Source: Apple | Posted By: Dan Geer

It’s time for another look at M. Night Shyamalan’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi film, After Earth, starring Will Smith and Jaden Smith as a father and son who crash land on Earth, which has been abandoned for 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity to leave. Jaden Smith’s character, Kitai, must face the wild, as well as an alien lifeform that escaped during the crash, as he sets out on a quest to send out a signal for help for himself and his injured father.

Will this be the film that redeems Shyamalan as a director? In all honesty, I really hope so. This is a director who has made a few good films, but whose writing ability seems to have steadily declined with each film he makes. It is really an uphill battle for him as a director to make a great film again at this point. But perhaps through the excellent choice of casting Will Smith in the film, as well as bringing in other writers to help with the script, this film might just prove to be Shyamalan’s big comeback. Wouldn’t that be something? Hit the jump to watch the new trailer!

Official Synopsis:

A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.

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After Earth, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, stars Will Smith and Jaden Smith. It is slated to hit theaters June 7, 2013.