TROOP ZERO (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mckenna Grace (Gifted), Viola Davis (Fences), Jim Gaffigan (Them That Follow), Mike Epps (The Hangover), Charlie Shotwell (Captain Fantastic), Allison Janney (I, Tonya), Kenneth Wayne Bradley (The Doo Dah Man), Johanna Colón (film debut), Edi Patterson (Knives Out), Ashley Brooke (Broken Chains), Milan Ray (film debut), Bella Higginbotham (The Good Book), Kai Ture (The Hate U Give), Ash Thapliyal (The Nowhere Son)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Bert & Bertie (Dance Camp), directors; Lucy Alibar (Beasts of the Southern Wild), writer; Todd Black (Antwone Fisher), Jason Blumenthal (The Pursuit of Happyness) and Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump), producers; Rob Lord (The Fallow Field), composer; James Whitaker (Thank You For Smoking), cinematographer; Catherine Haight (Puzzle), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the summer of 1977, young misfit Christmas Flint (Grace) dreams of life beyond the stars. When she learns of an opportunity to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a group of fellow misfit Birdie Scouts to earn her spot…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

From the Oscar-nominated writer of Beasts of the Southern Wild comes a feel-good story of friendship and childhood that will have you smiling all the way through.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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