Ad Astra FIRST LOOK: Brad Pitt stars as an astronaut bound for a dangerous mission to find his father in the space thriller's action-packed first trailer
The first trailer for Brad Pitt's space thriller Ad Astra was released on Wednesday.
In the clip, the actor, 55, portrays astronaut Roy McBride who reveals that he took to the skies because of his father Clifford (Tommy Lee Jones) who 'gave his life for the pursuit of knowledge.'
The trailer for James Gray's intense space odyssey opens with Roy on a mission in outer-space, but something goes wrong as explosions go off at the space station he is working in which sends him hurtling back to Earth.
Ad Astra FIRST LOOK: Brad Pitt starred as an astronaut bound for a dangerous space mission to find his father in the thriller's action-packed first trailer, which was released on Wednesday
Waking from a coma, the character seems worse for wear as his partner, played by Liv Tyler, ominously tells him: 'It’s crazy out there, there’s fires everywhere and plane crashes. They’re calling it The Surge.'
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Once recovered from his fall from space, Roy is taken in to a covert meeting with government officials where they ask him about the mysterious Lemur project, which saw his father travel to Neptune.
He explains: 'Its objective was to search for advanced extra-terrestrial life, the ship disappeared approximately 16 years into the mission.'
Scary: The trailer opens with Roy on a mission in outer-space, but something goes wrong as explosions go off at the space station he is working in which sends him hurtling back to Earth
What happened? Once recovered from his fall from space, Roy is asked by government officials about the mysterious Lemur project, which saw his father travel to Neptune
Intense: Roy is tasked with trying to find him, as he's told: 'Your father was experimenting with a highly classified material that could threaten our entire solar system'
Roy is tasked with trying to find him, as he's told: 'Your father was experimenting with a highly classified material that could threaten our entire solar system. All life will be destroyed, we’re counting on you to find out what’s happening out there.'
Before heading out to space, he's made to undergo a psychological exam in which he claims he's 'feeling good' and is 'ready to do [his] job to the best of [his] abilities.'
As the astronaut is seen attacking other people driving rovers on what appeared to be the moon, whilst his space ship is also seen travelling away from an explosion.
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Stable: Before heading out to space, he's made to undergo a psychological exam in which he claims he's 'feeling good' and is 'ready to do [his] job to the best of [his] abilities'
Action-packed: As the astronaut is seen attacking other people driving rovers on what appeared to be the moon, whilst his space ship is also seen travelling away from an explosion
Drama: The intense thriller reaches an intense crescendo, as he is seen hurtling through space
The intense thriller reaches an intense crescendo, as Roy is seen hurtling through space near Neptune, and struggling to grapple onto his space ship.
An off-screen character, who seems to sound like Tommy Lee Jones, says: 'We have a job to do, are you ready?'
And Roy confidently responds: 'I’m ready.'
The film also stars Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Jamie Kennedy, and John Finn.
Ad Astra is set for release in cinemas across the UK on September 18, and in the US on September 20.
Coming soon: Ad Astra is set for release in cinemas across the UK on September 18, and in the US on September 20
