John Carter and Wall-e director Andrew Stanton is working on a fascinating new sci-fi film. If In The Blink Of An Eye sticks to the script, we could be in for something special.
His career stretching back to the late 1980s, Andrew Stanton is best known for his animated work at Pixar, whether it’s as writer (1995’s ground-breaking Toy Story) or writer-director.
As a live-action filmmaker, he’s probably almost as well known for 2012’s John Carter, a hugely expensive sci-fi adventure based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess Of Mars. One of those films that seemed to have vultures circling it before it was even released, John Carter was ultimately a box office misfire.
In the wake of it, Stanton kept himself busy with animated projects at Disney and Pixar, but has also found time to write or direct the odd TV episode, including instalments of Stranger Things,...
His career stretching back to the late 1980s, Andrew Stanton is best known for his animated work at Pixar, whether it’s as writer (1995’s ground-breaking Toy Story) or writer-director.
As a live-action filmmaker, he’s probably almost as well known for 2012’s John Carter, a hugely expensive sci-fi adventure based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess Of Mars. One of those films that seemed to have vultures circling it before it was even released, John Carter was ultimately a box office misfire.
In the wake of it, Stanton kept himself busy with animated projects at Disney and Pixar, but has also found time to write or direct the odd TV episode, including instalments of Stranger Things,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Dn last spoke with Colby Day when we premiered his one-shot short Lead/Follow back in early 2023. Day’s movement-led film caught our eye with its brisk yet all-encompassing depiction of the different stages of a romantic relationship. It’s a really special film and it left us eagerly anticipating what Day would make next. Then earlier this year it was announced that Day’s next project, this time as a screenwriter, would be playing Berlinale before premiering on Netflix shortly after. The project in question was Spaceman, an Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan-starring science fiction drama directed by Johan Renck about an astronaut deep in the throes of space where he encounters a strange alien spider (voiced by Paul Dano) who helps him reflect on his failings as a husband. Similarly to Lead/Follow, Spaceman is an impressively expansive film that at its heart is about the trials...
- 4/1/2024
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
People starting the movie Spaceman would be forgiven for thinking that their Netflix had glitched. Yes, we do see Adam Sandler’s character Jakub dressed in a space suit. But he’s not floating through the cosmos. He’s walking through a wooded stream, the greenery of the trees and bushes reflecting off his mask.
What the heck does this have to do with being a space man, one might ask? By the end of the movie, directed by Johan Renck and written by Colby Day (adapting the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař), Spaceman answers all your questions. Or rather, Jakub’s new friend, an alien spider named Hanuš, explains everything in the gentle, dulcet tones of Paul Dano.
Spaceman‘s strange, but ultimately clear, approach may frustrate some viewers. It may excite others, leaving them wanting to watch more sci-fi movies with a surrealist approach. Regardless of...
What the heck does this have to do with being a space man, one might ask? By the end of the movie, directed by Johan Renck and written by Colby Day (adapting the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař), Spaceman answers all your questions. Or rather, Jakub’s new friend, an alien spider named Hanuš, explains everything in the gentle, dulcet tones of Paul Dano.
Spaceman‘s strange, but ultimately clear, approach may frustrate some viewers. It may excite others, leaving them wanting to watch more sci-fi movies with a surrealist approach. Regardless of...
- 3/4/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Adam Sandler’s multi-year deal with Netflix has resulted in movies reviled (The Ridiculous 6), revered (Uncut Gems), and — with the new film Spaceman — bewildering and deliberately open to interpretation. “It’s like reading a book, listening to a song, or reading a poem, whatever,” director Johan Renck told RadioTimes.com. “Your own experiences will guide how you take in the film, basically.” So, what’s up with Spaceman’s ending? And what does it all mean? Here’s what we’ve gleaned… In the film — written by Colby Day and based on the Jaroslav Kalfař novel Spaceman of Bohemia — Sandler plays Jakub Procházka, a Czech astronaut six months into a Euro Space Program mission to investigate the mysterious space dust of our solar system’s (fictitious) Chopra cloud. As the sole astronaut on the mission, Jakub has ample time to reflect on his life, including his failing relationship with...
- 3/2/2024
- TV Insider
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- 3/2/2024
- avclub.com
Plot: An astronaut realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.
Desperate to fix things with his wife, he is helped by a mysterious ancient creature he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship.
Review: It should no longer be surprising when Adam Sandler stars in dramatic roles. When Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love was released in 2002, Sandler was best known for films like Big Daddy and Little Nicky. Even though Sandler still releases broad comedies like Hubie Halloween and Murder Mystery, the actor has proven his talents in movies like Uncut Gems and Hustle. Adam Sandler’s latest dramatic project is Spaceman, a science-fiction tale set in the void of the solar system. Partnered with Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan and acclaimed director Johan Renck, Spaceman is another solid performance from Adam Sandler that once again proves how...
Desperate to fix things with his wife, he is helped by a mysterious ancient creature he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship.
Review: It should no longer be surprising when Adam Sandler stars in dramatic roles. When Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love was released in 2002, Sandler was best known for films like Big Daddy and Little Nicky. Even though Sandler still releases broad comedies like Hubie Halloween and Murder Mystery, the actor has proven his talents in movies like Uncut Gems and Hustle. Adam Sandler’s latest dramatic project is Spaceman, a science-fiction tale set in the void of the solar system. Partnered with Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan and acclaimed director Johan Renck, Spaceman is another solid performance from Adam Sandler that once again proves how...
- 3/2/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
This Spaceman article contains spoilers.
Jakub Procházka (Adam Sandler) has lofty goals. The first astronaut in the Czech Space Program, Jakub is on a year-long solo mission to study a strange violet phenomenon in deep space, dubbed the Chopra Cloud. “As I enter the Chopra cloud,” he tells the public via video-link from his ship the Jan Hus-1 (named from the 14th century proto-Protestant theologian), “I might just unravel some secrets of the universe.”
Despite Jakub’s grand ambitions, Spaceman director Johan Renck and screenwriter Colby Day, adapting the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar, intend instead to explore the mysteries of the human heart. Jakub spends more time thinking about the death of his informant father and his estrangement from his pregnant wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan). Of course a lot of that soul searching comes via Hanuš, a giant telepathic spider who arrives to help heal Jakub’s distress.
Jakub Procházka (Adam Sandler) has lofty goals. The first astronaut in the Czech Space Program, Jakub is on a year-long solo mission to study a strange violet phenomenon in deep space, dubbed the Chopra Cloud. “As I enter the Chopra cloud,” he tells the public via video-link from his ship the Jan Hus-1 (named from the 14th century proto-Protestant theologian), “I might just unravel some secrets of the universe.”
Despite Jakub’s grand ambitions, Spaceman director Johan Renck and screenwriter Colby Day, adapting the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar, intend instead to explore the mysteries of the human heart. Jakub spends more time thinking about the death of his informant father and his estrangement from his pregnant wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan). Of course a lot of that soul searching comes via Hanuš, a giant telepathic spider who arrives to help heal Jakub’s distress.
