The Invasion (film)

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The Invasion
Directed by	Oliver Hirschbiegel
Produced by	Joel Silver
Written by	Dave Kajganich (screenplay)
Starring	Nicole Kidman Daniel Craig Jeremy Northam
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	November 2, 2007 (USA)
Budget	$50,000,000
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The Invasion (originally titled Invasion, then changed to The Visiting before being changed once more to The Invasion) is a 2007 film currently in post-production starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. It is directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. Filming took place in Washington, D.C., USA, during Fall 2005, with some scenes also filmed in Baltimore. It will not be released, however, until November 2, 2007^[1]. The film began as a remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but deviated considerably from the original storyline and is now thought of as an original script.

The ending is being reshot in October 2006.

1 Plot summary
2 Cast
3 Trivia
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman

The Invasion tells the story of a mysterious epidemic that alters the behavior of human beings. When a Washington D.C. psychiatrist (Nicole Kidman) discovers the epidemic's origins are extraterrestrial, she must fight to protect her son, who may hold the key to stopping an imminent invasion.

[edit] Cast

Principal cast & characters
Nicole Kidman	as Carol
Daniel Craig	as Ben
Jeremy Northam	as Tucker
Jeffrey Wright	as Dr. Galeano
Veronica Cartwright	as Wendy

[edit] Trivia

Veronica Cartwright co-starred in the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers directed by Philip Kaufman, as Nancy Bellicec. She also starred in the television series Invasion, based on the same movie, as Valerie Shenkman