“The Day the Earth Stood Still” Three TV Spots

Today, we have the first TV spots from the upcoming “The Day the Earth Stood Stil” movie.

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is 20th Century Fox’s contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor’s appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission - and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described “friend to the Earth.”

The film also stars Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm and Kyle Chandler.

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is scheduled to hit theaters on December 12th. Read the rest of this entry

The Day The Earth Stood Still … Who Will Be Saved?

Twentieth Century Fox has teamed with Moxie Interactive, to create a new application that allows the world to decide who and what will be saved when the earth “stands still”. It’s part of a global participation campaign for Fox’s upcoming movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still. The film stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in the ultimate alien invasion movie. The digital campaign utilizes seven of the world’s top social networks - including MySpace, Facebook, Bebo and Netlog - across 10 languages.

In the film, a renowned scientist (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim that he is “a friend to the Earth”. Now she must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that mankind is worth saving - but it may be too late.

Earth’s Vital List, which launches today, poses the question; if the earth was under attack what would you save? Consumers are asked to build a “Vital List” of 12 items (people, places or things) they would save on “the day the earth stands still”. Vital lists can be shared with friends encouraging feedback and votes on which items are truly vital. The world’s most vital items will be tabulated on a global microsite, at http://www.earthvitallist.com. The site also provides visitors with a view on how items are being ranked around the globe. A countdown to the film’s US release (12/12/08) will coincide with a special reveal of the world’s 1,212 most prized possessions on MySpace.com/earthvitallist.com. Read the rest of this entry

Awesome International “Day the Earth Stood Still” Trailer

20th Century Fox has released this new international trailer for “The Day the Earth Stood Still” which gives us a nice long look at the robot Gort.

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is 20th Century Fox’s contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor’s appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission - and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described “friend to the Earth.”

The film also stars Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm and Kyle Chandler. Read the rest of this entry

Seven More “The Day the Earth Stood Still” Photos

The Day the Earth Stood Still - Keanu Reeves

20th Century Fox has released seven new photos for the upcoming sci-fi remake “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” revolves around Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor’s appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson (Jaden Smith) get caught up in his mission – and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described “friend to the Earth.”

The film also stars Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm and Kyle Chandler.

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is scheduled to hit theaters on December 12th 2008.

“The Day the Earth Stood Still”

Check out one more international poster (French) for one of the most anticipated movies of the year - “The Day the Earth Stood Still.” Take a look also at two latest TV spot for the movie.

The director Scott Derrickson talks about original movie and its remake:

“It was intentional. I certainly took a lot of time to explore other possibilities. It wasn’t just a foregone conclusion in my mind that we would be sticking to the original. I tried looking at a lot of different possibilities, worked on a lot of different ideas with artists and just always a nagging sense that there was something right about the way the original, that there was something about this alien entity choosing a human form or being in a human form that had value even by modern standards, not by 1950 standards. I also am such a fan of the original film. You have to also just have some respect for Gort. Gort is Gort. There’s no question what we designed pays homage to the original.”

In an interview with MTV News, Keanu Reeves told that Klaatu’s message to Earth was very different from the one in the original, that he was bringing with him a warning to stop destroying the environment.

“It’s both and even more,” Derrickson explained. “I think that this film in some ways is an attempt to address a number of issues that are amongst the most pressing issues for the human race. The original being a Cold War film was addressing what was clearly the greatest threat for the human race at that time, mutual nuclear destruction, and that’s not the most pressing threat that we face now. It’s also man vs. man. We are destroying each other as well. Our country’s at war right now. There is certainly the issue being addressed in the movie of our treatment of one another on the planet. I think it’s a movie about human nature as much as anything else and how human nature is acting itself out in the world right now.”

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The Day The Earth Stood Still 5 Minutes Trailer, New Movie Stills

An 5 minute trailer for Scott Derrickson’s upcoming “The Day The Earth Stood Still” remake is online (again). The trailer shows Keanu Reeves‘ escape from captivity and a clear image of Gort.

Take a look also at the new stills from the movie.

EmpireOnline had an interview with Keanu Reeves:

“One of the last lines in the film is from Jennifer Connelly,” says Reeves. “She says, ‘This is our moment.’ It’s interesting because it’s a two-headed snake. It could mean, ‘This is our moment to begin again,’ or, ‘This is our moment to begin the end.’ It’s wonderful; it’s alive and it resonates, and I was hoping in a mainstream Hollywood movie (that) this film could really provoke interesting conversations as well as be entertaining” - full story

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is 20th Century Fox’s contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As governments and scientists race to unravel the mystery behind the visitor’s appearance, a woman (Jennifer Connelly) and her young stepson get caught up in his mission - and come to understand the ramifications of his being a self-described “friend to the Earth.”

The film also stars Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm and Kyle Chandler.
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is scheduled to hit theaters on December 12th 2008.

Great New “The Day the Earth Stood Still” Poster

Take a look at the new International (German) poster for “The Day the Earth Stood Still” below.

You can see more posters and read about the movie here

“The Day the Earth Stood Still” is scheduled to hit theaters on December 12th 2008.