If you’ve been waiting for Brad Pitt to headline another movie, your wait is almost over. Yeah, we know, he’s in ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, but we have a feeling that’s gonna be more about Leonardo DiCaprio when it’s all said and done… though that could be the other way around. Pitt will be headlining AD ASTRA, which comes from director James Gray (THE IMMIGRANT, THE LOST CITY OF Z), and the story involves an astronaut having to find out what happened to his father, who took a one-way trip to Neptune in an effort to communicate with extra terrestrial life. Oh, and the father is played by Tommy Lee Jones, though we’re guessing his screen time here will be minimal. This film has been in production for two full years, so it should be interesting to see the end result. The cast also features Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Jamie Kennedy, John Finn, Kimberly Elise, Bobby Nish, LisaGay Hamilton, and John Ortiz. Take a look at the first trailer and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
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.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
