Apollo 18 is a 2011 written by Brian Miller, directed by , and co-produced by and Michele Wolkoff. A Canadian-American co-production, its premise is that the actually landed on the Moon in December 1974, but never returned, and as a result the United States has never launched another expedition to the Moon. The film is shot in f style, supposedly "lost footage" of the Apollo 18 mission that was only recently discovered.
Apollo 18 is López-Gallego's first English-language film. After various release date changes, the film was released in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada on September 2, 2011. However, the release dates for other territories vary.] The film received mostly negative reviews, with most critics comparing it negatively to
Deleted scenes
A single deleted scene details the fate of the Russian cosmonaut. He is killed when an alien breaks his helmet visor.
Other deleted scenes show two alternate versions of the dead cosmonaut. Version 1: Walker and Anderson find the cosmonaut's helmet but no Soviet ship. They then find the cosmonaut's body dragged many meters away. Version 2: The same as the first but the cosmonaut is partially buried.
Another alternate scene shows Anderson leaving a picture of his family on the surface as he swears that he will get home. As he does, the rocks aliens begin to stalk him. Anderson spots the Soviet lander in the distance and narrowly makes it inside as the aliens chase after him.