Ice Cube Battles Aliens in Trailer for New Found Footage WAR OF THE WORLDS Movie
Prime Video has dropped the first trailer for a new take on War of the Worlds, and this time it’s a screenlife found footage experience.
Directed by Rich Lee and produced by Timur Bekmambetov (Searching, Unfriended), this adaptation trades massive tripods for a story told entirely through screens.
The film stars Ice Cube as Will Radford, a Homeland Security cyber-security analyst whose life flips upside down when an alien invasion hits. With surveillance feeds, video calls, and social media driving the narrative, the movie dives into themes of privacy, data, and control in a world where everything is monitored.
The official synopsis reads: “Will Radford (Ice Cube), a top cyber-security analyst for U.S. Homeland Security, spends his days tracking potential threats to national security through a mass surveillance program, until an attack by an unknown entity leads him to question whether the government has been hiding something important from him... and the rest of the world.”
Alongside Cube, the cast includes Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Andrea Savage, Henry Hunter Hall, Iman Benson, Devon Bostick, and Michael O’Neill.
It’s a modern spin on H.G. Wells’ iconic 1897 novel, but instead of heat rays and tripods, these aliens feed on our data.
This project marks Rich Lee’s feature directorial debut after years of music videos and TV episodes (Limitless, The Society). While the concept is intriguing and clearly aims for a District 9-style grounded vibe, early reactions have been mixed.
The trailer teases tension, chaos, and Ice Cube yelling at screens.War of the Worlds will hit Prime Video on July 30, 2025. Check out the trailer and let us know what you think!