For his studio-funded debut, he’s chosen to adapt Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel, packed with visceral horror, weighty ideas and unusual storytelling. But Garland’s insistence that the film remain true to his vision, avoiding studio tweaks, suggests that perhaps this might be a different case. While it reportedly takes giant left turns from its source material, there’s still something admirably uncompromising about Annihilation. Annihilation, while reminiscent of other sci-fi and horror films, remains an unusual proposition for a studio. But Annihilation is more than mere visuals and it will shock, fascinate and haunt audiences, whatever screen it’s watched on.

Source: The Guardian February 21, 2018 14:00 UTC