THE MUTANT CHRONICLES (2008) 

The Mutant Chronicles (2008)

Starring: Christopher Adamson, Devon Aoki, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Georgina Berriman, Jacqui Chan, Tim Clark, Dez Drummond, Christopher Dunne, Allan Arthur Fielding, Christopher Fosh, Benno Fürmann, Nicholas Gecks, Mark Holloway, Thomas Jane, Scott Joseph, Farhan Khan, Shauna Macdonald, John Malkovich, Luis Miguel, Neji Nejah, Andrew Nixon, Ron Perlman, Sean Pertwee, Raf Richard, Serge Soric, Steve Toussaint, Curtis Walker, Anna Walton, Tom Wu
Director: Simon Hunter
Rated: Unrated
U.S. Opening Date: 24 April 2009

They say

Earth's natural resources have been exhausted by mankind and battle rages between the soldiers of four leading Corporations: the Capitol, Bauhaus, Mishima and Imperial.

Mitch Hunter (Thomas Jane) and Nathan Rooker, battle hardened Capitol soldiers, fight a desperate battle against a Bauhaus advance. When an errant shell destroys an ancient stone seal, they find themselves facing a new enemy: hideous NecroMutants, with bone blades that grow from their arms. Mitch barely manages to escape. Nathan does not.

The mutants multiply by millions and they destroy all before them. The Corporation's leader, Constantine (John Malkovich), is about to abandon the planet and leave countless innocents to their desperate fate, when he is approached by Brother Samuel (Ron Perlman), leader of the Brotherhood, and ancient monastic order.

Samuel is keep of the Chronicles, a book that prophesies both the rise of the Mutants, and the 'Deliverer' that will destroy them. Samuel believes he is that Deliverer destined to journey deep into the earth and destroy the source of the mutant scourge.

He manages to recruit Mitch, along with a handful of like-minded soldiers: Steiner, honour bound Bauhaus officer; sword wielding Severian; street fighter El Jesus; fearless beauty Duval; and stoic warrior Juba.

Mutant Chronicles follows Mitch and Samuel's mission to venture into the very heart of the darkness in an attempt to save the planet from marauding hordes of deathless mutants.

We say

To be honest this one’s plot synopsis doesn’t exactly inspire us with confidence. It sounds like another brainless sci-fi actioner like Soldier with Kurt Russell from back then. Sure, it stars Thomas Jane of The Punisher fame but we’d rather have a Punisher 2 than be, ahem, punished by a Soldier 2 . . .

Note: In the States Mutant Chronicles will premiere on HDNet's video-on-demand service on March 27 before its theatrical run which starts on April 24.
 

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Trivia

• This film marks the second time Thomas Jane and Ron Perlman (Hellboy) have worked together. The first time was two years prior when they both appeared in the 2005 video game Gun.
• This film was originally offered to following directors, in order: - Stephen Norrington - John Carpenter - Roger Christian.

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