First look: Felicity Jones, George Clooney, David Oyelowo in ‘The Midnight Sky’
Felicity Jones in THE MIDNIGHT SKY (courtesy of Netflix)
Sandra Bullock in Gravity. Natalie Portman in Lucy in the Sky. Now, Felicity Jones heads into deep space in The Midnight Sky.
This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
George Clooney directs the adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s acclaimed novel “Good Morning, Midnight,” from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith. It is produced by Grant Heslov, p.g.a., George Clooney, p.g.a., Keith Redmon, Bard Dorros and Cliff Roberts and executive produced by Barbara A. Hall, Todd Shuster, Jennifer Gates and Greg Baxter.
The film co-stars David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, Tiffany Boone and introducing Caoilinn Springall.
The Midnight Sky is due in December 2020 exclusively from Netflix.
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Director George Clooney on set at Shepperton Studios with David Oyelowo and Tiffany Boone on the set of The Midnight Sky (Philippe Antonello/NETFLIX)
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