Emma Roberts, Laurence Fishburne Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Astronaut’ Lands at Signature Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Signature Entertainment has acquired U.K. and Ireland rights to sci-fi thriller “The Astronaut,” starring Emma Roberts (“We’re the Millers”) and Laurence Fishburne (“The Matrix”), from Highland Film Group.
Written and directed by Jess Varley (“Phobias”) in her solo directorial and writing debut, the film follows astronaut Sam Walker (Roberts) who, upon returning from her first space mission, is found miraculously alive in a punctured capsule floating deep off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
General William Harris (Fishburne) arranges for her to be placed under intense NASA surveillance in a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing.
However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, Walker fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth. “The Astronaut is produced by Brad Fuller (“A Quiet Place,” “The Purge”), Eric B.
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