Vertical has unveiled the official trailer for The Astronaut, its upcoming sci-fi horror thriller starring Kate Mara (Fantastic Four) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix trilogy). The film is set to hit theaters on October 17. The trailer depicts Mara as an astronaut whose inaugural space mission takes a deadly turn. After her spacecraft crash-lands back on Earth, she is placed under intense surveillance and soon begins to suspect that something from space may have come back with her. The preview showcases unsettling events since her return, including mysterious bruises appearing all over her body.
Written and directed by Jess Varley, The Astronaut features a cast that also includes Gabriel Luna, Ivana Milicevic, Macy Gray, and Scarlett Holmes. The film is produced by Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Chris Abernathy, and Cameron Fuller. The creative team comprises cinematographer Dave Garbett, composer Jacques Brautbar, and editors Terel Gibson and Joel Griffen.
According to the official synopsis: “When astronaut Sam Walker crash-lands back to Earth, she is found alive in a punctured capsule off the Atlantic coast. General William Harris places her in quarantine under strict NASA supervision for recovery and testing. But as disturbing events escalate, she begins to fear that something extraterrestrial has followed her home.”
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