Indie sci-fi thriller, 5th Passenger, will commence principle photography this winter at Space Command Studios. Helmed by newcomers Scott Baker and Morgan Lariah, it features Marina Sirtis from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Tim Russ and Manu Intiraymi from Star Trek: Voyager.
Set in 2151, after the Yellowstone Caldera volcano erupts throwing the Earth into chaos, 5th Passenger tells the story of a secretly pregnant female officer and her four man crew adrift in deep space in an escape pod after their transport ship explodes before reaching the new home planet. They fight amongst themselves as they run low on air, but must work together to find a vicious alien hiding aboard their craft before it kills them all.
Director and co-writer, Scott Baker’s desire to create this film comes from his love of classic sci-fi thrillers like Alien, Event Horizon and John Carpenter’s The Thing.
Pre-production is currently underway and principle photography will begin this winter after production wraps on Marc Zicree’s epic science fiction film, Space Command.
About Writer/Director Scott Baker:
Scott Baker is an award-winning horror filmmaker that has written and directed over a dozen short films, including Rationed and The Diary of Anne Frank of the Dead. His films have shown in festivals all over the United States and at Cannes. The screenplay he wrote for ‘5th Passenger’ with Morgan Lariah, won Best Feature Screenplay, 2nd Runner- up at the Fantastic Planet Film Festival 2012.
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