Into The Wild star Emile Hirsch will star in The Darkest Hour, a new sci-fi action flick directed by Chris Gorak (Right At Your Door) for Summit and New Regency. [Variety]

He will join Juno and The Wackness star Olivia Thirlby which joined the pic a few days ago. Check out more previously posted info on the project below.

Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov and Tom Jacobson. Gorak and Josh Zetumer, who is working on the Bourne reboot script, have written the one for this flick. The film is set in Moscow and “follows a group of Americans traveling in the city when an alien invasion occurs.”

It sounded like Cloverfield for a while there, until the part where the group of Americans fight back. The script is being compared to 28 Days Later, which I’m completely down for. It’s nice to see the success of District 9 and other great sci-fi launch more genre films. I’ve heard great things about Gorak’s directorial debt Right At Your Door (which is available on Watch Instantly) so I’m quite excited on what he can do with a bigger budget. Hirsch was incredible in Into The Wild and although Speed Racer was a huge misstep (I’m sorry fanboys) I’m definitely looking forward to anything he does.

The Darkest Hour will start production this summer in Moscow.

Are you looking forward to The Darkest Hour?