- 3/1/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
El astronauta es una película de ciencia ficción protagonizada por Adam Sandler. Con Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Paul Dano, Lena Olin, e Isabella Rossellini. Está escrita por Colby Day, y basada en el libro de Jaroslav Kalfar. Una película dirigida por Johan Renck.
Para los que sois fans del Adam Sander cómico, el Adam Sandler de siempre, el que todos conocemos… esta película no es para vosotros. Ni es una comedia ni vais a reconocer al personaje facilón que tanta fama ha dado al actor estadounidense.
Aquí estamos ante un hombre que se vuelve loco en el espacio, tras seis meses de aislamiento, y comienza a ver a una araña. Sus visiones se vuelven más y más absroventes y la introspección, el espacio y la nada se adueñan de una conciencia que se comienza a reflejar a sí misma.
El astronauta Sobre la película
Una película protagonizada por Adam Sandler...
Para los que sois fans del Adam Sander cómico, el Adam Sandler de siempre, el que todos conocemos… esta película no es para vosotros. Ni es una comedia ni vais a reconocer al personaje facilón que tanta fama ha dado al actor estadounidense.
Aquí estamos ante un hombre que se vuelve loco en el espacio, tras seis meses de aislamiento, y comienza a ver a una araña. Sus visiones se vuelven más y más absroventes y la introspección, el espacio y la nada se adueñan de una conciencia que se comienza a reflejar a sí misma.
El astronauta Sobre la película
Una película protagonizada por Adam Sandler...
- 3/1/2024
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Spaceman is a sci-fi movie starring Adam Sandler. With Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Paul Dano, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini. It is written by Colby Day, and based on the book by Jaroslav Kalfar. A movie directed by Johan Renck.
For those who are fans of the comedic Adam Sandler, the Adam Sandler we all know… this movie is not for you. It’s not a comedy and you won’t recognize the easygoing character that has made the American actor so famous.
Here we have a man who goes crazy in space, after six months of isolation, and starts seeing a spider. His visions become more and more overwhelming, and introspection, space, and nothingness take over a consciousness that begins to reflect on itself.
Spaceman About the movie
A movie starring Adam Sandler is a movie in which his personality, his prominence in the production, his script… overshadow everything.
For those who are fans of the comedic Adam Sandler, the Adam Sandler we all know… this movie is not for you. It’s not a comedy and you won’t recognize the easygoing character that has made the American actor so famous.
Here we have a man who goes crazy in space, after six months of isolation, and starts seeing a spider. His visions become more and more overwhelming, and introspection, space, and nothingness take over a consciousness that begins to reflect on itself.
Spaceman About the movie
A movie starring Adam Sandler is a movie in which his personality, his prominence in the production, his script… overshadow everything.
- 3/1/2024
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Music
Spaceman is a sci-fi movie starring Adam Sandler. With Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Paul Dano, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini. It is written by Colby Day, and based on the book by Jaroslav Kalfar. A movie directed by Johan Renck.
For those who are fans of the comedic Adam Sandler, the Adam Sandler we all know… this movie is not for you. It’s not a comedy and you won’t recognize the easygoing character that has made the American actor so famous.
Here we have a man who goes crazy in space, after six months of isolation, and starts seeing a spider. His visions become more and more overwhelming, and introspection, space, and nothingness take over a consciousness that begins to reflect on itself.
Spaceman About the movie
A movie starring Adam Sandler is a movie in which his personality, his prominence in the production, his script… overshadow everything.
For those who are fans of the comedic Adam Sandler, the Adam Sandler we all know… this movie is not for you. It’s not a comedy and you won’t recognize the easygoing character that has made the American actor so famous.
Here we have a man who goes crazy in space, after six months of isolation, and starts seeing a spider. His visions become more and more overwhelming, and introspection, space, and nothingness take over a consciousness that begins to reflect on itself.
Spaceman About the movie
A movie starring Adam Sandler is a movie in which his personality, his prominence in the production, his script… overshadow everything.
- 3/1/2024
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Adam Sandler in SpacemanPhoto: Larry Horricks/Netflix
There are more nuanced and no doubt just as accurate ways of describing Spaceman than “the Adam Sandler Netflix flick where the actor talks with a giant spider about loneliness for close to two hours.” In the end, though, such a logline is...
There are more nuanced and no doubt just as accurate ways of describing Spaceman than “the Adam Sandler Netflix flick where the actor talks with a giant spider about loneliness for close to two hours.” In the end, though, such a logline is...
- 2/28/2024
- by Manuel Betancourt
- avclub.com
If a certain kind of sci-fi film is anything to go on, what humanity is most likely to discover, as we venture out on our second space race, is some aspect of ourselves. In Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey falls into a black hole only to find a multidimensional mirror into his own failures as a father. In James Gray’s Ad Astra, Brad Pitt goes to Jupiter and beyond to find peace with his dad. As far back as Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris, an alien planet manifests the memories of the astronauts who discover it. Even the cosmic trip of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey stages a return to origins of sorts.
In Johan Renck’s Spaceman, Adam Sandler becomes just the latest lonely spacefarer to have the abyss confront him with an uncanny reflection of himself. This story of an existentialist voyage to the stars,...
In Johan Renck’s Spaceman, Adam Sandler becomes just the latest lonely spacefarer to have the abyss confront him with an uncanny reflection of himself. This story of an existentialist voyage to the stars,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Pat Brown
- Slant Magazine
Adam Sandler has gone pseudo-serious before, from a mentally agitated toilet plunger salesman in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch-Drunk Love” to a depressed comic in Judd Apatow’s “Funny People.” But he’s never been so dour as cosmonaut Jakub Prochazka in Johan Renck’s lonely island of a science-fiction drama, “Spaceman,” where he’s six months into a solitary research mission investigating spectral cloud activity around the planet Jupiter.
Sci-fi cinephiles are certainly familiar with the cinematic wonderments capable of the gas giant, thanks to Stanley Kubrick’s Stargate sequence in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which sends Keir Dullea on an existential trip into Jupiter’s furthest depths. But Renck’s film, written by Colby Day, is too concerned with the far more banal Earthly dramas Jakub has left behind in the form of his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan), who is preparing to leave him. “Spaceman” is a miserable...
Sci-fi cinephiles are certainly familiar with the cinematic wonderments capable of the gas giant, thanks to Stanley Kubrick’s Stargate sequence in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which sends Keir Dullea on an existential trip into Jupiter’s furthest depths. But Renck’s film, written by Colby Day, is too concerned with the far more banal Earthly dramas Jakub has left behind in the form of his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan), who is preparing to leave him. “Spaceman” is a miserable...
