High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pendragon Pictures has released several War of The Worlds films based on the novel by H. G. Wells. The first, H. G. Wells` The War of the Worlds, began production in 2000, and was released in 2005 to mixed reviews; it was followed by two re-edited re-releases. Pendragon`s second major production was a reboot titled War of the Worlds – The True Story, and was listed as eligible for the 2012 Oscars, as is its soundtrack.