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AD ASTRA

Official Selection - Out of Competition |
 
United States
,
Brazil
,
China
 |
 English, Japanese, Russian |
 124 min
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About the film

Astronaut Roy McBride, portrayed by Brad Pitt, travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father, a renegade scientist who poses a threat to humanity. On his journey, McBride unravels a mystery that jeopardizes the survival of the entire planet. He discovers secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Ad Astra will have its world premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival.

Director

James Gray

Born in 1969 in New York City, James Gray is an American film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Queens, and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. At the age of 25, Gray made his directorial debut with Little Odessa (1994), a critically acclaimed film, which received a Silver Lion at the 51st Venice International Film Festival. His later works, We Own the Night (2007), Two Lovers (2008), and The Immigrant (2013) were all selected to compete in the Cannes Film Festival, among other prestigious film festivals around the world. His latest film Ad Astra (2019) had its world premiere at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.

Producer

Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, Arnon Milchan

Production Company

New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Bona Film Group, Keep Your Head, MadRiver Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, RT Features

Screenplay

James Gray, Ethan Gross

Cinematography

Hoyte Van Hoytema

Editing

John Axelrad, Lee Haugen

Sound

Douglas Murray, Gary Rydstrom

Cast

Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland  

Contacts

Producer

Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, Arnon Milchan

Production Company

New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Bona Film Group, Keep Your Head, MadRiver Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, RT Features

Screenplay

James Gray, Ethan Gross

Cinematography

Hoyte Van Hoytema

Editing

John Axelrad, Lee Haugen

Sound

Douglas Murray, Gary Rydstrom

Cast

Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland  

Contacts

More About Film

Astronaut Roy McBride travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father, a renegade scientist who poses a threat to humanity. On his journey, McBride unravels a mystery that jeopardizes the survival of the entire planet. He discovers secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

Producer

Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, James Gray, Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, Arnon Milchan

Production Company

New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, Bona Film Group, Keep Your Head, MadRiver Pictures, Plan B Entertainment, RT Features

Screenplay

James Gray, Ethan Gross

Cinematography

Hoyte Van Hoytema

Editing

John Axelrad, Lee Haugen

Sound

Douglas Murray, Gary Rydstrom

Cast

Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland  

More About Film

Astronaut Roy McBride travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father, a renegade scientist who poses a threat to humanity. On his journey, McBride unravels a mystery that jeopardizes the survival of the entire planet. He discovers secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
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