- 2/22/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
For a time, it seemed like an auteur war was about to break out over Adam Sandler, with some of America’s most revered directors vying to find the right role for the comedian. It was rumored, but never confirmed, that Quentin Tarantino imagined him a key role while writing Inglourious Basterds, although this might have been wishful thinking from critics who saw the talented Sandler heading in the same direction as John Travolta until Pulp Fiction saved him from a lifetime of Look Who’s Talking movies. In the end, Paul Thomas Anderson got there first, with Punch Drunk Love (2002), although the glow of a bona fide arthouse hit didn’t last long, and Jack and Jill still happened less than ten years later.
Nevertheless, though he returned to the fanbase, Sandler has always been good in serious supporting roles, even in films that don’t broadly work, like...
Nevertheless, though he returned to the fanbase, Sandler has always been good in serious supporting roles, even in films that don’t broadly work, like...
- 2/21/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Berlin film festival: Adaptation of Czech absurdist novel finds Sandler on a trippy cosmic mission while his marriage breaks down on Earth
Here’s an existential sci-fi wearing its influences and its supposed humour really heavily, as if entering some super-gravitational force field. It is adapted by screenwriter Colby Day from the absurdist Czech novel Spaceman of Bohemia and directed by Johan Renck, who has lately worked mostly on television, notably on the Chernobyl drama series. The resulting Netflix movie is a lifeless space oddity about a commercially sponsored Czech mission to the stars, whose astronaut has to repeat the ad slogans in his radio contact with Earth, always a laboured type of satire.
This Czech spaceman is quirkily and improbably sent out to the far reaches of the galaxy to investigate clouds of glowing particles hanging around from the big bang. But all those months alone in space bring...
Here’s an existential sci-fi wearing its influences and its supposed humour really heavily, as if entering some super-gravitational force field. It is adapted by screenwriter Colby Day from the absurdist Czech novel Spaceman of Bohemia and directed by Johan Renck, who has lately worked mostly on television, notably on the Chernobyl drama series. The resulting Netflix movie is a lifeless space oddity about a commercially sponsored Czech mission to the stars, whose astronaut has to repeat the ad slogans in his radio contact with Earth, always a laboured type of satire.
This Czech spaceman is quirkily and improbably sent out to the far reaches of the galaxy to investigate clouds of glowing particles hanging around from the big bang. But all those months alone in space bring...
- 2/21/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
‘Spaceman’ Review: As a Czech Astronaut Suffocating From Loneliness, Adam Sandler Gets Lost in Space
Adam Sandler, we can all agree, is a serious actor — at times a great one. His comic DNA will often thread its way through his performances, but not always. In “Uncut Gems,” he had a frantic aggro desperation worthy of a Scorsese crime film. In “Hustle,” the crowd-pleasing Netflix sports drama he made after that, he played a pro-basketball scout with a menschy mouthiness that carried the audience right along. So when you sit down to watch “Spaceman” (also made for Netflix), in which Sandler plays a morosely bearded and tired-looking Czechoslovakian astronaut who is six months into a solo mission to the far side of the solar system, you give him the benefit of the doubt. We’ve seen space operas about stranded voyagers before (like Matt Damon’s red-planet Robinson Crusoe in “The Martian”). If any actor has the resources to hold down the center of a movie like this one,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The Berlin Film Festival was rocking Wednesday afternoon as Adam Sandler rolled into town with Spaceman, his latest feature for Netflix.
The Uncut Gems actor and his co-stars, including Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano, received buoyant rounds of applause as they entered the press conference for the film this afternoon in Berlin.
Adapted for the screen by Colby Day, the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, which was released in 2017. It picks up with Sandler’s astronaut Jakub six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, as he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, which he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Voiced...
The Uncut Gems actor and his co-stars, including Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano, received buoyant rounds of applause as they entered the press conference for the film this afternoon in Berlin.
Adapted for the screen by Colby Day, the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, which was released in 2017. It picks up with Sandler’s astronaut Jakub six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, as he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, which he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Voiced...
- 2/21/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Sandler was faced with a new challenge on the set of his upcoming Netflix film “Spaceman”: using wires to appear like an astronaut floating in space. At the film’s Berlin Film Festival press conference on Wednesday, Sandler cheekily reflected on the experience, saying the “wires hurt me.”
“The wires were tough because my body’s not the most flexible body. The wires hurt me, they dug into me. The stuntmen who would wire me up every day, I would say ‘that hurts’ and they didn’t believe me,” Sandler said as the room erupted in laughter. “But we did it as a team. [Director] Johan [Renck] would say, ‘You don’t look like you’re floating, what are you doing?’ And then I would say, ‘Well, what should we do?’ And then they’d wire Johan up and he’d be like, ‘More like this!'”
Sandler stars in...
“The wires were tough because my body’s not the most flexible body. The wires hurt me, they dug into me. The stuntmen who would wire me up every day, I would say ‘that hurts’ and they didn’t believe me,” Sandler said as the room erupted in laughter. “But we did it as a team. [Director] Johan [Renck] would say, ‘You don’t look like you’re floating, what are you doing?’ And then I would say, ‘Well, what should we do?’ And then they’d wire Johan up and he’d be like, ‘More like this!'”
Sandler stars in...
- 2/21/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The Goat is back, ladies and gentlemen! Start digging in your childhood closet for that shoebox full of Adam Sandler cassette tapes and grab an absurd amount of D batteries for your boombox because the Sandman cometh to Netflix for a brand-new stand-up comedy special!
Netflix announced today that Adam Sandler will film an all-new comedy special, his second for Netflix following 2018’s Emmy-nominated 100% Fresh. The untitled special will be directed by Josh Safdie, who, along with Benny Safdie, also directed Sandler in the film Uncut Gems. The new comedy special continues Sandler’s illustrious partnership with Netflix. He has starred in several global hit Netflix films, including Leo, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, Hustle, Murder Mystery, Murder Mystery 2, Hubie Halloween, Sandy Wexler, The Week Of, The Do-Over, and The Ridiculous 6. Additionally, Happy Madison has produced Father of the Year, The Wrong Missy, and The Out-laws.
Netflix announced today that Adam Sandler will film an all-new comedy special, his second for Netflix following 2018’s Emmy-nominated 100% Fresh. The untitled special will be directed by Josh Safdie, who, along with Benny Safdie, also directed Sandler in the film Uncut Gems. The new comedy special continues Sandler’s illustrious partnership with Netflix. He has starred in several global hit Netflix films, including Leo, You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, Hustle, Murder Mystery, Murder Mystery 2, Hubie Halloween, Sandy Wexler, The Week Of, The Do-Over, and The Ridiculous 6. Additionally, Happy Madison has produced Father of the Year, The Wrong Missy, and The Out-laws.
- 2/12/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
After xix months of solitude on a spaceship, floating alone with no one to talk to, Astronaut Jakub Prochazka (Adam Sandler) has a bizarre encounter with an extraterrestrial (voiced by Paul Dano) in the trailer for Netflix’s Spaceman. Or is the spider-like creature merely a figment of his imagination?
