Variant is a 2023 Chinese sci-fi horror film about an alien creature that kills almost all the crew on a spaceship. Sounds familiar!
Directed by Qilin Li (Phantom from the Deep).
The movie stars Jim Liu (No More Bets; Ip Man 4: The Finale), Shuting Yang (Midnight Beating; The Gossip Girl), Phillipe Joey (Ghost in the Shell, The Goldfinger, Chasing the Dragon), Karl Dominick (Wushu Warrior, Legend of the Fist 2).
Plot:
In 2050, the Dishi Biotechnology Company hires the spaceship Thunder God to search for an alien creature called Bali in outer space. On their way back to Earth, the captain’s son Jamie accidentally releases Bali, which immediately kills almost everyone on board. Only Jamie and the crew member Kirk survive.
Twenty years later, alien creatures keep invading Earth and injuring humans. Doctor Joy from the Dishi Biotechnology Company recognises Jamie in an operation and takes him back to the laboratory. Kirk appears in the laboratory and cruelly tells Jamie how he used his curiosity to release Bali and kill the crew on the space station.
Meanwhile, the monster Bali breaks free and goes on a rampage at the laboratory base. Jamie wakes up from his nightmare and decides to take revenge. A life-and-death battle for the fate of humanity begins!
Release date:
In China, Variant will be released theatrically on November 17, 2023.
Trailer:
Original title:
星际变种 “Interstellar Variant”
More movie links: alien | Asian | Chinese | creature features | monsters | sci-fi
Thanks to The Arty Dans for letting us know about this movie. Visit his website and the Asian Film Fans YouTube channel for more coverage of Far Eastern cinema.
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