Ridley Scott’s ‘Phoenix Forgotten’ Trailer Has Been Released!

Ridley Scott is one name that the horror community recognizes instantly. Although he’s known for making films with a sci-fi slant, Scott has always had a knack for incorporating terrifying atmospheres and outrageous antagonists. The man behind Alien, Blade Runner and The Martian is now teaming up with Cinelou Films and director Justin Barber (Leaving Baghdad 2003) to bring us a whole new extraordinary extraterrestrial story called Phoenix Forgotten. Check out the trailer below!

The synopsis for Phoenix Forgotten:

Based on the shocking, true events of March 13th, 1997, when several mysterious lights appeared over Phoenix, Arizona. This unprecedented and inexplicable phenomenon became known as “The Phoenix Lights” and remains the most famous and widely viewed UFO sighting in history.

Phoenix Forgotten tells the story of three teens who went into the desert shortly after the incident, hoping to document the strange events occurring in their town. They disappeared that night, and were never seen again. Now, on the twentieth anniversary of their disappearance, unseen footage has finally been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition. For the first time ever, the truth will be revealed…

Releasing in theaters on April 21st, Phoenix Forgotten was co-produced by Scott, Mark Canton (300 2006), Getaway’s (2013) Stephanie Calen and Courtney Solomon, Pavlina Hatoupis (Maniac 2012), The Maze Runner’s (2014) Wes Ball and T. S. Nowlin, as well as newcomer Samantha Thomas. Nowlin also wrote the film’s screenplay while Hell Hole: Dark Harvest (2016)’s Mondo Boys composed the score. In front of the camera, this eerie sci-fi tale has Matt Biedel (Mad Men TV series), Ana Dela Cruz (The Fault in Our Stars 2014), Florence Hartigan (Malevolent 2017), Jeanine Jackson (The Craft 1996) and Clint Jordan (The Rage: Carrie 2 1999).