It feels like we’ve been waiting years for James Gray’s sci-fi epic, “Ad Astra.” The film, which stars Brad Pitt as an astronaut asked to save the solar system, has been in post-production for a while now, with the filmmaker taking his time on the special effects to make the film feel as real as possible. Well, about as real as a film about a mission to find extraterrestrial life can be.
As seen in the new ad/trailer for “Ad Astra,” Gray apparently is taking a page out of the Christopher Nolan handbook for space films. Perhaps it’s just the way the trailer is cut and the music that is used in the background, but you can’t help but get a strong “Interstellar” vibe from the film, as it features a story of a child attempting to repair a relationship with their father. Except, this time there is the promise of a solar system-destroying weapon and the threat of alien life that may come into play.
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Joining Brad Pitt in the film are actors Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland. The film is written and directed by James Gray, who is best known for his films “The Lost City of Z,” “The Immigrant,” and “We Own the Night.”
“Ad Astra” makes its debut in theaters on September 20.
Here’s the synopsis:
Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.