A first look at M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming sci-fi project After Earth has now launched at the film’s official site. art of a viral campaign, the below video offers a look at the fictional history of the film’s universe.
Starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith, After Earth takes place one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape from Earth. Nova Prime has become mankind’s new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai’s craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
Check out the video in the player below along with the recently-released logo for the film at the bottom of the page.
