So far, December 15 is shaping up to be the best day of my
calendar year. Not only does Star Wars: The Last Jedi open,
but Amazon drops the first season of Jean-Claude Van Johnson, and the after-the-fact sci-fi sequel Beyond Skyline also hits. And I might be most excited about that last one.
Check out this new clip to see why.
It feels like 75% of what I’ve written about recently involves
Beyond Skyline, and that’s fine with me. Not a fan of the
2010 alien invasion yarn, Skyline, the after-the-fact sequel
looks completely badass. And that includes this new U.S. trailer. Perhaps even
more exciting than that, is there’s now a confirmed release date on American
soil, which is a pretty sweet indeed.
Okay, okay, 2010’s alien invasion movie
Skyline wasn’t great. And sure, it’s been seven years, but
what the hell, why not knock out a sequel? And while you’re at it, why not
invite Frank Grillo, Iko Uwais, and Yayan Ruhian to the party? Seriously, what’s
the harm? In short, Beyond Skyline looks way more awesome than
anyone expected a Skyline sequel to ever look, and if you
don’t believe me, check out this new Indonesian trailer and a couple of
posters.
The 2010 alien invasion film Skyline is
not, how to put this delicately, good. In fact, it’s bad. Which is a shame. It had
potential, but instead it’s just shitty. It was, however, cheap ($10 million).
And it did make some money ($66 million worldwide), but not the kind of scratch
that automatically makes one think of sequels. But against all odds, a sequel
has been in the works for a while and this trailer for Beyond
Skyline has everything I like: sci-fi, Frank Grillo, Iko Uwais, and
Yayan Ruhian fighting aliens. Go figure.
