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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar–winning actor Brendan Fraser is group to prima successful nan cosmic sci-fi thriller Starman from Emmy winning writer and head Josh Wakely from his original screenplay.
In Starman, Fraser will represent visionary technologist Tom Adams—an designer of nan future—who launches a historical expedition to Mars, positioning himself astatine nan forefront of humanity’s adjacent frontier. But erstwhile unforeseen events find him millions of miles from Earth, his ngo becomes an unexpected and urgent title against time—driven not by endurance alone, but by love.
The characteristic task is simply a Grace: A Storytelling Company accumulation and will beryllium produced by Eddie Vaisman of Sight Unseen, who astir precocious produced nan Fraser Searchlight movie Rental Family. Grace’s Wakely and Rebecca Graham besides produce. Filmmaker David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Batman v. Superman scribe) will executive nutrient on pinch Tarek Sherif, Ryan Graves and Sight Unseen’s Julia Lebedev.
Sherif and Graves are financing nan feature, which originates accumulation this summer.
Anton will motorboat income astatine nan Marché du Film de Cannes wherever they will unveil exclusive accusation astir nan project.
Fraser won nan Academy Award for Best Actor for Darren Aronofsky’s 2022 movie The Whale. In summation to starring successful Rental Family, he’ll adjacent represent President Dwight D. Eisenhower successful Focus Features’ Pressure (May 29, 2026). He is besides group to look successful Andy Garcia’s Diamond, alongside Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray, which will make its world premiere astatine Cannes and he will reprise his iconic domiciled successful nan upcoming 4th installment of $1.4 cardinal world grossing The Mummy franchise reteaming pinch Rachel Weisz.
Other characteristic credits include George of nan Jungle, Journey to nan Center of nan Earth, Bedazzled, Crash, Gods and Monsters, and The Quiet American. On stage, he has appeared successful London’s West End accumulation of Cat connected a Hot Tin Roof. Fraser is repped by CAA, Linden Entertainment, and Patty Felker.
Wakely is nan laminitis of Grace: A Storytelling Company. Wakely secured life authorities to sports fable Muhammad Ali and originated and is an executive shaper of nan upcoming Amazon scripted bid The Greatest. Previously, Wakely created and ran 2 successful original animated bid astatine Netflix, the Emmy-winning Beat Bugs and its follow-up Motown Magic, adapted from nan euphony catalogs of The Beatles and Motown. Wakely is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Hansen Jacobson.
