You’ve really gotta feel bad for director Timothy Hines. Over 5 years ago, he and his production company Pendragon Pictures began securing the rights to do a remake of the sci-fi classic War Of The Worlds. They also approached Paramount Pictures with the idea, but were turned away after the terrorist attacks happened on 9/11. Then, a few years later, all of a sudden Dreamworks Pictures are doing their own War Of The Worlds remake with Steven Spielberg directing and Tom Cruise starring. What a coincidence! Somehow, through it all Hines has retained the rights to make his own movie, but you can bet it will be hard to compete for attention with the Hollywood juggernaut. Hines’ War Of The Worlds remake is still on track, and they plan to release it in theatres in April followed by a DVD release on June 15th right before the Dreamworks version hits theatres. Pendragon Pictures are also differentiating it by marketing it as the “first authentic movie adaptation” of the H.G. Wells novel, as their version of the film will remain true to the book, taking place in Victorian England as opposed to Spielberg’s modern day setting. Check out a theatrical trailer for this alternate War Of The Worlds movie at the link below.