You wouldn't have guessed that the man famous for his role in the excellent The Hitcher has just directed War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave, and much more that it's going direct to DVD.

Reading C. Thomas Howell's career since that famous film show a wealth of appearances but only a scattering of famous appearances, something that you think you'd see more of, but it's the latest directing role which is the big surprise, and there's a trailer right here.

Actually looking at the trailer it doesn't look too bad. Of course the effects aren't straight up Hollywood Blockbuster, but it doesn't look terrible. I've seen some strong films that have budgets as low as this, and as many effects, so why not?

Well IMDB gives a very poor rating on the film, but then that could be because everyone is expecting a film on par with Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (Filmstalker review).

Have a look at the short trailer and see what you think of C. Thomas Howell's War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave. Not only is he directing, but he also takes one of the leads.