With the first unveiling at Comic-Con this weekend, Summit has just sent over the first photo for Chris Gorak’s The Darkest Hour. Produced by Wanted helmer Timur Bekmambetov, the alien invasion flick features two of my favorite young actors, Olivia Thirlby and Emile Hirsch (in his first role since the disappointing Taking Woodstock).
After getting pushed back to December, the photo above features Hirsch in Moscow’s Red square. Click for high-resolution and check out the film’s video blog, which already has some viral videos up. The film also stars Russian actors Gosha Kutsenko, Dato Bakhtadze, Nikolai Yefremov and Arthur Smolyaninov.
Synopsis
THE DARKEST HOUR follows five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack. The 3D action-thriller highlights the classic beauty of Moscow alongside mind-blowing special effects from the minds of visionary filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED, NIGHT WATCH) and director Chris Gorak.
When it hits theaters December 23rd, 2011, it will go against some heavy competition including Steven Spielberg‘s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, David Fincher‘s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Cameron Crowe‘s We Bought a Zoo.
What do you think of this first look?