SpaceX will launch Tom Cruise to shoot a Movie In Space

[Mo City]

Funding complete: How Tom Cruise Pitched $200 Million Universal Commitment On Space Film – Deadline

Elon tweets "cool". https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1288973971514302466

I'll believe this when it actually happens. The filming could end up being a bigger event than the movie.

 

[Grendal]

Tom Cruise and Doug Limon are tentatively scheduled for launch on October 21, 2021 to the ISS for movie-ness.

 

[Rockster]

The point isn’t to do something that could be done via CGI. It is a marketing hook. THE FIRST feature movie to be shot in space. The movie could suck and everyone will go see it anyways.

After the movie "Gravity" was released, one reporter asked the director if he would talk about the difficulties encountered while filming in space for that long. Reporter Asks 'Gravity' Director Alfonso Cuaron What It's Like to Film in Space (Video) | Hollywood Reporter

 

[ecarfan]

After the movie "Gravity" was released, one reporter asked the director if he would talk about the difficulties encountered while filming in space for that long. Reporter Asks 'Gravity' Director Alfonso Cuaron What It's Like to Film in Space (Video) | Hollywood Reporter

Just to be clear; the reporter asked the question “in jest”.

 

[Nikxice]

Ka-ching for SpaceX. That'll be 55 million a pop for at least three of those four Dragon seats. Not sure about the price Axiom is paying for the Commander's seat, former astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria. I also wonder how much of the revenue is going to NASA.

Apparently the only crewmembers associated with the film are Cruise and his director Doug Limon. It'll be interesting to see how the content they shoot in Space gets spliced into the movie. My guess is the ride to Space and return home will grab some screen time. In fact I'll make an early prediction that the actual launch and splashdown will be more fun to watch than the final flick. Although if Tommy can elevate his old couch jumping routine.....