Many directors are beginning to get as much credit for films they produce rather than direct as evidenced by Joss Whedon‘s recent credit for The Cabin in the Woods (though, Whedon did co-write it) or Todd Phillips on Project X. Now Roland Emmerich is getting in the game as I just received an email with the subject line “Roland Emmerich’s HELL Artwork & Release Info.”
I though to myself, Roland Emmerich made a movie called Hell? The answer is “No”, but that’s not what they want you to think as Emmerich produced the upcoming film which is directed by Tim Fehlbaum and will hit video on demand on August 9 and DVD on August 21.
Starring Hannah Herzsprung, Lars Eidinger, Stipe Erceg, Lisa Vicari and Angela Winkler in a story that centers on the idea that the sun has scorched the Earth and left it a barren wasteland.
Here’s the synopsis followed by the first poster:
It was once the source of life, light and warmth. But now the sun has turned the entire world into baked and barren wasteland. Forests are scorched. Animal carcasses line the roads. Even the nights are dazzling bright. Marie (HANNAH HERZSPRUNG), her little sister Leonie (LISA VICARI) and Phillip (LARS EIDINGER) are heading for the mountains in a car with covered windows. Rumor has it there is still water there. Along the way they run into Tom (STIPE ERCEG), a first-rate mechanic that becomes indispensible. But can they trust him? Tension grows in the small group. As if things weren Ìt bad enough, they are lured into an ambush. Their real battle for survival begins.
