The Invasion (film)

The Invasion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Oliver Hirschbiegel
Screenplay by	David Kajganich
Based on	The Body Snatchers 1954 stories in Collier's by Jack Finney
Produced by	Joel Silver
Starring	Nicole Kidman Daniel Craig Jeremy Northam Jeffrey Wright
Cinematography	Rainer Klausmann
Edited by	Joel Negron Hans Funck
Music by	John Ottman
Production companies	Village Roadshow Pictures Silver Pictures Vertigo Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	August 17, 2007 (2007-08-17)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Russian
Budget	$65–80 million[1][2]
Box office	$40.2 million[2]

The Invasion is a 2007 American science fiction horror film initially directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel and written by David Kajganich, and starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Unhappy with the original edit, the production company hired The Wachowskis for additional writing and James McTeigue to re-shoot some scenes.^[1] The plot follows a psychiatrist (Kidman) in Washington, D.C. who finds those around her turning into emotionless beings shortly after a major Space Shuttle crash.

Development of the film began in 2004. Warner Bros. hired David Kajganich to write what was intended to be a remake of the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but Kajganich crafted a different story as an original conception and to reflect contemporary times. Principal photography began in September 2005. Released on August 17, 2007, the film received negative reviews and grossed $40.2 million.

The Invasion is the fourth film adaptation of the 1955 novel The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney following Don Siegel's 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Philip Kaufman's 1978 remake of the same name, and Abel Ferrara's 1993 film Body Snatchers.