We stay pretty informed about upcoming movies around here since we’re usually writing about them from even the earliest stages of development. I have to admit, though, that I was caught kind of off guard with The Mutant Chronicles. The truth is I hadn’t heard much about it and hadn’t really bothered to look in to it at all. I think the title kind of threw me off.
So I was pleasantly surprised when I checked out the new trailer today and discovered an action packed, sci-fi epic looking war movie. I have no idea if it’ll pan out to be worth anything, but there’s always hope.
Earth’s natural resources have been exhausted by mankind and battle rages between the soldiers of four leading Corporations: the Capitol, Bauhaus, Mishima and Imperial.
Mitch Hunter and Nathan Rooker, battle hardened Capitol soldiers, fight a desperate battle against a Bauhaus advance. When an errant shell destroys an ancient stone seal, they find themselves facing a new enemy: hideous necrmutants, with boneblades that grow from their arms. Mitch barely manages to escape. Nathan does not.
The mutants multiply by millions and they destroy all before them. The Corporations’ leader, Constantine, is about to abandon the planet and leave countless innocents to their desperate fate, when he is approached by Brother Samuel, leader of the Brotherhood, and ancient monastic order
Samuel is keep of the Chronicles, a book that prophesies both the rise of the Mutants, and the ‘Deliverer’ that will destroy them. Samuel believes he is that Deliverer destined to journey deep into the earth and destroy the source of the mutant scourge.
He manages to recruit Mitch, along with a handful of like-minded soldiers: Steiner, honor bound Bauhaus officer; sword wielding Severian; street fighter El Jesus; fearless beauty Duval; and stoic warrior Juba.
The Mutant Chronicles follows Mitch and Samuel’s mission to venture into the very heart of the darkness in an attempt to save the planet from marauding hordes of deathless mutants.
The Mutant Chronicles stars Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane, and John Malkovich. It does not yet have a release date.
That poster is friggin' awesome.
Wow. I know nothing about this other than what you've posted here…and if the story is half as good as that trailer, this movie will rock. I got chills watching that.
I love the combination of WWII stuff with aliens and futuristic stuff like spaceships and…stuff
Has Captain America written all over it doesnt it?!?!
ok.. so that is cool lookin, even with a mix of Armagheddon music in there…
yeah didn't think about that, but yeah
Wow, that was awesome. It looks like one of those films with at totally unique and unpredictable storyline, with an old school look and feel to it.
Suuuwweeeeeet.
It looks awesome. I just hope it's not religious heavy.