Ad Astra (film)

Ad Astra
Ad Astra
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Gray
Written by	James Gray; Ethan Gross;
Produced by	Brad Pitt; Dede Gardner; Jeremy Kleiner; James Gray; Anthony Katagas; Rodrigo Teixeira; Arnon Milchan;
Starring	Brad Pitt; Tommy Lee Jones; Ruth Negga; Liv Tyler; Donald Sutherland;
Cinematography	Hoyte van Hoytema
Edited by	John Axelrad; Lee Haugen;
Music by	Max Richter
Production; companies	Regency Enterprises; Bona Film Group; New Regency; Plan B Entertainment; Keep Your Head Productions; RT Features; MadRiver Pictures; TSG Entertainment;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	August 29, 2019 (Venice); September 20, 2019 (United States);
Running time	124 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80–100 million
Box office	$135.4 million

Ad Astra is a 2019 American psychological science fiction film produced, co-written, and directed by James Gray. Starring Brad Pitt (who also produced), Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, and Donald Sutherland, it follows an astronaut who ventures into space in search of his lost father, whose obsessive quest to discover intelligent alien life at all costs threatens the Solar System and all life on Earth. The project was announced in early 2016, with Gray saying he wanted to feature "the most realistic depiction of space travel that's been put in a movie". Pitt signed on to star in April 2017 and the rest of the cast joined later that year. Filming began around Los Angeles that August, lasting through October.

Ad Astra premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 20, 2019, by 20th Century Fox.^[4]^[5] It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Pitt's performance.^[6] The film grossed $135 million worldwide against an $80–100 million budget. At the 92nd Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Sound Mixing.

^ "Ad Astra". Venice Film Festival. July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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^ "Ad Astra (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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^ Pallotta, Frank (September 20, 2019). "'Ad Astra' could be the hit that 20th Century Fox desperately needs". CNN. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
^ Zack Sharf (August 29, 2019). "Brad Pitt's Stellar 2019 Continues as Critics Praise 'Ad Astra' Performance in First Reviews". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[1] "Ad Astra". Venice Film Festival. July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

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[BOX-3] "Ad Astra (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

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[release-5] Pallotta, Frank (September 20, 2019). "'Ad Astra' could be the hit that 20th Century Fox desperately needs". CNN. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

[6] Zack Sharf (August 29, 2019). "Brad Pitt's Stellar 2019 Continues as Critics Praise 'Ad Astra' Performance in First Reviews". IndieWire. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

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