Adam Sandler has gone pseudo-serious before, from a mentally agitated toilet plunger salesman in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch-Drunk Love” to a depressed comic in Judd Apatow’s “Funny People.” But he’s never been so dour as cosmonaut Jakub Prochazka in Johan Renck’s lonely island of a science-fiction drama, “Spaceman,” where he’s six months into a solitary research mission investigating spectral cloud activity around the planet Jupiter.
Sci-fi cinephiles are certainly familiar with the cinematic wonderments capable of the gas giant, thanks to Stanley Kubrick’s Stargate sequence in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which sends Keir Dullea on an existential trip into Jupiter’s furthest depths. But Renck’s film, written by Colby Day, is too concerned with the far more banal Earthly dramas Jakub has left behind in the form of his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan), who is preparing to leave him. “Spaceman” is a miserable...
Sci-fi cinephiles are certainly familiar with the cinematic wonderments capable of the gas giant, thanks to Stanley Kubrick’s Stargate sequence in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” which sends Keir Dullea on an existential trip into Jupiter’s furthest depths. But Renck’s film, written by Colby Day, is too concerned with the far more banal Earthly dramas Jakub has left behind in the form of his wife Lenka (Carey Mulligan), who is preparing to leave him. “Spaceman” is a miserable...
- 2/22/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
While most people conceive Adam Sandler as the comedy star who excels in slapstick comedies and hilarious rom-coms, his dramatic chops as an actor often go underappreciated. Time and time again, The Meyerowitz Stories Star has put his dramatic chops on full display, with his most notable work being 2019’s Uncut Gems, which many argued should’ve earned Sandler an Oscar nod.
Since then, the actor has continued to take on more dramatic roles, with his recent release being Spaceman, which brought in a whole new challenge for the Hustle Star that pushed his boundaries.
Adam Sandler | Uncut Gems
Spaceman Pushed Adam Sandler’s Physical Capabilities to the Limit
In Spaceman, Adam Sandler plays an astronaut named Jakub, who spends six months on a solitary research mission at the edge of the solar system. While Sandler had no problems showcasing his dramatic chops in the sci-fi drama starring Paul Dano and Carey Mulligan,...
Since then, the actor has continued to take on more dramatic roles, with his recent release being Spaceman, which brought in a whole new challenge for the Hustle Star that pushed his boundaries.
Adam Sandler | Uncut Gems
Spaceman Pushed Adam Sandler’s Physical Capabilities to the Limit
In Spaceman, Adam Sandler plays an astronaut named Jakub, who spends six months on a solitary research mission at the edge of the solar system. While Sandler had no problems showcasing his dramatic chops in the sci-fi drama starring Paul Dano and Carey Mulligan,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Santanu Roy
- FandomWire
Carey Mulligan and Adam Sandler are hitting the red carpet at the 2024 Berlinale International Film Festival.
The co-stars posed for photos together at the premiere of their new Netflix movie Spaceman on Wednesday evening (February 21) held at Berlinale Palast in Berlin, Germany.
Fellow cast members Paul Dano and Kunal Nayyar were also in attendance along with director Johan Renck and Adam‘s wife Jackie Sandler.
Earlier in the day, the cast attended a press conference to promote the movie, which is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the movie’s synopsis: Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Mulligan), he is...
The co-stars posed for photos together at the premiere of their new Netflix movie Spaceman on Wednesday evening (February 21) held at Berlinale Palast in Berlin, Germany.
Fellow cast members Paul Dano and Kunal Nayyar were also in attendance along with director Johan Renck and Adam‘s wife Jackie Sandler.
Earlier in the day, the cast attended a press conference to promote the movie, which is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the movie’s synopsis: Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Mulligan), he is...
- 2/22/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
One of the strangest films paying at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival is a Netflix sci-fi offering from a Swedish filmmaker named Johan Renck. It's a strange pick not because the film is experimental or unconventional, it's strange because it doesn't make sense this film is playing at a festival. Spaceman will streaming be on Netflix in a few more weeks (starting March 1st). It's another mostly middle-of-the-road, easily-forgettable Netflix Original, and it doesn't really do anything crazy or exciting or clever that would make it worthy of a major festival premiere. It's also just a really strange film because it's about a giant, benevolent space spider (!!) that appears inside a spaceship that is traveling near Jupiter – astronaut Jakub is on a year-long solo mission to investigate a purple cloud of mysterious space dust that appeared near Jupiter a few years before. It's actually based on a true story, sort of,...
- 2/22/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
For a time, it seemed like an auteur war was about to break out over Adam Sandler, with some of America’s most revered directors vying to find the right role for the comedian. It was rumored, but never confirmed, that Quentin Tarantino imagined him a key role while writing Inglourious Basterds, although this might have been wishful thinking from critics who saw the talented Sandler heading in the same direction as John Travolta until Pulp Fiction saved him from a lifetime of Look Who’s Talking movies. In the end, Paul Thomas Anderson got there first, with Punch Drunk Love (2002), although the glow of a bona fide arthouse hit didn’t last long, and Jack and Jill still happened less than ten years later.
Nevertheless, though he returned to the fanbase, Sandler has always been good in serious supporting roles, even in films that don’t broadly work, like...
