A new featurette for Annihilation explores ‘The Shimmer’, a phenomenon that could wipe out humanity. Annihilation is an adaptation of the sci-fi novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer, which follows a team of female scientists as they head into an environmental disaster zone known as Area X. Previous expeditions into the zone have all resulted in death, and once inside the group finds the wildlife and nature in Area X has been wildly mutated.
The much-anticipated movie adaptation stars Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Issac and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Annihilation director Alex Garland (Ex Machina) has openly stated the movie isn’t totally faithful to the book, and that he’s made a lot of changes to the story. While Annihilation is the first in a series of books dubbed the Southern Reach trilogy, the director has also said he’s never ...
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