Distant (2022 film)
Distant is an upcoming American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck from a screenplay by Spenser Cohen. It stars Anthony Ramos, Naomi Scott, and Zachary Quinto. The film is a joint-venture production between DreamWorks Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Automatik Entertainment, and Six Foot Turkey Productions. It was shot in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Budapest, Hungary. During post-production, editing was completed by Gregory Plotkin and the musical score was composed by Steven Price. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 16, 2022 , by Universal Pictures. Premise. The spaceship of asteroid miner Andy gets struck, crash landing him to an alien planet where he contends with his AI survival suit. Losing oxygen, he connects with fellow crew member Naomi via radio, who is trapped inside her escape pod, leading him to go search and rescue her. Production. On February 21, 2019, Amblin Partners announced it had bought "Distant", a spec script by Spenser Cohen. In August 2019, it was reported filmmaking partners Josh Gordon and Will Speck would direct the film, with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, and Anna Halberg attached as producers . In December 2019, Anthony Ramos joined the cast. Rachel Brosnahan was cast in February 2021 but later dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts; she was replaced by Naomi Scott in August 2020. Filming began in Budapest, Hungary, on September 21, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast and crew followed a number of safety protocols, including "extensive sanitization" procedures, wearing face masks, and social distancing. In October 2020, it was reported Kristofer Hivju would also star. Filming concluded on November 13, 2020. By May 2021, the film was still in post-production. Steven Price  composed the musical score for the film. In July 2021, Zachary Quinto was confirmed as part of the cast. Release. "Distant" is scheduled to be theatrically released by Universal Pictures on September 16, 2022. It was originally scheduled for March 11, 2022.