The Fourth Kind
| The Fourth Kind | |
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| Directed by | Olatunde Osunsanmi |
| Written by | Olatunde Osunsanmi |
| Produced by | Paul Brooks Joe Carnahan |
| Starring | Milla Jovovich Elias Koteas Will Patton |
| Cinematography | Lorenzo Senatore |
| Edited by | Paul Covington |
| Music by | Atli Örvarsson |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | November 6, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Fourth Kind is an upcoming science fiction-thriller[1] film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, and starring Milla Jovovich. The film is a documentary reenactment set in Nome, Alaska, and deals with alien abductions. The title is derived from J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with aliens, in which the fourth kind denotes an alien abduction.
Plot
The film purports to be based on actual events, and is set in Nome, Alaska, a town which the movie mentions has had a disproportionate number of reported missing people and alien abductions over the last forty years, supported by archived footage. Milla Jovovich plays the part of psychotherapist Dr. Abigail Tyler, whom the movie states is based on a real psychologist who videotapes interviews with the abductees, and begins to suspect a government cover up.
Production
This is the first major film by writer and director Olatunde Osunsanmi, who is a protégé of independent film director Joe Carnahan.[2] The movie is set up as a re-enactment of original documentary footage. It also claims to use "never-before-seen archival footage" that is integrated into the film.[3] The film was shot in Bulgaria, and the lush, mountainous setting of Nome as it appears in the trailer bears little resemblance to the actual Nome, which sits amidst flat tundra on the shore of the Bering Sea.[4]
Mystery surrounding true events
The film's trailer states that the story is based on "actual case studies," but does not specify which cases are covered. As a result, much speculation has risen regarding the search for documented evidence from the actual cases and Abigail Tyler's identity. [5]
On September 1, 2009, an investigation by the Anchorage Daily News tried to debunk the validity of the film's premise, and its relation to actual disappearances that have occurred in and around the town of Nome. However, there still remains a mystery surrounding the deaths of many of Nome's residents, though the general consensus is that the high rate of alcoholism combined with the harsh landscape surrounding Nome may account for a majority of the disappearances. [6]
A Google search for Dr. Abigail Tyler returns a number of blogs and websites discussing the veracity of the claims made in "The Fourth Kind" movie trailer, as well as two websites that contain links to articles about the supposedly real Dr. Abigail Tyler.[7] The two websites are: http://alaskanewsarchive.com/, and http://alaskapsychiatryjournal.org/entries/Dr-Abigail-Tyler-Bio.html. Both of these sites contain copyrights of 1997 at the bottom of the page; however, as whois search identifies that both of the websites were created on the same day that the movie trailer was released. [8]. [9]. This has led to speculation that Universal Studios created these websites to confuse the public as part of a viral marketing campaign. [10]. A number of people have questioned the ethics of such a marketing campaign, as one of the websites listed above claims to be a news outlet, and the other a medical journal. Comment's on a number of websites show concern about how a person seeking legitimate medical resources would be able to tell the difference between a real website and one such as that listed above. [11].
References
- ^ 'The 4th Kind' Banners Go Through Step by Step
- ^ "Milla Gets a Thriller". Wired News. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ Tyler, Josh (2009-08-13). "The Fourth Kind Trailer: A Movie For Believers". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220198/
- ^ Background of the Thriller
- ^ http://community.adn.com/adn/node/143292
- ^ First Batch of Hi-Res Images From 'The Fourth Kind'
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Its all FAKE!