Annihilation is based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer. It follows a team of women who are dispatched on an expedition into a mysterious region called Area X. The area is cut off by a strange, translucent barrier called the Shimmer, and beyond it, nature has taken over in strange ways.
The film is directed by Ex Machina director Alex Garland and stars Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuva Novotny, and Benedict Wong. Follow along for all of the updates, trailers, and commentary for Annihilation, which opens on February 23rd, 2018.
Feb 28, 2018, 9:21 PM UTCBryan Bishop
How Annihilation’s visual effects artists created those terrifying mutant creatures
Visual effects supervisor Andrew Whitehurst reveals the bear’s secrets
Feb 26, 2018, 7:58 PM UTCTasha Robinson
The original ending of Annihilation sounds better
Alex Garland’s initial script is subtly different, but the scene he deleted is important
Feb 23, 2018, 3:37 PM UTCTasha Robinson
Annihilation is the most thoughtful science fiction movie since Arrival
The latest from Ex Machina writer-director Alex Garland again digs deep into heady philosophical questions
Feb 3, 2018, 10:45 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
A new trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation shows off the weirdness of Area X
‘It’s in me’
Jan 26, 2018, 3:26 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
A new featurette explains Annihilation’s mysterious Area X
The film opens on February 23rd
Dec 13, 2017, 3:06 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
The latest trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation shows off a strange new world
‘It’s making something new’
Sep 27, 2017, 2:41 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Watch the first trailer from Alex Garland’s next movie Annihilation
‘Why did my husband volunteer for a suicide mission?’
Aug 3, 2017, 8:05 PM UTCAndrew Liptak
Ex Machina director Alex Garland’s next film will hit theaters on February 23rd
Annihilation is an adaption of Jeff VanderMeer’s horror novel
Mar 30, 2016, 2:39 PM UTCJamieson Cox
Oscar Isaac is joining the cast of Alex Garland’s new sci-fi movie Annihilation
Cue the extended neon-lit dance break
Jan 6, 2016, 7:25 PM UTCRussell Brandom
Alex Garland's Annihilation is shaping up to be sweet as hell
Natalie Portman, Gina Rodriguez, and Tessa Thompson are set to star in the sci-fi adaptation