The Invasion is a 2007 American science fiction horror film[1] directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, written by David Kajganich, and starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.

Unhappy with the original cut of the film, the studio hired The Wachowskis for additional writing and James McTeigue to re-shoot some scenes.

The plot follows a psychiatrist (Kidman) in Washington, D.C. who finds those around her turning into emotionless beings shortly after a Space Shuttle crashes to Earth, bringing with it mysterious alien spores.

At a neighborhood Halloween party, Carol's son Oliver finds an unusual patch of "skin" on a partier, which is initially believed to be costume makeup.

Carol approaches the crash scene to give a witness statement, but an emotionless cop takes down her plates and orders her back to her car.

Galeano and one of his assistants head to Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, where they and other scientists will attempt to find a cure for the virus.

He attempts to seduce Carol into the new society that has no crime or violence, but also frankly states that there is no room for people like Oliver who are immune.

In March 2004, Warner Bros. hired David Kajganich to write a script that would serve as a remake of the 1956 science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

[3] The following August, Nicole Kidman was cast to star in the film, then titled Invasion, receiving a salary of close to $17 million.

Kajganich described the story to reflect contemporary times, saying, "You just have to look around our world today to see that power inspires nothing more than the desire to retain it and to eliminate anything that threatens it."

[12] Warner Bros. was unhappy with Hirschbiegel's results and hired The Wachowskis to rewrite the film and assist with additional shooting.

[13] During the re-shooting, Kidman was involved in an accident, while in a Jaguar that was being towed by a stunt driver, and was taken to a hospital briefly.

[17] In May 2007, composer John Ottman recorded the musical score for The Invasion, using heavy synthesizers combined with a 77-piece orchestra intended to create "otherworldly foreboding and tension".

[25] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times called it "the fourth, and the least, of the movies made from Jack Finney's classic science fiction novel.

"[26] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that it was "a soulless rehash...The movie isn't terrible; it's just low-rent and reductive.

"[27] Joanne Kaufman of The Wall Street Journal added, "With all the shoot-outs, the screaming, the chases, collisions and fireballs, there isn't much time for storytelling.

"[29] Paul Arendt of the BBC wrote: "Having established an effectively creepy mood in the first half, the film eventually degenerates into a muddled mess, with Nicole and Daniel Craig dodging zombies while popping amphetamines in a desperate effort to stay awake.