The Drone – a movie where a DJI Phantom drone is possessed by a serial killer
Jan 5, 2019
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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Drones are no stranger to the articles on this website, so a movie that features a drone it’s pretty relevant, right? Well… I don’t even know what to say about this one. Unless this is supposed to be a comedy, and I genuinely can’t tell from the trailer, I cannot think of a dumber idea for a movie than this.
So, it’s like Child’s Play? But Chucky’s a drone? Yes, folks, that’s basically the plot of “The Drone”. “A serial killer transfers his consciousness into a consumer drone”, the trailer description says. In this case, some model of DJI Phantom.
Yup, that makes total sense… So, it’s going to be a 25 minute movie? 20 if the wind’s against you? Because that’s how long the battery’s going to last. And if there’s a serial killer trapped inside it, who’s going to want to recharge him? And what if he got angry about something and ploughed on through the low battery warnings? He’d have fallen out of the sky like a rock.
No, this either has to be some kind of spoof trailer or the whole movie’s trying to go for that “Scary Movie” kind of vibe. Because if this is supposed to be a serious movie… It can’t be… Can it?
Well, it’s on IMDB. It’s listed as having been in post-production since 28th September 2017. So it’s odd that the trailer’s coming out now to very little fanfare.
There isn’t even a website for the movie. Or a Facebook page. There are, however, Instagram and Twitter accounts that they’ve never posted to.
I kind of hope this is a real movie now. I think I want to see it. Even if just to satisfy my curiosity.
John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
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5 responses to “The Drone – a movie where a DJI Phantom drone is possessed by a serial killer”
Christine version 3.0
Unplug the battery and destroy the charger, problem solved…
chucky with propeller.. cool!
i will pre order tickets for that! but i thought there was another trailer like this a long time ago. is this resurfacing? “i hate upgrades” rofl
What if a drone thought it was transgender and received support from the LGBT&Q community then adding D for Drone to excuse yet another letter of the alphabet- but rather than just fly the drone flutters….???