There has been a lot of post apocalyptic films surfacing these days. Films like 2012, The Road, Doomsday, Resident Evil: Extinction, Book Of Eli, and Zombieland have brought this subgenre back from the 1980s (when it was ever so popular).  The Fallout is the next film in line depicting survivors of a cataclysmic event. The film is being directed by Xavier Gems, who directed a not too impressive live action adaptation of Hitman.

The film is being dubbed as “a thriller that combines elements of Assault on Precinct 13 with Lord of the Flies in a story of survival.” I am not sure how different this film will be from every other post apocalyptic film. They all seem to deal with similar issues like people struggling to trust each other as they try to find a way to survive. At least this time around it doesn’t sound like a zombie flick. Don’t get me wrong, I love zombie movies as much as the next guy but it seems that there are just way too many post-apocalyptic-zombie films these days. As the name suggests I imagine this film will probably deal more with nuclear war but so far little info has been released.

The film is being produced by Luc Besson’s Europacorp production company. Luc Besson is the man responsible for one of the greatest Science Fiction films ever The Fifth Element. No word yet on if Besson will have a direct producing role in the film but this is at least a sign that the film maybe good. There hasn’t been much info released on this project but it is scheduled to be released sometime in 2010. we will fill you in once casting and other information has been released.

Source: ScreenDaily.com

P.S. The image above has nothing to do with the film.