AD ASTRA (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Brad Pitt (Legends of the Fall), Tommy Lee Jones (Natural Born Killers), Ruth Negga (Loving), Donald Sutherland (Don’t Look Now), Jamie Kennedy (Scream), John Finn (Catch Me If You Can), Kimberly Elise (John Q), Bobby Nish (Red Zone), LisaGay Hamilton (Vice), John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

James Gray (The Lost City of Z), director, writer, producer; Ethan Gross (Klepto), writer; Dede Gardner (Moonlight), Anthony Katagas (Killing Them Softly), Jeremy Kleiner (Selma), Brad Pitt (12 Years A Slave) and Rodrigo Teixeira (Call Me By Your Name), producers; Max Richter (Waltz With Bashir), composer; Hoyte Van Hoytema (Interstellar), cinematographer; John Axelrad (We Own The Night) and Lee Haugen (Dope), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Astronaut Roy McBride (Pitt) journeys to the furthest reaches of the solar system to find his father Clifford (Jones) and uncover a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

James Gray makes good on his promise after delivering the truly epic and highly underrated The Lost City of Z with this space drama that hopes to make as big an impact.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

WEDNESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2019

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