Sony Pictures Entertainment has released a new preview and poster for their sci-fi thrillerLife, which examines some of the big issues the film tackles. Instead of having stars such asRyan ReynoldsandJake Gyllenhaaltalk about the movie, the studio has enlisted a pair of real-life scientists, Dr.Kevin Fong, a space and emergency medicine expert, and Dr.Adam Rutherford, who shed some light on the plot and discuss how the issues told in this film would be examined in real life. This should certainly pique the curiosity for sci-fi fans out there, as we get closer and closer to the March 24 release date.
Lifeis a terrifyingsci-fi thrillerabout a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station whose mission of discovery turns to one of primal fear when they find a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.Sony Pictures Entertainmentreleased this preview on YouTube today, which offers new footage from the film, along withAdam Rutherfordrevealing that the film opens with this team of astronauts, includingRyan Reynolds,Jake Gyllenhaal,Rebecca FergusonandAriyon Bakareretrieving a capsule from space.
The footage shows that this capsule contains what might be the first signs of life on Mars, which is fascinating to many because, asKevin Fongputs it, Mars' conditions and climate was quite similar to Earth’s, although that was over 4 billion years ago. We also see footage ofAriyon Bakare’s character trying to simulate conditions onMars, in hopes to reveal that they now have, “incontrovertible proof of life on Mars.” If this were to actually happen,Adam Rutherfordbelieves it would be the “greatest discovery in the history of humankind.”
It is also revealed in this footage that every cell is both a muscle and a nerve cell, meaning it’s all muscle and all brain. We also learn that life on Mars was extinct for millions of years, but somehow this creature survived. WhenRyan Reynolds' character asks what causes the extinction, the video comes to an end, with a blood-curdling scream. We’ve seen in earlier trailers that this seemingly tiny and innocent life form is actually quite powerful, attackingAriyon Bakare’s character and putting their mission, and lives, at risk in thissci-fi thriller.
This video ironically comes exactly one year after we reported thatRyan Reynoldsjoined the cast. It isn’t clear when exactly production took place, or how long filming lasted for, but this project also reunitesRyan Reynoldswith hisDeadpoolwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernick. The actor and writers are also set to reunite this summer when filming begins onDeadpool 2, which is being eyed for a 2018 release.Daniel Espinosa, who previously worked withRyan ReynoldsonSafe House, is directingLife, which will hit theaters on March 24, going up against Lionsgate’sPower Rangersand Warner Bros.‘CHiPs. Take a look at this new preview and poster forLifebelow.
