Canadian director Denis Villeneuve has all the critical acclaim any director could ever hope for and with Blade Runner 2 up on his docket next he's poised to make the leap in to mainstream success in by far the biggest way he has to date. But first he has alien contact film Arrival.
When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team - lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
Soon to appear as a Gala screening at the Toronto International Film Festival the first teaser has arrived for the film's public release and it looks pretty damn fantastic. And, really, is anyone surprised? An intelligent scifi film from a director the calibre of Villeneuve with Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker and Jeremy Renner? What's not to like?