Enter the world of
After Earth with an in-depth panel that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the universe of the upcoming film and comic book. With the film now in post-production and set to hit theaters next June, screenwriter
Gary Whitta (
Book of Eli) and director of photography
Peter Suschitzky (
The Empire Strikes Back) will discuss the making of the film. They will be joined by comic book artist
Beni Lobel (Spanish horror comic anthology
Cthulu; G.I. Joe comic books;
Torchwood: Web of Lies motion comic), and writers
Robert Greenberger (Iron Man, Batman, and Hellboy novels) and
Michael Friedman (Star Trek and X-Men novels) -- the creators of the comic book
After Earth: Innocence, which will introduce Kitai and Cypher Raige (played by Jaden and Will Smith in the
After Earth film). Also joining the panel is Eisner Award winner
Peter David (Star Trek novels and comic books;
The Incredible Hulk), who is writing the
After Earth prequel novel and also created the
After Earth bible with Greenberger and Friedman. In
After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai (played by Jaden Smith). When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
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