Not for the reason that days of Erich von Daniken’s “Chariots of the Gods,” director Steven Spielberg’s “Shut Encounters of the Third Variety,” and writer Bob Guccione’s “Omni” journal has there been this a lot curiosity within the examine, historical past, and analysis of UFOs, an enviornment of curiosity branded as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).
The most recent entry into the mysterious mire of flying saucer mania is a brand new abduction thriller from Sweden referred to as “Watch The Skies.” The ominous title is a nostalgic nod to the finale of director Christian Nyby’s “The Factor From One other World” from 1951, the place Scotty the newspaper reporter character warns the entire world of potential extraterrestrial guests over the radio.
“Watch the Skies” was additionally the unique identify of Spielberg’s “Shut Encounters of the Third Variety,” his sci-fi traditional of 1977.
Premiering in theaters Could 9, 2025 after a 2023 movie competition circuit run and heralding from XYZ Movies (“Ash”) and directed by Swedish filmmaker Victor Danell, “Watch the Skies” is centered round a headstrong teenage woman named Denise who’ s satisfied that her lacking father was snatched by aliens. She embarks on a daring rescue mission with a motley band of crazed UFO cultists to attempt to lastly uncover the reality.
“Watch the Skies” stars Inez Dahl Torhaug (Denise), with Eva Melander, Jesper Barkselius, Sara Shirpey, Håkan Ehn, Isabelle Kyed, Niklas Kvarnbo Jönsson, and Mathias Lithner. Harnessing the evolving energy of Synthetic Intelligence with spectacular outcomes, the actors’ actual voices had been translated into English by Flawless utilizing their visible dubbing know-how to synchronize lip actions from Swedish. We expect this considered use of AI and this dubbing course of is certainly one thing to keep watch over sooner or later.
“Watch the Skies” was initially titled “UFO Sweden” and hits U.S. theaters on Could 9.