“I really wanted to have a performance from him that had nothing to do with the Adam Sandler we all know,” said director Johan Renck (Chernobyl) to Netflix’s Tudum. “I don’t think people understand how [although] he may come across as funny and sweet and all that, he’s very intelligent, really smart, profound.”
The cast of the sci-fi drama, based on Jaroslav Kalfař’s Spaceman of Bohemia, includes Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Kunal Nayyar (Suspicion), Lena Olin (Hunters), and Isabella Rossellini (Julia). Colby Day adapted the book, and Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman,...
“I really wanted to have a performance from him that had nothing to do with the Adam Sandler we all know,” said director Johan Renck (Chernobyl) to Netflix’s Tudum. “I don’t think people understand how [although] he may come across as funny and sweet and all that, he’s very intelligent, really smart, profound.”
The cast of the sci-fi drama, based on Jaroslav Kalfař’s Spaceman of Bohemia, includes Carey Mulligan (Maestro), Kunal Nayyar (Suspicion), Lena Olin (Hunters), and Isabella Rossellini (Julia). Colby Day adapted the book, and Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman,...
- 1/16/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
In the trailer for Netflix’s new film Spaceman, Adam Sandler stars as an astronaut named Jakub who is 189 days into a solo mission and losing a grip on reality. Watch the preview for the sci-fi drama below.
While pining after his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan), Sandler meets a benevolent alien named Hanuš (Paul Dano), who can sense his “loneliness” and “emotional distress.” Though Sandler initially rebuffs the offer, the extraterrestrial helps him explore his thoughts and emotions.
“Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub, realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth,” reads the official logline. “Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka, he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš works with Jakub...
While pining after his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan), Sandler meets a benevolent alien named Hanuš (Paul Dano), who can sense his “loneliness” and “emotional distress.” Though Sandler initially rebuffs the offer, the extraterrestrial helps him explore his thoughts and emotions.
“Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub, realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth,” reads the official logline. “Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka, he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš works with Jakub...
- 1/16/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
Anyone who's ever watched "Apollo 13" knows that space travel is arguably the most dangerous thing humanity has ever attempted. That's not a shocker given that the entire expanse of space might as well be specifically designed to ruin our day, from radiation to lack of air to extreme temperatures -- and that's not even counting more cinematic threats like asteroids and extraterrestrials. But when it's all said and done, usually it's the unsexy dangers that will get you in the end. Such as, say, profound loneliness and the helpless feeling of a marriage on the rocks.
That's the central idea behind "Spaceman," the latest Adam Sandler movie, depicting the star as a wayward astronaut in the midst of a lengthy solo journey amid the harsh, unforgiving vacuum of space. But as movies like "Solaris" and "Moon" and "Gravity" have depicted before, sometimes it's the worries and fears closest to...
That's the central idea behind "Spaceman," the latest Adam Sandler movie, depicting the star as a wayward astronaut in the midst of a lengthy solo journey amid the harsh, unforgiving vacuum of space. But as movies like "Solaris" and "Moon" and "Gravity" have depicted before, sometimes it's the worries and fears closest to...
- 1/16/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
In between his comedy work for Netflix, Adam Sandler is continuing to flex his dramatic acting chops. The actor will next be seen in Spaceman, directed by Johan Renck (Chernobyl), a space drama that is set to premiere at Berlinale next month before arriving on Netflix on March 1. As the first trailer reveals, Paul Dano plays a mysterious alien sent to Sandler’s character to explore his loneliness. Also starring Carey Mulligan and Isabella Rossellini, Colby Day’s script is based on the novel “Spaceman of Bohemia” with Channing Tatum among the producers.
Here’s the synopsis: “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious...
Here’s the synopsis: “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious...
- 1/16/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A new trailer has been released for the upcoming existential sci-fi drama from the director of the popular HBO series Chernobyl. Spaceman sees Adam Sandler continuing to explore the more dramatic genre after his acclaimed performance in Uncut Gems and Hustle. In Spaceman, Sandler plays an isolated astronaut who is clamoring for his wife back on Earth. He encounters a mysterious creature, which is presented in the form of a giant spider, although emanates the calm voice of Paul Dano. Netflix shares the newest trailer from the film that is due to hit the “Berlinale Special” programme at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival for its world premiere before streaming on Netflix.
In addition to Adam Sandler, the film also stars Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, with Isabella Rossellini and Paul Dano. Johan Renck directs the movie from a script from writer Colby Day. The producers of the film include Channing Tatum,...
In addition to Adam Sandler, the film also stars Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, with Isabella Rossellini and Paul Dano. Johan Renck directs the movie from a script from writer Colby Day. The producers of the film include Channing Tatum,...
- 1/16/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Adam Sandler is questioning his life’s purpose in space with Netflix’s romance drama “Spaceman.”
Sandler, who has an overall Happy Madison production deal with the streaming platform, leads the upcoming feature from “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck. Based on the novel “Spaceman of Bohemia,” the film follows an astronaut (Sandler) who worries that his tenuous marriage may be on the brink of collapse while he’s in space.
Colby Day adapted the novel for the screen, with Channing Tatum and producing partner Reid Carolin behind the upcoming film, along with fellow producers Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman, and Max Silva. Director Renck, Ben Ormand, and Barry Bernardi executive produce.
The official synopsis reads: “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.
Sandler, who has an overall Happy Madison production deal with the streaming platform, leads the upcoming feature from “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck. Based on the novel “Spaceman of Bohemia,” the film follows an astronaut (Sandler) who worries that his tenuous marriage may be on the brink of collapse while he’s in space.
Colby Day adapted the novel for the screen, with Channing Tatum and producing partner Reid Carolin behind the upcoming film, along with fellow producers Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman, and Max Silva. Director Renck, Ben Ormand, and Barry Bernardi executive produce.
The official synopsis reads: “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.
- 1/16/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Adam Sandler is alone (and possibly seeing things) in his latest feature for Netflix, the sci-fi tinged Spaceman.
The meditative trailer follows the story of astronaut Jakub (Sandler), who is in the midst of a six-month solo mission to the outer reaches of the solar system.
Loneliness starts to get to him, and he begins to understand his marriage back on Earth may not be waiting for him at home. Along the way, a creature he discovers in the ship helps him understand where things went awry. The creature, who looks like a giant spider, may or may not be all in his head.
Carey Mulligan stars as Lenka, wife to Sandlers character, while Paul Dano voices Hanuš, the spider-like creature. Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini also star in the feature, based on Czech author Jaroslav Kalfař’s 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia.
Chernobyl director Johan Renck directed Spaceman...
The meditative trailer follows the story of astronaut Jakub (Sandler), who is in the midst of a six-month solo mission to the outer reaches of the solar system.
Loneliness starts to get to him, and he begins to understand his marriage back on Earth may not be waiting for him at home. Along the way, a creature he discovers in the ship helps him understand where things went awry. The creature, who looks like a giant spider, may or may not be all in his head.
Carey Mulligan stars as Lenka, wife to Sandlers character, while Paul Dano voices Hanuš, the spider-like creature. Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini also star in the feature, based on Czech author Jaroslav Kalfař’s 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia.
