The pandemic affected everyone in different ways.
It has only madeSimon Kinbergmore productive.
Kinberg maintains a strong passion for every single one of these ventures.
Sam Neill as John Bell Tyson in ‘Invasion’.Macall Polay/Apple TV +
That’s why it’s easier for me to balance all these things."
“TheX-Menfilms were a constant in my life,” he says.
The silver lining to that door closing?
Simon Kinberg directing Michael Fassbender on the set of ‘Dark Phoenix’.Doane Gregory/Fox
(Kinberg wrote the 2005 comedy-thriller, starringAngelina JolieandBrad Pitt.)
But the aliens themselves may be the least interesting part of the show which isn’t a dig.
The War of the Worlds, specifically H.G.
Golshifteh Farahani stars in Apple TV+’s ‘Invasion.'.Macall Polay/Apple TV +
Those characters show how various places around the globe react to the titular takeover.
“The fear of the unknown and the unseen is always much more terrifying,” he says.
What connects the central human figures is their shared sense of, well, alienation.
Shiori Kutsuna in ‘Invasion’.Macall Polay/Apple TV +
That, Kinberg says, was crucial for the series.
“The War of the Worldsand other alien invasion stories, what have they not been able to do?
The project is a timely and promising start of a new era for Kinberg.
Invasionpremieres Oct. 22 on Apple TV+.
