The Planet (UK-2006; dir. Mark Stirton)
The Planet is an independent sci-fi/horror film that involves space battles, a strange planet inhabited by something dangerous and a small band of soldiers struggling to survive on it. Despite the stated 2006 release date, it has undergone further development since first being aired and will finally be available on DVD on 10 June 2008.
A mercenary spaceship ferrying a convict is attacked by a horde of unidentified fighter craft. Forced to abandon their crippled ship the survivors land on “The Planet”. Soon they discover that they are not alone, as they battle to survive they begin to fall prey to a malevolent force. A force which turns the souls of their fallen comrades against them. Forming a rescue plan the survivors race to carry it out while they still can.
Unknown to the team, the prisoner is also on the planet and his presence there could change the universe as they know it, forever…..
I hope to be able to review the film sometime in the near future, but in the meantime, here’s a view of its giant monster (you knew it had to have one, didn’t you?), obtained exclusively from the director, Mark Stirton, by Kaiju Search-Robot Avery. It is a creature formed from the restless souls of the dead (click on the image to see it full size):
- See the trailer here.
- IMDB entry
- Official website.
