{"id":856758,"date":"2026-08-13T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/856758\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T16:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T16:08:09","slug":"emile-hirsch-joins-anthony-michael-hall-in-final-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/856758\/","title":{"rendered":"Emile Hirsch Joins Anthony Michael Hall In \u2018Final Invasion\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/emile-hirsch\/\" id=\"auto-tag_emile-hirsch\" data-tag=\"emile-hirsch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emile Hirsch<\/a> (Into the Wild) has joined the cast of sci-fi action thriller <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/final-invasion\/\" id=\"auto-tag_final-invasion\" data-tag=\"final-invasion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Final Invasion<\/a> opposite Anthony Michael Hall (Reacher) Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) ahead of a New Mexico shoot later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final Invasion begins when a mysterious UAP satellite crashes in the New Mexico desert. It unleashes a rapidly mutating extraterrestrial organism that infects all life on earth, including humans, animals, and the planet\u2019s ecosystems, triggering an extinction-level event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A decorated Navy SEAL commander (Hall); famed rear admiral ( Lang); determined small-town police officer (Emile Hirsch) and brilliant CDC physician (Claire Forlani) must overcome military secrecy, political interference, and impossible odds to save humanity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directed by Josh Sternfeld (Fortress: Sniper\u2019s Eye), Final Invasion is produced by Patricia A. Beninati (Hubble: 20 Years of Discovery) of Centerboro Productions; Todd Slater of Convoke Media (Bella), Marilyn G. Haft (Grace Is Gone), Ram Paul Silbey (Stranger in the Woods), and Kyle Behling (Dirty Little Secrets).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The screenplay is written by Beninati, with Michael K. Anderson and Jeff Knight, who both took credits on The Wonder Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project reunites actor Hall with Slater following their collaboration on sci-fi drama Roswell Delirium. Hall also serves as executive producer.\u00a0 Slater recently worked with Lang onThe Optimist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re building Final Invasion around extraordinary actors who bring authenticity, emotional depth, and global appeal,\u201d said Beninati.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEmile Hirsch, Anthony Michael Hall, Claire Forlani, and Stephen Lang, each elevate the material in unique ways. Combined with Josh Sternfeld\u2019s grounded filmmaking style, we\u2019re creating a theatrical sci-fi experience that feels both timely and unforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Production is scheduled to begin in New Mexico later this year, with additional casting announcements expected in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Convoke Media will introduce the project to buyers and strategic partners during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hall is represented by Brennan O\u2019Donnell at Untitled Entertainment; Hirsch by Stride Management\u2019s Matt Fechter and Neil Bajaj at United Talent Agency; Sternfeld by the law office of Robert L. Seigel; \u00a0Beninati by Marilyn G. Haft Law; Forlani by Ashley Josephson at Untitled Entertainment and Lang by Innovative Artists and Slater by Convoke Media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) has joined the cast of sci-fi action thriller Final Invasion opposite Anthony&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":856759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,72254,75,297999,337],"class_list":["post-856758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-emile-hirsch","tag-entertainment","tag-final-invasion","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=856758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/856758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=856758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=856758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=856758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}