Spaceman Movie Details:
Based on | Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama |
Release Dates | February 2024 (Berlinale) March 1, 2024 |
Running Time | 1hr 47min |
Age rating | R |
Cast | Adam Sandler Paul Dano Carey Mulligan |
Directed by | Johan Renck |
Screenplay by | Colby Day |
Produced by | Channing Tatum Reid Carolin Peter Kiernan Michael Parets Timothy Headington Lia Buman Max Silva |
Cinematography by | Jakob Ihre |
Edited by | John Axelrad Scott Cummings Simon Smith |
Music by | Max Richter |
Production Companies | Free Association Tango Entertainment |
Distributor | Netflix |
Spaceman Movie Cast & Characters:
- Adam Sandler as Jakub Procházka
- Paul Dano as the voice of Hanuš, an extraterrestrial spider
- Carey Mulligan as Lenka Procházka, Jakub’s pregnant wife
- Kunal Nayyar as Peter, a technician
- Lena Olin
- Isabella Rossellini as Commissioner Tuma, Jakub’s commanding officer
Storyline:
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. Directed by Johan Renck and based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia, the film also stars Kunal Nayyar, Lena Olin, and Isabella Rossellini.— Netflix
About Spaceman Movie:
Spaceman is an American science fiction drama film directed by Johan Renck and written by Colby Day. It is based on the 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař. Starring Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, and Paul Dano.
In October 2020, Netflix announced that the novel Spaceman of Bohemia would be adapted by screenwriter Colby Day into a feature film of the same name directed by Johan Renck and starring Adam Sandler. In April 2021, Carey Mulligan was added to the cast, and the film was retitled Spaceman. On April 19, 2021 it was announced that Paul Dano and Kunal Nayyar joined the cast.
Principal photography began on April 19, 2021, in New York City, and wrapped on July 1, 2021, in the Czech Republic. In the Czech Republic, filming took place in Prague and surrounding areas of the country’s Central Bohemian Region.
Max Richter composed the soundtrack. On February 22, 2024, a track Don’t Go Away, a collaboration between Richter and the American band Sparks, which features in the film was released to streaming services.
Spaceman premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 21, 2024, and received a limited theatrical release on February 23, 2024, before its streaming debut by Netflix on March 1, 2024.