Nevertheless, though he returned to the fanbase, Sandler has always been good in serious supporting roles, even in films that don’t broadly work, like...
- 2/21/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Sandler is the first to admit that he “rarely gets more than 8 minutes alone before I have to start doing something.”
Despite the loneliness issue encountered by his character Jakub, an astronaut who ventures into space in Swedish director Johan Renck’s feature Spaceman, Sandler told journalists on Wednesday: “I recommend to all of you spending time alone in a spaceship.”
It was that sort of a press conference. Lots of jokes from Sandler, who plays a serious role in the film, and lots of questions from reporters about loneliness and disconnection, two central themes of the film.
Shot at the end of the pandemic, some of the film’s players barely met, even on the shoot, which only enhanced the feeling. “I think I saw Adam at the airport,” quipped actor Kunal Nayyar. Paul Dano spoke about rehearsals on Zoom. Some players shot in Prague, while others were in New York.
Despite the loneliness issue encountered by his character Jakub, an astronaut who ventures into space in Swedish director Johan Renck’s feature Spaceman, Sandler told journalists on Wednesday: “I recommend to all of you spending time alone in a spaceship.”
It was that sort of a press conference. Lots of jokes from Sandler, who plays a serious role in the film, and lots of questions from reporters about loneliness and disconnection, two central themes of the film.
Shot at the end of the pandemic, some of the film’s players barely met, even on the shoot, which only enhanced the feeling. “I think I saw Adam at the airport,” quipped actor Kunal Nayyar. Paul Dano spoke about rehearsals on Zoom. Some players shot in Prague, while others were in New York.
- 2/21/2024
- by Liza Foreman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Adam Sandler stars as a Czech cosmonaut grappling with existential matters in this impressive adaptation of Jaroslav Kalfař’s best selling 2017 novel Spaceman of Bohemia. Directed by Swedish musician turned filmmaker, Johan Renck. The film also stars Carey Mulligan, The Big Bang Theory alum Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rossellini, and Paul Dano (The Fabelmans).
In a parallel universe not to dissimilar from ours, Czech astronaut Jakub Procházka is sent on a mission to the edge of our solar system to study a mysterious cloud visible to the naked eye. Back on earth, Jakub’s heavily pregnant wife Lenka has decided to leave him without explanation. As he struggles with feelings of loneliness and constant dread, Jakub’s lonely existence onboard of the spacecraft is soon shattered by a mysterious creature (voiced by Paul Dano) that purports to want to help him reach his destination.
As he gets to know the creature,...
In a parallel universe not to dissimilar from ours, Czech astronaut Jakub Procházka is sent on a mission to the edge of our solar system to study a mysterious cloud visible to the naked eye. Back on earth, Jakub’s heavily pregnant wife Lenka has decided to leave him without explanation. As he struggles with feelings of loneliness and constant dread, Jakub’s lonely existence onboard of the spacecraft is soon shattered by a mysterious creature (voiced by Paul Dano) that purports to want to help him reach his destination.
As he gets to know the creature,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Berlin Film Festival was rocking Wednesday afternoon as Adam Sandler rolled into town with Spaceman, his latest feature for Netflix.
The Uncut Gems actor and his co-stars, including Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano, received buoyant rounds of applause as they entered the press conference for the film this afternoon in Berlin.
Adapted for the screen by Colby Day, the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, which was released in 2017. It picks up with Sandler’s astronaut Jakub six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, as he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, which he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Voiced...
The Uncut Gems actor and his co-stars, including Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano, received buoyant rounds of applause as they entered the press conference for the film this afternoon in Berlin.
Adapted for the screen by Colby Day, the film is based on the novel Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, which was released in 2017. It picks up with Sandler’s astronaut Jakub six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, as he realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time, which he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Voiced...
- 2/21/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
The previously announced second season of MGM+’s horror series Chapelwaite is no longer moving forward despite the series’ renewal last year.
“I’m afraid Captain Boone’s story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand,” Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi posted on X (fka Twitter). “There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!”
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“I’m afraid Captain Boone’s story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand,” Co-creator and Executive Producer Jason Filardi posted on X (fka Twitter). “There will be no Season 2. Thank you to all the Chapelwaite fans!”
More from TVLineSuperman & Lois Ending With Season 4Starz Scraps Ava DuVernay's Romantic Drama Series Starring Joshua Jackson and Lauren RidloffJoe Pickett Not Returning for Season 3
Chapelwaite, which is based on Stephen King’s short story “Jerusalem’s Lot,” debuted...
- 11/7/2023
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
The Epix television show Chapelwaite was described as being a ten episode limited series that would tell the story of Stephen King’s short story Jerusalem‘s Lot, which was a prequel to his novel Salem’s Lot… but after the show’s run came to an end, it was announced that Chapelwaite season 2 was in the works. While the first season had covered the entirety of King’s story, in its own way, the second season was going to go beyond the source material to tell its own original story. But things have changed in the year and half since it appeared that Chapelwaite season 2 was a sure thing, and now showrunner Jason Filardi has taken to social media to confirm that the new season isn’t going to happen after all.
I'm afraid Captain Boone's story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand. There will be no...
I'm afraid Captain Boone's story ends on that beach of weathered, Maine sand. There will be no...
- 11/6/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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