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The New Trailer for WELCOME TO YESTERDAY

The trailer for Welcome to Yesterday (formerly known as Almanac, directed by Dean Israelite and produced by Michael Bay, is a first look at the sci-fi teen thriller that fits right in with the current influx of found footage blockbusters:

Back in July, we set out to Atlanta to watch the music festival scene being filmed, as hundreds of extras decked out in hipster garb (complete with Coachella-style Native American war bonnets) dance and frolic in the balmy southern heat. There we caught up with actors Johnny Weston, Sofia Black D’Ella, Sam Lerner, and Allen Evangelista, who seemed happy to rest in the shade and swat at mosquitos for a moment in between scenes. The four play high school students whose lives change drastically when David (played by Weston) discovers his late father’s blueprints to a time machine.

The actors praised Andrew Stark’s script (written on spec and Black Listed in 2012) as being true to the decisions typical teenagers would make in such a scenario; rather than go back in time to slay Hitler, they use the machine to pass finals and go to parties. Unsurprisingly, the cast and crew also noted the 2012 hit Chronicle as a major influence for the characters and story.

Look for Welcome to Yesterday February 28, 2014.

What do you think of the trailer? Are you sick of the found footage craze yet, or do you think it’s a valuable storytelling tool in film? What would you do with a time machine? Let us know by leaving a quemment below or by telling me on Twitter!

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Comments

  1. ed says:

    The last shot of the trailer gave me chills…

  2. ed says:

    The last shot of the trailer gave me chills…

  3. Walter says:

    So glad Nerdist became an advertising arm for shitty movies. Guess it was only a matter of time before the Nerdist take over was complete. At least Chris got a really cool show out of it. Can’t wait for @Midnight to return. So long Nerdist.com. You were cool once.

  4. elijahdprophet says:

    “Think of it as Primer for the Twilight crowd” – likely pitch meeting.

  5. elucidarian says:

    Oh, great.
    Michael Bay does the Butterfly Effect.
    yay.