“The Man Who Fell to Earth” Creator Jenny Lumet Turns an Iconic Alien Tale Into a Modern Epic
The new Showtime limited series The Man Who Fell to Earth is inspired by the 1963 novel and subsequent 1976 cult classic of the same name. Highly anticipated, it is created by award-winners Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman, of Star Trek Discovery and Strange New Worlds. In this story, Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as an alien called Faraday on an urgent mission to save his homeworld. He tracks down genius scientist Justin Falls (Naomie Harris) who somehow holds part of the secret to saving both his world and ours.
Finally! The Man Who Fell to Earth‘s Soundtrack to be Released 40 Years Later
When David Bowie passed away this past January, the world seemed to stand still. The genre-defying, trailblazing musician, performer, and unclassifiable chameleon seemed to many to be beyond human, which made his passing feel almost surreal and, to some, not possible. Of course Bowie was human (even if he often seemed to be more than that), but in his first and arguably most memorable film role, he played the alien many of us liked to believe he just ma have been.