Chernobyl director Johan Renck directed Spaceman...
- 1/16/2024
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Perhaps spiders are not a nuisance after all — at least that’s the case for Adam Sandler in “Spaceman,” in which he receives emotional support from an oversized arachnid in outer space.
Netflix has released the trailer for Sandler’s upcoming sci-fi film, set to premiere at Berlin Film Festival next month. It will then release in select theaters on Feb. 23 and on the streamer March 1. Directed by Johan Renck, who helmed the HBO miniseries “Chernobyl,” the film is based on the 2017 novel “Spaceman of Bohemia” by Czech author Jaroslav Kalfař.
The film’s description reads, “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature...
Netflix has released the trailer for Sandler’s upcoming sci-fi film, set to premiere at Berlin Film Festival next month. It will then release in select theaters on Feb. 23 and on the streamer March 1. Directed by Johan Renck, who helmed the HBO miniseries “Chernobyl,” the film is based on the 2017 novel “Spaceman of Bohemia” by Czech author Jaroslav Kalfař.
The film’s description reads, “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature...
- 1/16/2024
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Sandler has increasingly been mixing drama alongside his usual comedy output, and from the looks of Spaceman, he's venturing into territory normally seen in the work of Christopher Nolan or something from the 1970s. The first, very short teaser for the film is online, and you can find it below.
Directed by Johan Renck from a script by Colby Day (itself adapted from Jaroslav Kalfar's book Spaceman Of Bohemia), the film's narrative finds Sandler as Czech astronaut Jakub. Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.
Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works...
Directed by Johan Renck from a script by Colby Day (itself adapted from Jaroslav Kalfar's book Spaceman Of Bohemia), the film's narrative finds Sandler as Czech astronaut Jakub. Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth.
Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works...
- 12/19/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Once he was Cajun Man and Opera Man, now the Sandman, Adam Sandler, is the titular Spaceman in Johan Renck’s new sci-fi flick arriving on Netflix March 1.
In the movie, Sandler plays Jakub, an astronaut on a research mission at the far edges of the solar system, who is suddenly struck by the fear that his already rocky marriage to Carey Mulligan’s Lenka might not survive the strain and length of his intergalactic trip. During his travels, Jakub unexpectedly meets a strange spider-like creature named Hanuš (voiced by...
In the movie, Sandler plays Jakub, an astronaut on a research mission at the far edges of the solar system, who is suddenly struck by the fear that his already rocky marriage to Carey Mulligan’s Lenka might not survive the strain and length of his intergalactic trip. During his travels, Jakub unexpectedly meets a strange spider-like creature named Hanuš (voiced by...
- 12/19/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix on Tuesday morning unveiled the first teaser trailer for its Adam Sandler-led sci-fi drama Spaceman, directed by Chernobyl Emmy winner Johan Renck, also announcing that the pic is slated to debut on the platform on March 1st, 2024.
Adapted for the screen by Colby Day, the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, which was released in 2017. It picks up with Sandler’s astronaut Jakub six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, as he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Maestro‘s Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, which he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Voiced by Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Paul Dano (Dumb Money...
Adapted for the screen by Colby Day, the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, which was released in 2017. It picks up with Sandler’s astronaut Jakub six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, as he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Maestro‘s Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, which he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Voiced by Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Paul Dano (Dumb Money...
- 12/19/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Sandler‘s exclusive deal with Netflix has included his signature screwball comedies like his recent animated film, Leo, and a coming-of-age dramedy co-starring his family, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Sandler has also been indulging in more dramatic roles in recent years with films that have involved exploring different facets of basketball, Uncut Gems and Hustle. Now, the streamer has released a first look at a Sandler sci-fi drama, Spaceman, which is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař. The platform has shared a quick teaser as well as a couple of images.
The film stars Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, with Isabella Rossellini and Paul Dano. Johan Renck directs the movie from a script from writer Colby Day. The producers of the film include Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman and Max Silva.
The film stars Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, with Isabella Rossellini and Paul Dano. Johan Renck directs the movie from a script from writer Colby Day. The producers of the film include Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman and Max Silva.
- 12/19/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Spaceman. Adam Sandler as Jakub in Spaceman. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2023.
Adam Sandler is back on Netflix in 2024 with a brand new sci-fi project that was originally set for release in 2023. Netflix has debuted a first look trailer alongside some new stills. Here’s what you need to know.
Based on the book Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, who is actively involved in the movie adaptation, we’ll see Adam Sandler play the lead role of Jakub with Swedish director Johan Renck directing the movie and Colby Day writing.
The cast for the movie includes Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, with Isabella Rossellini and Paul Dano.
An updated logline for the new movie, set to debut globally on Netflix on March 1st, 2024, is as follows:
“As an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust finds his earthly life falling to pieces,...
Adam Sandler is back on Netflix in 2024 with a brand new sci-fi project that was originally set for release in 2023. Netflix has debuted a first look trailer alongside some new stills. Here’s what you need to know.
Based on the book Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, who is actively involved in the movie adaptation, we’ll see Adam Sandler play the lead role of Jakub with Swedish director Johan Renck directing the movie and Colby Day writing.
The cast for the movie includes Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, with Isabella Rossellini and Paul Dano.
An updated logline for the new movie, set to debut globally on Netflix on March 1st, 2024, is as follows:
“As an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust finds his earthly life falling to pieces,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
Adam Sandler Is an Astronaut in Peril in ‘Spaceman’ First Look, Netflix Sets March 2024 Release Date
Adam Sandler might receive marriage counseling from an unexpected source in his next film.
Netflix has unveiled a first look for Johan Renck’s upcoming sci-fi drama “Spaceman,” starring Sandler, Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano. The film is set to debut on the streamer on March 1.
The official synopsis for “Spaceman” reads: “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.”
“Spaceman” also stars Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin and Isabella Rossellini.
Netflix has unveiled a first look for Johan Renck’s upcoming sci-fi drama “Spaceman,” starring Sandler, Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano. The film is set to debut on the streamer on March 1.
The official synopsis for “Spaceman” reads: “Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.”
“Spaceman” also stars Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin and Isabella Rossellini.
- 12/19/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Sandler might be forever known as the Sandman — but thanks to a new Netflix film, he’s also the “Spaceman.”
Sandler leads the upcoming feature from “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck and writer Colby Day adapted from the novel “Spaceman of Bohemia.” Channing Tatum and producing partner Reid Carolin are behind the upcoming feature, along with fellow producers Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman, and Max Silva. Director Renck, Ben Ormand, and Barry Bernardi executive produce.
“Spaceman” centers on astronaut Jakub (Sandler) who is desperate to woo back his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan) after spending six months on a solitary research mission. However, Jakub requires some assistance in the romance department and is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, named Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano).
Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini also star in the film.
Mulligan recently appeared in Bradley Cooper’s...
