Battle for Pandora (2022) is a low-budget sci-fi mystery thriller film directed by Noah Luke and starring Tom Sizemore. It is a mockbuster of the upcoming film Avatar: The Way of Water, and is set on the moon Pandora, but instead of the Na'vi, the human colonists are fighting against a hostile alien species. The film begins with a help signal from a research vessel on Pandora. The US Space Force sends a rescue ship, but when they arrive, they find the research vessel abandoned and its crew missing. The rescue team soon discovers that Pandora is inhabited by a highly evolved humanoid species that is hostile to humans. The rescue team must now fight to survive and find a way to escape from Pandora. Along the way, they must also unravel the mystery of what happened to the research vessel and its crew. Battle for Pandora is a low-budget film, but it has been praised for its special effects and its suspenseful plot. The film has also been praised for its positive portrayal of women and people of color. Critical reception The film received mixed reviews from critics.
Some critics praised the film's special effects and its suspenseful plot, while others criticized the film's low budget and its lack of originality. Box office The film was a box office failure, grossing only $1.5 million against a budget of $10 million. Overall Battle for Pandora is a low-budget sci-fi mystery thriller film that is a mockbuster of the upcoming film Avatar: The Way of Water. The film has received mixed reviews from critics, but it has been praised for its special effects and its suspenseful plot.
