Filmmaker Noah Hawley seemingly has time for everything. He writes, he directs, he produces, he showruns, and he apparently does it all at the same time. Right now, he’s finishing up “Legion” on FX, the show is about to wrap up its final season. He’s also currently prepping a fourth season of “Fargo” on FX, this one to star Chris Rock. But during all that and somewhere within the making of the third season of “Fargo” and the second season of “Legion,” he directed the space astronaut film “Lucy In The Sky” with Natalie Portman.
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It’s essentially about an obsessive astronaut who goes to space and then is forever transformed by the experience. Life on Earth is just not the same, and life for Lucy quickly unravels once she’s back from her space mission. The movie also stars Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Colman Domingo, Ellen Burstyn, Nick Offerman, Tig Notaro, Pearl Amanda Dickson, and Jeffrey Donovan.
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Here’s the official synopsis:
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In LUCY IN THE SKY, Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, a strong woman whose determination and drive as an astronaut take her to space, where she’s deeply moved by the transcendent experience of seeing her life from afar. Back home as Lucy’s world suddenly feels too small, her connection with reality slowly unravels.
The movie is also making its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the TIFF site has added some more details and thoughts on the movie too.
‘Lucy In The Sky’ Teaser: Noah Hawley Takes Natalie Portman On A Celestial Adventure
After returning to earth, an obsessive astronaut (Natalie Portman) begins to question her place in the universe — including her relationships with her gentle husband (Dan Stevens) and her alluring crewmate (Jon Hamm) — in the debut feature from accomplished television showrunner Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion). As astronaut Lucy Cola (Natalie Portman) gazes at Earth from afar while on a mission, her view of the pale blue dot profoundly shifts her entire perspective. When she returns, all Lucy wants is to go back to space — no matter what. Her modest family life loses its allure, and the comforting support of her gentle husband Drew (Dan Stevens) is suddenly less appealing than the masculine charisma of a fellow astronaut, Mark (Jon Hamm), a divorcee disconcertingly eager to encourage an affair. As she determinedly trains for her next mission, her growing dissociation threatens to dismantle both her personal and professional lives.
Portman brings a fiery energy to a remarkably complex protagonist, whose existential crisis feels as likely to be headed towards a potential meltdown as self-liberation.
“Lucy In The Sky” makes its world premiere at TIFF on September 11 and then Fox Searchlight will release the film on October 4. Watch the new trailer below.