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.
So it seems like we’ve got a one man show on our hands… and with Sam Rockwell as that one man I am all for it! Now it seems like a one man show… but that doesn’t mean one voice… according to io9, Mr. Kevin Spacey will be lending his voice to the film for a robot. Awesome. io9 also spoke to Rockwell recently, where he spilled some more info on MOON, some of which might be considered spoilers. So if interested, head on over here to check that out.
MOON is directed by Duncan Jones and is set for a May 25, 2009 release. I’m there.