Josh Friedman and David Koepp

War of the Worlds is an 2005 American science fiction thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp, loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells.

H. G. Wells

The film is based on the 1897 science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, by English author H. G. Wells, and includes both new and digitally altered film footage shot during the War to End All Wars to establish the scope of the interplanetary conflict.

by HG Wells

The War of the Worlds was written by HG Wells and published in 1897 in Pearson’s magazine.

British writer H.G. Wells

British writer H.G. Wells had recently written books such as The War of the Worlds (1894) and The First Men in the Moon, released just a few months before the filming of A Trip to the Moon.

Herbert George Wells

“The War of the Worlds” was written by Herbert George Wells, best known simply as H. G. Wells.

Howard Overman

Set in present day Europe, War of the Worlds is written and created by the BAFTA award winner Howard Overman of Misfits, Crazyhead, and Merlin fame.

by acclaimed science fiction author H.G. Wells (of Time Machine and )

The War of the Worlds, written by acclaimed science fiction author H.G. Wells (of Time Machine and The Island of Dr. Moreau fame), is the first-person narration of an alien invasion (specifically, Martians) and has been adapted to a variety of other mediums, including radio, television and cinema.

H.G. Wells's 1898 novel

No doubt about No doubt : H.G. Wells's 1898 novel The War of the Worlds poses a number of challenges to a modern filmmaker, not least of which are the long shadows cast by Orson Welles's infamous, so-called "hoax broadcast" adaptation and the well-regarded Hollywood film from 1953 (produced by George Pal and directed by Byron Haskin).

a timeless science fiction novel by H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds is a timeless science fiction novel by H.G. Wells.

H. Wells

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by Pearson' s Magazine in the UK and by Cosmopolitan magazine in the US.

Famous author H.G. Wells

Famous author H.G. Wells also wrote The War of the Worlds (1898) which a guy named Orson Wells performed on the radio the night before Halloween night (October 30th, 1938).

Manly Wade Wellman and H. G. Wells' Martians's son Wade Wellman

Manly Wade Wellman and H. G. Wells' Martians's son Wade Wellman wrote Sherlock Holmes' War of the Worlds (1975) which describes Sherlock Holmes's adventures during the Martian occupation of London.

The War of the Worlds, originally written by H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds, originally written by H.G. Wells, is one of the all-time classic audio dramas recorded in 1938 by Orson Welles and Mercury Theater on the Air.

on H.G. Wells 1898 classic novel of an invasion from Mars

The War of the Worlds was a huge movie hit in 1953, based loosely on H.G. Wells 1898 classic novel of an invasion from Mars.

as a novel by H.G. Wells

War of the Worlds, a story describing a Martian attack upon planet Earth, was originally published as a novel by H.G. Wells to a high degree of popularity, prompting a young Orson Welles to produce a radio drama based on the novel for a young Orson Welles's program

With H.G. Wells’ other novels

With H.G. Wells’ other novels, The War of the Worlds was one of the first and greatest works of science fiction ever to be written.

by H.G. Wellsnot

“War of the Worlds” was written by H.G. Wells, not Orson Welles.

Orson Welles

The War of the Worlds takes its name and libretto from Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast, which blurred the lines between news reporting and storytelling.

Steven Spielberg's 2005 War of the Worlds, although an adaptation of the original Wells novel, does feature several references to the original film: Gene Barry and Ann Robinson

Steven Spielberg's 2005 War of the Worlds, although an adaptation of the original Wells novel, does feature several references to the original film: Gene Barry and Ann Robinson have cameo appearances near the end, and the invading aliens have three-fingered hands but are depicted as reptile-like, three-legged walking tripods.

Series creator Howard Overman , best known as the mind behind Misfits,

Series creator Howard Overman, best known as the mind behind Misfits, was also the creator of War of the Worlds, a 2019 Fox/StudioCanal co-production that adapted H.G. Wells's iconic sci-fi novel The War of the Worlds.