''Invasion Planet Earth'' is a 2019 British

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written and directed by Simon Cox, with the original title ''Kaleidoscope Man''. It tells the story of a man who learns that he is going to become a father on the same day as Earth is invaded by aliens. Filming was supported by

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and took place over ten years, with many scenes filmed in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

. The cast includes

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, with a

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from

Ben Shockley Ben Shockley (born 3 February 1965) is an English actor. Early life Shockley (born David White) grew up in Hythe, Kent, the son of Alan Richard White (deceased) and Elsie Alice White. Career Shockley has appeared in films such as '' On the Ropes ...

. Willcox also contributed a song to the film, "Step into the New World", played over end credits. In 2021, Simon Cox began fundraising for a second film, ''Of Infinite Worlds''. In 2022, film shots from the accompanying documentary ''The Making of Invasion Planet Earth'' were falsely presented on the internet as evidence of fabricated attacks as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Cast

* Simon Haycock – Thomas Dunn *

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– Mandy Dunn * Julie Hoult – Harriet * Danny Steele – Floyd * Sophie Anderson – Samantha *

– Claire Dove *

Jon Campling Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Ben Shockley Ben Shockley (born 3 February 1965) is an English actor. Early life Shockley (born David White) grew up in Hythe, Kent, the son of Alan Richard White (deceased) and Elsie Alice White. Career Shockley has appeared in films such as '' On the Ropes ...

– Billy McCoy * Jessica Walker – School Girl

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