilm has released a teaser trailer for their latest production, Nordsjøen (North Sea), which explores the consequences of 50 years of offshore drilling by Norway. The film was directed by John Andreas Andersen from a script by Lars Gudmestad and Harald Rosenløw-Eeg. The movie stars […]
Teaser trailer: Sinkhole (2021)
The first teaser trailer for South Korean disaster movie Sinkhole has been released. Sinkhole tells the story of Park Dong-won (Kim Seong-gyoon; Nameless Gangster), who has just moved his family into their dream home after working and saving money for 11 years. The family promptly throws an overnight housewarming party for all of their friends […]
Trailer: The Tunnel (2019)
The 2019 Norwegian hit The Tunnel (Tunnelen) is finally being released in the U.S. Here’s the scoop: A tank truck crashes in a tunnel in the ice-cold Norwegian mountains, brutally trapping families, teenagers and tourists on their way home for Christmas. A blizzard is raging outside and the first responders struggle to get to the […]