Sandler leads the upcoming feature from “Chernobyl” director Johan Renck and writer Colby Day adapted from the novel “Spaceman of Bohemia.” Channing Tatum and producing partner Reid Carolin are behind the upcoming feature, along with fellow producers Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Tim Headington, Lia Buman, and Max Silva. Director Renck, Ben Ormand, and Barry Bernardi executive produce.
“Spaceman” centers on astronaut Jakub (Sandler) who is desperate to woo back his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan) after spending six months on a solitary research mission. However, Jakub requires some assistance in the romance department and is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, named Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano).
Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini also star in the film.
Mulligan recently appeared in Bradley Cooper’s...
- 12/19/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Jorge Vargas (‘Snowpiercer’), Tanaya Beatty (‘Yellowstone,’), and Skywalker Hughes (‘Joe Pickett’) are rounding out the previously announced cast of Academy Award winner Andrew Stanton’s In The Blink of an Eye starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, and Daveed Diggs. Principal photography has now commenced in British Columbia.
The movie follows three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life. Jared Ian Goldman (Ingrid Goes West, ‘Russian Doll’) produces the pic written and executive produced by Colby Day (Spaceman).
“From the first read I knew Colby Day’s script was special,” said Stanton, “and it has only become more rarified of a project as our team has formed. What a privilege to have such an ideal cast and crew realize this beautiful story.”
“Andrew is a visionary artist whose unique gifts as a storyteller shine in this beautiful film,” added Searchlight Presidents Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum.
The movie follows three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life. Jared Ian Goldman (Ingrid Goes West, ‘Russian Doll’) produces the pic written and executive produced by Colby Day (Spaceman).
“From the first read I knew Colby Day’s script was special,” said Stanton, “and it has only become more rarified of a project as our team has formed. What a privilege to have such an ideal cast and crew realize this beautiful story.”
“Andrew is a visionary artist whose unique gifts as a storyteller shine in this beautiful film,” added Searchlight Presidents Matthew Greenfield and David Greenbaum.
- 3/30/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Daveed Diggs has been cast in a new live-action film from noted Pixar director Andrew Stanton.
The “Hamilton” and “Blindspotting” star joins “SNL” alum Kate McKinnon and Rashida Jones in “In the Blink of an Eye,” from Searchlight Pictures. The film follows three storylines spanning thousands of years, pondering hope, connection and the circle of life.
Stanton was the lone director on animated hits like “Finding Nemo,” its sequel “Finding Dory” and “Wall-e.” He’s also helmed episodes of “Stranger Things” and “Better Call Saul.” Colby Day wrote the script and will executive produce. Jared Ian Goldman (“Ingrid Goes West”) is producing. Searchlight production SVP Taylor Friedman and creative exec Apolline Berty are overseeing for the studio, reporting to production and development heads Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen.
Diggs is an actor, rapper, writer and producer best known for originating the dual roles of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in “Hamilton.
The “Hamilton” and “Blindspotting” star joins “SNL” alum Kate McKinnon and Rashida Jones in “In the Blink of an Eye,” from Searchlight Pictures. The film follows three storylines spanning thousands of years, pondering hope, connection and the circle of life.
Stanton was the lone director on animated hits like “Finding Nemo,” its sequel “Finding Dory” and “Wall-e.” He’s also helmed episodes of “Stranger Things” and “Better Call Saul.” Colby Day wrote the script and will executive produce. Jared Ian Goldman (“Ingrid Goes West”) is producing. Searchlight production SVP Taylor Friedman and creative exec Apolline Berty are overseeing for the studio, reporting to production and development heads Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen.
Diggs is an actor, rapper, writer and producer best known for originating the dual roles of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in “Hamilton.
- 3/23/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Rashida Jones has joined Kate McKinnon to star in In the Blink of An Eye, a sci-fi drama that Andrew Stanton is directing for Searchlight Pictures.
Stanton is known for his animated classics Wall-e and Finding Nemo but is going live-action with a story that seeks to explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection.
Colby Day (Spaceman) wrote the script that focuses on three intersecting storylines with Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia mentioned as touchstones. Jones’ character is an anthropology professor who is taking care of her dying mother.
Jared Ian Goldman, who counts indie Ingrid Goes West and heady TV series Russian Doll among his credits, is producing.
Day is acting as an exec producer. Senior vp of production Taylor Friedman and creative executive...
Stanton is known for his animated classics Wall-e and Finding Nemo but is going live-action with a story that seeks to explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection.
Colby Day (Spaceman) wrote the script that focuses on three intersecting storylines with Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia mentioned as touchstones. Jones’ character is an anthropology professor who is taking care of her dying mother.
Jared Ian Goldman, who counts indie Ingrid Goes West and heady TV series Russian Doll among his credits, is producing.
Day is acting as an exec producer. Senior vp of production Taylor Friedman and creative executive...
- 3/21/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looking to find more success with his second stab at big screen live-action directing, Andrew Stanton has been busy setting ambitious new movie In The Blink Of An Eye. He now has Saturday Night Live veteran Kate McKinnon in one of the lead roles.
Now that her tenure on the long-running comedy variety series is over, McKinnon can focus more on her film career and she's locked in as a lead for the sci-fi film.
Written by Colby Day, In The Blink Of An Eye, was snatched up in script form by Searchlight for Stanton, reportedly seeks to explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection, doing so by focusing on three intersecting storylines.
As for McKinnon, she'll next crop up in Greta Gerwig's Barbie, due in cinemas on 21 July.
Now that her tenure on the long-running comedy variety series is over, McKinnon can focus more on her film career and she's locked in as a lead for the sci-fi film.
Written by Colby Day, In The Blink Of An Eye, was snatched up in script form by Searchlight for Stanton, reportedly seeks to explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection, doing so by focusing on three intersecting storylines.
As for McKinnon, she'll next crop up in Greta Gerwig's Barbie, due in cinemas on 21 July.
- 3/20/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Kate McKinnon is ready to go cosmic.
The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member is set to star in Searchlight’s “In the Blink of an Eye,” a sci-fi epic from “Wall•E” director Andrew Stanton, TheWrap has confirmed.
The script, which finished in the top 25 of the 2016 Black List, was written by Colby Day. Back then, the project was described as exploring “the entire history of the universe and our species through three interwoven storylines that question the very nature of life, love, mortality, where we’ve been, and where we’re going; the past, present, and future of the human race.” Other projects that were in that list includes Liz Hannah’s “The Post,” made by Steven Spielberg; “O2,” made as “Oxygen” by French filmmaker Alexandre Aja for Netflix; and “Free Guy,” made with Ryan Reynolds.
While details are being kept under wraps, the original script followed characters...
The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member is set to star in Searchlight’s “In the Blink of an Eye,” a sci-fi epic from “Wall•E” director Andrew Stanton, TheWrap has confirmed.
