It Came from the Desert is a 2017 Finnish-British science fiction horror film directed by Marko Mäkilaakso from a screenplay co-written with Hank Woon Jr. and actor Trent Haaga (star of the Killjoy movies).
The film is based on the 1989 Cinemaware game for Commodore Amiga home computers that was itself inspired by Them!, the 1954 monster movie about giant ants.
Principal shooting has been completed and the film is now in post-production for a 2017 release by Raven Banner.
Main cast:
Mark Arnold, Vanessa Grasse, Harry Lister Smith, Alex Mills, James Alper, Callum McGowan, Claudia Trujillo, Andrew Horton, Ross Ellis, and Michael Majalahti.
Filming locations:
Almeria, Spain
Turku, Finland