


But in space you don’t get graded on a curve. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space. Con Mark Strong, Sanaa Lathan, Charles Baker, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bettina Skye. Luke Wilson and Sanaa Lathan are also featured in supporting roles. It stars Mark Strong in the lead role of Captain William Stanaforth, the first person on a lone mission to Mars. Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonizing Mars. Approaching the Unknown - Un film di Mark Elijah Rosenberg. Approaching the Unknown is a 2016 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Mark Elijah Rosenberg in his feature debut. 'Ghostbusters' Seeks to Woo Men with NBA Finals PartnershipĪt times reminiscent of such far superior space-themed films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, Silent Running and the Sam Rockwell-starrer Moon, Approaching the Unknown is impressive on a technical level, especially considering that its budget is low and that it’s a debut effort. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars. His mission is to set up a colony on the heretofore uninhabitable planet, using the technology he developed that makes water from dirt (why that feat of scientific engineering isn’t being put to use in, say, California, is a question left unaddressed). Stanaforth, an astronaut on a one-manned voyage to Mars from which he knows he will never return. Mark Strong (has a movie star this square-jawed ever been more aptly named?) delivers a virtual solo performance as Captain William D. But even if that wasn’t the case, Approaching the Unknown would still feel awfully familiar. Rather, it’s Mark Elijah Rosenberg’s considerably lower-budgeted and thoughtful variation on the theme that has the unfortunate timing to arrive not long after The Martian. No, it’s not a certain box-office blockbuster (and according to the Golden Globes, comedy) directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. A lone astronaut is forced to science the shit out of a potentially disastrous problem on a mission to Mars.