The script, which finished in the top 25 of the 2016 Black List, was written by Colby Day. Back then, the project was described as exploring “the entire history of the universe and our species through three interwoven storylines that question the very nature of life, love, mortality, where we’ve been, and where we’re going; the past, present, and future of the human race.” Other projects that were in that list includes Liz Hannah’s “The Post,” made by Steven Spielberg; “O2,” made as “Oxygen” by French filmmaker Alexandre Aja for Netflix; and “Free Guy,” made with Ryan Reynolds.
While details are being kept under wraps, the original script followed characters...
- 3/20/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Following the end of her Saturday Night Live tenure, Kate McKinnon continues to build out that feature slate and sources tell Deadline the Emmy-winner is now set to star in Searchlight’s In The Blink of An Eye. Oscar-winner Andrew Stanton is directing with Colby Day penning the script. Jared Ian Goldman is producing with Day exec producing.
The film follows three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life. SVP f Production Taylor Friedman and Creative Executive Apolline Berty are overseeing for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to Heads of Production and Development Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen.
McKinnon is coming off one of the more historic runs on Saturday Night Live, which recently ended at the end of last season but not before she took home multiple Emmy’s for her scene-stealing work. Since then she has gotten busy on the...
The film follows three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life. SVP f Production Taylor Friedman and Creative Executive Apolline Berty are overseeing for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to Heads of Production and Development Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen.
McKinnon is coming off one of the more historic runs on Saturday Night Live, which recently ended at the end of last season but not before she took home multiple Emmy’s for her scene-stealing work. Since then she has gotten busy on the...
- 3/20/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The universal inevitabilities of starting a new relationship are captured strikingly by Director Colby Day in his one-shot film Lead/Follow. Day’s short began life as a play he created as a graduate fresh out of NYU and when he moved to LA to pursue filmmaking, it made logical sense to translate it for his first creative venture on the West coast. What makes Lead/Follow so gripping is how Day differentiates it from the play, turning the story into a dance. The couple in question, played by Della Saba and Sam Nelson Harris, venture through the stages of a relationship beginning with infatuation and obsession before the inevitable reveal of personal baggage. It’s broad in concept but Day and his actors make it feel personal. Dn is proud to Premiere Lead/Follow on our pages today and are joined by Day for a conversation below where he...
- 2/3/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
Exclusive: Two rising all-star lit managers, Harry Lengsfield & Sam Warren, have joined Grandview effective immediately. They bring with them a blockbuster roster of clients working across film and tv, including:Emmy-winning creator Michael Waldron, Emmy-winning creator Jeff Loveness, Kaz & Ryan Firpo, Independent Spirit Award winning writer/showrunner Andy Siara, writer/director Christy Hall, Colby Day and Annie Julia Wyman.
”We consider ourselves very fortunate to have spent many incredible years at Lbi working alongside Rick, Chris Donnelly, and Scott Greenberg, who are truly some of the best representatives in the business. As we look towards the future, we’re thrilled to be joining with everyone at Grandview. They’ve got a bold, progressive, and exciting approach to client management – always aggressively pursuing new financial models, precedent breaking deals, and greater ownership opportunities in a rapidly shifting landscape for artists and content creators, while simultaneously keeping great storytelling front and center,” said Lengsfield and Warren.
”We consider ourselves very fortunate to have spent many incredible years at Lbi working alongside Rick, Chris Donnelly, and Scott Greenberg, who are truly some of the best representatives in the business. As we look towards the future, we’re thrilled to be joining with everyone at Grandview. They’ve got a bold, progressive, and exciting approach to client management – always aggressively pursuing new financial models, precedent breaking deals, and greater ownership opportunities in a rapidly shifting landscape for artists and content creators, while simultaneously keeping great storytelling front and center,” said Lengsfield and Warren.
- 11/29/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
After directing Finding Nemo and Wall-e, Andrew Stanton turned his attention to the realm of live-action with John Carter. The film became one of the biggest box-office bombs in history, leading Disney to scrap the planned sequels. In the decade since its release, Andrew Stanton has largely stayed away from live-action movies, but THR reports that he’s set to return with In the Blink of an Eye for Searchlight Pictures.
In the Blink of an Eye is being described as an epic sci-fi drama, which will “explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection, doing so by focusing on three intersecting storylines.” Ambitious. THR says that 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interstellar, and Magnolia are the watchwords for the project. Following the release of John Carter, Andrew Stanton has directed episodes of Stranger Things, Better Call Saul, Legion,...
In the Blink of an Eye is being described as an epic sci-fi drama, which will “explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection, doing so by focusing on three intersecting storylines.” Ambitious. THR says that 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interstellar, and Magnolia are the watchwords for the project. Following the release of John Carter, Andrew Stanton has directed episodes of Stranger Things, Better Call Saul, Legion,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Academy Award-winning director Andrew Stanton, best known for directing “Wall·E” and “Finding Nemo,” is set to direct “In the Blink of an Eye,” a live-action sci-fi drama for Searchlight Pictures, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.
Colby Day (“Spaceman”) wrote the script, which was featured on the 2016 Blacklist.
The synopsis for “In the Blink of an Eye” is as follows: “Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life.”
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Jared Ian Goldman is producing. Day is the executive producer. SVP of Production Taylor Friedman and Creative Executive Apolline Berty are overseeing the project for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to Heads of Production and Development Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen.
Stanton has been a major force at Pixar Animation Studios, and has written and directed...
Colby Day (“Spaceman”) wrote the script, which was featured on the 2016 Blacklist.
The synopsis for “In the Blink of an Eye” is as follows: “Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection and the circle of life.”
Also Read:
Mike Flanagan No Longer Involved in Netflix’s ‘Something Is Killing the Children’ (Exclusive)
Jared Ian Goldman is producing. Day is the executive producer. SVP of Production Taylor Friedman and Creative Executive Apolline Berty are overseeing the project for Searchlight Pictures, reporting to Heads of Production and Development Katie Goodson-Thomas and DanTram Nguyen.
Stanton has been a major force at Pixar Animation Studios, and has written and directed...
- 10/7/2022
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
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Andrew Stanton is returning to the world of live-action moviemaking.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker, known for helming Pixar classics Wall-e and Finding Nemo, is set to direct In the Blink of Eye, a sci-fi drama for Searchlight Pictures.
Jared Ian Goldman, who counts indie Ingrid Goes West and heady TV series Russian Doll among his credits, is producing.
Stanton is known for working expansively, be it thematically or budgetarily. And while Searchlight isn’t known for its big purse, Blink seems to have the Stanton hallmark of an epic scope.
Written by Colby Day, the project seeks to explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection, doing so by focusing on three intersecting storylines. Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia are the watchwords.
Andrew Stanton is returning to the world of live-action moviemaking.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker, known for helming Pixar classics Wall-e and Finding Nemo, is set to direct In the Blink of Eye, a sci-fi drama for Searchlight Pictures.
Jared Ian Goldman, who counts indie Ingrid Goes West and heady TV series Russian Doll among his credits, is producing.
Stanton is known for working expansively, be it thematically or budgetarily. And while Searchlight isn’t known for its big purse, Blink seems to have the Stanton hallmark of an epic scope.
