While James Gray's mysterious sci-fi space epic
Ad Astra won't be out in theaters until September, Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox have already started the film's marketing campaign, and earlier today, the studios debuted an intense new international poster with Academy Award-winning star Brad Pitt (
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) looking straight into our souls as he travels where no man has gone before.
The film will follow Roy McBride (Pitt), an astronaut who traverses the solar system in a bid to find his long lost father (Tommy Lee Jones), while simultaneously uncovering the shocking truth behind the failure of his dad's initial mission, which, according to the trailer, involved searching for extraterrestrial life.
In addition to Pitt, the cast features Tommy Lee Jones (
Captain America: The First Avenger), Ruth Negga (
Preacher), Liv Tyler (
The Incredible Hulk), Donald Sutherland (
The Hunger Games), Jamie Kennedy (
Scream), John Finn (
The Walking Dead), Kimberly Elise (
Death Wish), Bobby Nish (
ER), LisaGay Hamilton (
Vice), and John Ortiz (
Bumblebee).
Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
Ad Astra features:
Director: James Gray
Brad Pitt as Roy McBride
Tommy Lee Jones as Clifford McBride
Ruth Negga in an undisclosed role
Liv Tyler in an undisclosed role
Donald Sutherland in an undisclosed role
Jamie Kennedy as Peter Bello
John Finn as Stroud
Kimberly Elise as Lorraine Deavers
Bobby Nish as Franklin Yoshida
LisaGay Hamilton as Adjutent General Amelia Vogel
John Ortiz as General Rivas
Ad Astra hits theaters September 18