A stronomers discov- ered a signal from another galaxy that provides irrefutable proof of the exist- ence of extraterrestrial life. Pop- ulations around the world are ea- gerly awaiting the next contact. But not for long. In just a few days, aliens almost wipe human civilisation from the face of Earth. In a terribly deserted world, only traces of humanity remain. As the aliens hunt and ki- ll everything in front of them, the survivors are left with the most important question: who
The war of the worlds has already begun for me, and this series is more than a tale of aliens. That’s just a reminder of all the existing problems that are already leading us to certain doom. We are currently aliens on our home planet
are these attackers and why are they determined to destroy us? It turns out that they could be human beings. A difficult battle is being prepared to restore control of the planet… And what will happen next? You’ll have to discover that in the second season of the award-winning and highly-rated series War of the Worlds, which arrives on Fox Television in June. This is yet another successful adaptation of H.G. Wells’ timeless 1898 novel, which was first turned in- to a film in the mid 20 th century. Steven Spielberg du- sted off his classic science fiction work and renewed it as a feverish thriller about an invasion from space 50 years later, only for the story to get its own TV adap- tation in the series that delighted the world in 2019. The story is set in France and the UK and represents a modern, unhindered interpretation of Wells’ novel. The War of the Worlds has attracted attention sin- ce the book was first published. We shouldn’t forget the radio broadcast directed and performed by Or- son Welles, which turned one Halloween, way back in 1938, into panicked fleeing from a non-existent alien invasion, so it’s no wonder that the series also achieved incredible success. It is broadcast in more than 50 countries and in the UK has been rated as one of the best since 2012, all of which provide gre- at reasons to talk to fantastic actor, screenwriter, di- rector and producer Gabriel Byrne. Although we loved him in Miller’s Crossing, chee- red for him in The Usual Suspects, and fell slightly in love with him in Stigmata or the fantastic TV se- ries In Treatment, on this occasion we are discussing War of the Worlds. And everything that this story metaphorically represents… “The end of the world, like any other deadly si- tuation, returns humanity to its basic state. It’s up to us whether we’ll fight with intellect or instincts, and which of our two sides will secure survival. This is precisely the key idea that War of the Worlds spe- aks to us about. The second season was filmed during the pan- demic. How did that “war” impact on you?
Ja sam osoba koja razmišlja o svetu, ali nisam Hamlet koji se neprestano pita – biti ili ne biti. Volim da rad na setu bude lagan i da bude zabavan I’m a person who thinks about the world, but I’m not Hamlet who constantly asks himself - to be or not to be. I like work on set to be easygoing and to be fun
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