I’ve told you guys about Sam Rockwell’s upcoming sci-fi thriller MOON on a couple of occasions already. Within each article, I continually stated that the flick was opening on May 25th 2009. Well, you can now cross that date off your “summer movie list” calendar. Don’t worry, however, Sony Classics is still keeping MOON as a Summer Event Film: the release date has just switched to June 12th 2009. So in actuality, the date just moved back a couple of weeks. No biggie.
I’m glad that MOON is still scheduled to land this summer because it really does seem like a unique and interesting flick with a lot of “grand visuals” potential. Have another go at its full synopsis: Sam Bell (Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He’s been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3. The precious gas holds the key to reversing the Earth’s energy crisis.
Isolated, determined and steadfast, Sam has followed the rulebook obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful. The solitude has given him time to reflect on the mistakes of his past and work on his raging temper. He does his job mechanically, and spends most of his available time dreaming of his imminent return to Earth, to his wife, young daughter and an early retirement.
But 2 weeks shy of his departure from Selene, Sam starts seeing things, hearing things and feeling strange. And when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar have their own plans for replacing him… and the new recruit is eerily familiar.
Before he can return to Earth, Sam has to confront himself and the discovery that the life he has created, may not be his own. It’s more than his contract that is set to expire.
How can you go wrong with a story like that plus the superior talents or Mr. Rockwell? It would be even cooler if writer/director Duncan Jones got Kevin Spacey to be the voice of a robot in the flick. Oh, wait a minute, he did! The rest of the cast includes Kaya Scodelario, Matt Berry, and Malcolm Stewart. Below, you’ll find Rockwell having a look at… something.
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