Written by Colby Day, the project seeks to explore no less than the entire history of the world and tackle the nature of life, love, hope and connection, doing so by focusing on three intersecting storylines. Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia are the watchwords.
- 10/7/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Kevin Yorn’s law firm Yorn, Levine, Barnes, Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich & Gellman has promoted Ashley Briskman, Cary Dobkin, Kristi Eddington and Miles Metcoff to partner positions.
“Congratulations to Ashley, Cary, Kristi and Miles,” Yorn said. “We are excited to add these talented, homegrown attorneys to the leadership team. One core tenant of our firm has always been to complement external recruiting with a commitment to elevating exceptional attorneys from within our own ranks. We believe this ethos is essential for building a strong, effective culture that best positions us to serve our incredible clients.”
Yorn Levine Barnes is a leading entertainment law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York which reps industry talent and companies. The firm’s clients include Kenya Barris, Loren Bouchard, Gisele Bunchen, Ellen DeGeneres, the Duffer Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Mike Judge, Alicia Keys, Matthew McConaughey, NASCAR, Jordan Peele, Zoe Saldana and Jason Sudeikis.
“Congratulations to Ashley, Cary, Kristi and Miles,” Yorn said. “We are excited to add these talented, homegrown attorneys to the leadership team. One core tenant of our firm has always been to complement external recruiting with a commitment to elevating exceptional attorneys from within our own ranks. We believe this ethos is essential for building a strong, effective culture that best positions us to serve our incredible clients.”
Yorn Levine Barnes is a leading entertainment law firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York which reps industry talent and companies. The firm’s clients include Kenya Barris, Loren Bouchard, Gisele Bunchen, Ellen DeGeneres, the Duffer Brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Mike Judge, Alicia Keys, Matthew McConaughey, NASCAR, Jordan Peele, Zoe Saldana and Jason Sudeikis.
- 11/18/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix’s Adam Sandler movie Spaceman continues to expand its crew with the addition of Golden Globe nominee Paul Dano and 6x SAG nominee Kunal Nayyar to the cast.
The duo also join 2x Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan in the movie; Dano having directed the actress in its 2018 feature directorial debut Wildlife which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. As we first told you, Chernobyl filmmaker Johan Renck is directing Spaceman, which is based on the Jaroslav Kalfar novel Spaceman of Bohemia. Colby Day is adapting.
In the movie, Sandler is an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust as he finds his earthly life falling to pieces. He turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together. It just so happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship.
The duo also join 2x Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan in the movie; Dano having directed the actress in its 2018 feature directorial debut Wildlife which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. As we first told you, Chernobyl filmmaker Johan Renck is directing Spaceman, which is based on the Jaroslav Kalfar novel Spaceman of Bohemia. Colby Day is adapting.
In the movie, Sandler is an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust as he finds his earthly life falling to pieces. He turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together. It just so happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship.
- 4/19/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Promising Young Woman’ actress Carey Mulligan has signed up to star in Netflix’s Adam Sandler-led ‘Spaceman’.
Mulligan takes on the role of Sandler’s wife in the film which sees Sandler play an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust. He soon finds his earthly life falling to pieces, and he turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together – a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship.
The project is based on the novel ‘The Spaceman of Bohemia’ by Jaroslav Kalfar and will be and helmed by Emmy winner Johan Renck (Chernobyl) from a script by Colby Day.
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Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan and Michael Parets will produce the picture.
Mulligan can currently be seen in...
Mulligan takes on the role of Sandler’s wife in the film which sees Sandler play an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust. He soon finds his earthly life falling to pieces, and he turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together – a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship.
The project is based on the novel ‘The Spaceman of Bohemia’ by Jaroslav Kalfar and will be and helmed by Emmy winner Johan Renck (Chernobyl) from a script by Colby Day.
Also in news – Jacob Tremblay cast alongside Peter Dinklage in ‘Toxic Avenger’
Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan and Michael Parets will produce the picture.
Mulligan can currently be seen in...
- 4/16/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Carey Mulligan, who is Oscar nominated for her work in “Promising Young Woman,” has joined Adam Sandler in a movie at Netflix called “Spaceman.”
Originally titled “The Spaceman From Bohemia,” the film is a sci-fi based on a novel by Jaroslav Kalfar. The film stars Sandler as an astronaut sent to the edges of the galaxy to collect an ancient, mysterious dust. But as life on Earth begins to crumble, he turns to a creature from the beginning of time that is lurking aboard his ship for help to save humanity. Mulligan will play Sandler’s wife.
Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”) will direct the film from a script by Colby Day.
Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan and Michael Parets are producing “Spaceman” for their film Free Association. Executive producers on the film are Ben Ormand, Renck and Barry Bernardi.
Parets will oversee for Free Association. Tim Headington, Lia Buman and...
Originally titled “The Spaceman From Bohemia,” the film is a sci-fi based on a novel by Jaroslav Kalfar. The film stars Sandler as an astronaut sent to the edges of the galaxy to collect an ancient, mysterious dust. But as life on Earth begins to crumble, he turns to a creature from the beginning of time that is lurking aboard his ship for help to save humanity. Mulligan will play Sandler’s wife.
Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”) will direct the film from a script by Colby Day.
Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan and Michael Parets are producing “Spaceman” for their film Free Association. Executive producers on the film are Ben Ormand, Renck and Barry Bernardi.
Parets will oversee for Free Association. Tim Headington, Lia Buman and...
- 4/15/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Carey Mulligan is deepening her Netflix footprint, as the two-time Academy Award-nominated actress has joined co-star Adam Sandler in the upcoming Netflix movie “Spaceman.” The outer-space adventure marks her fifth collaboration with the streaming giant, as she most recently starred in the BAFTA-nominated “The Dig,” as well as the Oscar-nominated “Mudbound,” the BBC miniseries “Collateral,” and will star in Bradley Cooper’s upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” as the iconic composer’s wife.
Deadline first reported the news of Mulligan’s casting in “Spaceman,” which will hail from the Primetime Emmy-winning Swedish director of “Chernobyl,” Johan Renck. “Spaceman,” first announced last year, was originally titled “The Spaceman of Bohemia.” It’s based on Jaroslav Kalfař’s 2017 novel. Mulligan will play the wife of Adam Sandler’s astronaut, who is sent to the far reaches of the galaxy in search of a mysterious ancient dust. Soon, his earthly life begins to fall apart,...
Deadline first reported the news of Mulligan’s casting in “Spaceman,” which will hail from the Primetime Emmy-winning Swedish director of “Chernobyl,” Johan Renck. “Spaceman,” first announced last year, was originally titled “The Spaceman of Bohemia.” It’s based on Jaroslav Kalfař’s 2017 novel. Mulligan will play the wife of Adam Sandler’s astronaut, who is sent to the far reaches of the galaxy in search of a mysterious ancient dust. Soon, his earthly life begins to fall apart,...
- 4/15/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
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