
The original owner's consciousness is erased, but the Souls can access the host's memories, and occupied hosts are identifiable by silver rings in their eyes.Ī human on the run, Melanie Stryder, is captured and infused with a Soul called "Wanderer", whom a "Seeker" soul has asked to access Melanie's memories and learn the location of a pocket of unassimilated humans.

Deeming humans too violent to deserve the planet, they have now almost successfully conquered Earth. Small parasitic aliens called "Souls", who travel to planets inserting themselves into a host body of that planet's dominant species while suppressing the host's consciousness, have taken over the human race. The film underperformed at the box office and received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $63.3 million worldwide against a budget of $40 million. The Host was released theatrically in the United States on March 29, 2013, by Open Road Films. After Melanie is infused with a "Soul" called "Wanderer", Melanie and the alien "Soul" vie for control of her body. It tells the story of a young woman, Melanie, who is captured after the human race has been taken over by parasitic aliens called "Souls".

The film stars Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Max Irons, Frances Fisher, Chandler Canterbury, Diane Kruger, and William Hurt. The Host is a 2013 American romantic science fiction thriller film written for the screen and directed by Andrew Niccol based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.
