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Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and was a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013). Garland made his directorial debut when he wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina (2014). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He won three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film for the film. His second movie, Annihilation (2018), an adaptation of the 2014 novel of the same name, was a critical success. He wrote, directed, and executive produced the FX miniseries Devs (2020), followed by the horror thriller Men (2022) and the dystopian action thriller Civil War (2024). He also co-directed the war film Warfare (2025). A24 produced the three films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Garland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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In our timeline, the Soviet Union collapsed under its own weight in 1989 bringing an end to the Cold War. In this timeline, it didn't. Instead, in an alternate 1989, in a last-ditch effort to save itself, the Soviet Union thunders over the Fulda Gap sparking World War 3. After making rapid gains in Western Europe, the Soviets falter after a concentrated push by NATO forces grinds the war down to a stalemate. Desperate to regain the initiative, the Soviets invade the Western Seaboard of the United States taking Seattle and the surrounding countryside. Enter First Lieutenant Parker: a soldier coming back from the intense fighting in Europe. Joined by CPT Mark Bannon, a foolhardy tank commander, the cool and unflappable CPT James Webb and kept under the wing of COL Jeremiah Sawyer. They must fight to break the Soviet hold on Seattle before the war escalates to the unthinkable...
