Deadline is reporting thatPromising Young WomanBest Actress NomineeCarey Mulliganis joiningAdam Sandler’s new Netflix film,Spaceman, previously known asThe Spaceman of Bohemia.
Spacemanwill mark Mulligan’s fifth collaboration with the streaming service following the four-time Oscar-nominated filmMudbound, in which she played Laura McAllen. Her other features includeThe Dig; the upcomingBradley Cooper-directed filmMaestrowhere she stars as the composer/conductorLeonard Bernstein’s wife; and the 2018 BBC mini-seriesCollateral, where Mulligan played a London detective investigating the odd murder of a pizza delivery man. In the Oscar-nominated filmPromising Young WomanbyEmerald Fennell, Mulligan stars as ex-med student Cassie, seeking to avenge her friend Nina in the wake of her wronged death and sexual harassment. In addition to her Oscar nomination, the film also saw the Westminster London Native take home the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama and Best Female Lead Actor at SAGs.
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Spaceman’s story is based on a novel byJaroslav Kalfar, and follows an astronaut played by Sandler who is sent to the edge of the galaxy to find mystifying ancient dust. As the astronaut finds his earthly life falling apart, he turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together, which also happens to be a mysterious creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship. Mulligan is set to play the wife of Sandler’s lead astronaut in the film. Emmy-winningChernobyldirectorJohan Renckis set to direct off a screenplay adapted byColby Day, withChanning Tatum,Reid Carolin,Peter Kiernan, andMichael Paretsproducing for Free Association, andBen Ormand, Renck, andBarry Bernardiexecutive producing.Tim Headington,Lia BumanandMax Silvawill oversee for Tango Entertainment.
Apart from Mulligan’s Oscar nominations and Netflix features, she has also starred in films such asInside Llewyn Davis,Suffragette,Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,Public Enemies, andBaz Luhrmann’sThe Great Gatsby. To add even further credit, she is also set to Dirty Films’Fingernails, which is to be directed byChristos Nikou.
Though not much else is known about the cast or story ofSpaceman, fans can be hopeful that whatever Sandler and Mulligan have up their sleeve for the film is sure to please given both of their history. Stay tuned to Collider for more information about the upcoming Netflix feature.
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