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Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

The first collaboration between Brad Pitt and James Gray. They planned to work together on The Lost City of Z (2016), but Pitt dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. He remained on board as an executive producer.

First 20th Century Fox film to be released by Disney since the acquisition of 2017.

The title means "to the stars" in Latin. It is often used as a shorthand for "per aspera ad astra" (through hardships to the stars).

Brad Pitt and Ruth Negga previously co-starred in Z maailmasõda (2013).

The film reunites Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones and Loren Dean who previously appeared in Space Cowboys (2000).

Brad Pitt and James Gray originally planned to collaborate on adapting Mark Greaney's novel "The Gray Man", but Pitt later dropped out and the project never finalized. This marks the third time they plan to work together (second time on The Lost City of Z (2016), and the first time they really do as director and actor.


Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Brad Pitt Brad Pitt - Roy McBride
Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones - Clifford McBride
Donald Sutherland Donald Sutherland
Ruth Negga Ruth Negga
Greg Bryk Greg Bryk - Chip Garnes
Jamie Kennedy Jamie Kennedy - Sergeant Peter Bello
Loren Dean Loren Dean - Donald Stanford
Kimberly Elise Kimberly Elise - Lorraine Deavers
John Ortiz John Ortiz - General Rivas
John Finn John Finn - Stroud
Ravi Kapoor Ravi Kapoor - Arjun Dhariwal
Sasha Compère Sasha Compère - Lt. Coleman
LisaGay Hamilton LisaGay Hamilton - Adjutent General Amelia Vogel
Anne McDaniels Anne McDaniels - Shunga Hologram
Kimmy Shields Kimmy Shields - Sergeant Romano
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