Ad Astra
An astronaut embarks on a space mission to investigate a threat to the universe and uncover the truth about his father who disappeared thirty years ago.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Released
- 2019
- Country
- United States, China, Brazil
Details
Release year: 2019
Storyline
An astronaut embarks on a space mission to investigate a threat to the universe and uncover the truth about his father who disappeared thirty years ago.
Top credits
Brad Pitt — Roy McBride
Tommy Lee Jones — H. Clifford McBride
Ruth Negga — Helen Lantos
Donald Sutherland — Thomas Pruitt
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
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• Unlike several contemporary films where CGI is used to depict the spacecraft and the vast space, director James Gray decided to use practical effects like models and props for the spacecraft exterior shots. Also, instead of using CGI for planets, he decided to use still images to portray the surface of the planets. This same technique was used in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
• Clifford McBride says that he has cataracts and has trouble seeing. Cataracts are one of the projected health problems linked to exposure to solar radiation during an extended period in space.
• While shooting the climactic scene, Brad Pitt ended up crying unprompted in character. But as the scene takes place in zero-g, Pitt told director James Gray that the tear should be edited in post to float like a bubble off his face, rather than run down his cheek. "You gotta replace my tear, that's not how it works in zero-gravity," Pitt reportedly said, to which Gray responded, "I'm sorry, I'm keeping it. The acting's too good, buddy."
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $50,188,370
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $19,001,398 (2019-09-22)
User reviews
A film about solitude
I've actually watched this three times, but...
Br Ad Astra is a good film.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- SDDS, Dolby Atmos, DTS, IMAX 6-Track, Auro 11.1, Datasat, 12-Track Digital Sound, Dolby Surround 7.1
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
