A new trailer and poster have dropped for “Space Goblins”, and they don’t arrive politely. They drag themselves into view coated in grime, metal, and the residue of a universe that looks like it’s been surviving on violence and bad decisions for a very long time.

The film is the latest project from filmmaker Ams Overton, expanding his cult animated short “Space Goblins” into a full-length, live-action sci-fi feature. Still deep in production and aiming for a late 2028 release, the project isn’t rushing toward a finish line. Overton is building slowly, letting the world harden as it grows, treating time as a material rather than a constraint.

What the new footage reveals is a deliberately hybrid creation. “Space Goblins” folds together live-action performances, practical creature effects, miniatures, animation, CGI, and AI-assisted imagery into a single visual language that feels dense and abrasive rather than sleek. The result is a universe that looks worn-in, scarred, and actively hostile to comfort. This is science fiction that sweats.

Set in a lawless wasteland at the edge of civilization, the story follows two goblin brothers working as bounty hunters, scraping out a living in the margins. Their latest job drags them into a conflict that dwarfs their own survival instincts, pulling them toward forces that don’t care whether they make it out intact. The narrative leans into scale and consequence, keeping its characters small against a world that feels aggressively indifferent.

Tonally, the film draws from the hard-edged lineage of genre landmarks like “RoboCop” and “Dredd”, where satire bleeds into brutality and world-building refuses to soften itself for the audience. Violence exists as texture rather than spectacle, part of the environment rather than a momentary shock.

The original “Space Goblins” animated short earned critical attention on the genre circuit, including coverage from “Film Threat”, and slowly accumulated a cult following. That foundation made the leap to feature-length not only possible, but inevitable. The new trailer makes it clear that Overton isn’t interested in simply scaling up the idea; he’s deepening it, letting the uglier corners come into focus.

Producer Michael Joy describes the project as a once-in-a-lifetime collision of creativity and risk, praising Overton’s vision and the way the characters anchor the chaos around them. The enthusiasm feels earned. “Space Goblins” is being produced independently and self-funded, developed outside traditional studio systems with an emphasis on long-term craftsmanship and creative autonomy.

At this stage, “Space Goblins” doesn’t promise polish. It promises commitment, to texture, to excess, to a form of science fiction that values atmosphere over reassurance. The new trailer and poster don’t explain the world so much as expose it, inviting viewers to step into a place where survival is provisional and nothing looks untouched by decay.

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