Filming was shut down on The Darkest Hour for months due to the horrible fire that destroyed much of the forest and areas surrounding Moscow. Fortunately for Russia – and the film cast and crew – shooting on the alien invasion film was able to start up again after the air had cleared up enough to make it safe to return to work.
Emile Hirsch stars as Sean, Olivia Thirlby plays Natalie, Joel Kinnaman is Skyler, Rachael Taylor stars as Anne, and Max Minghella is Ben. Veronika Vernadskaya is Vika, Dato Bakhtadze is Sergei, Gosha Kutsenko is Matvei, Nikolai Efremov is Sasha, and Georgy Gromov is Boris.
Chris Gorak directs the PG-13-rated sci-fi thriller coming to theaters on December 25, 2011.
Official Synopsis: The Darkest Hour is the story of five young people who find themselves stranded in Moscow, fighting to survive in the wake of a devastating alien attack.
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