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βFly Me To The Moonβ is set in the 1960s, in the midst of the space race, as the US rushes to build Apollo 11 and land on the moon before Russia. The film follows Kelly Jones (Johansson) a marketing expert hired to improve NASAβs public image and make celebrities out of austronauts. On the other hand, thereβs Cole Davis (Tatum), the launch director of NASA, whoβs in charge of the mission and often clashes with Jones due to their different approaches. The two are brought together when theyβre tasked with working on βProject Artemis,β the back up plan of staging of the moon landing in case the true landing fails.
The film was initially meant to starΒ Chris Evans, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. The script was written by Rose Gilroy, and has story credits from Bill Kirstein and Keenan Flynn. You can watch the trailer below.
More details about βFly Me To The Moonβ
βFly Me To The Moonβ is being produced by Johansson, whoβs been attached to the project from the get go. It was originally meant to be directed by Jason Bateman, who left the project due to creative differences. It co-stars Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Nick Dillenburg, and Woody Harrelson.
The film premieres on Apple+ this July.
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