Fly Me to the Moon Trailer: Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Fake the Moon Landing

 Posted on September 30, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  727 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Sony and Apple have released the first trailer for “Fly Me to the Moon,” a romantic comedy starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, which is set to premiere on July 12. The film is set against the 1960s space race and features Johansson as a marketing exec hired by NASA to film a fake moon landing in case the real mission fails. Apple won the project in a $100 million deal following a bidding war in 2022, and the project was formerly known as “Project Artemis.”

Chris Evans was first set to play Tatum’s role, while Oscar nominee Johansson — who also produces — has been attached to the film since its inception. Jason Bateman was originally set as the film’s director but left the project due to creative differences. His exit altered the shooting schedule and meant Evans could not complete the project and Netflix’s “Pain Hustlers” at the same time. Bateman previously told Variety that the film will be set around the moon landing.

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“Channing is such an easy-going actor, good spirited and professional. Falling in love with him onscreen was pretty easy. He’s such a likable person,” Johansson recently told People magazine. “Kelly and Cole are such opposites. It was fun to play that dynamic with Channing.”

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Jim Rash, Ray Romano, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Nick Dillenburg, Christian Zuber and Woody Harrelson round out the cast. Greg Berlanti will direct from a script by Rose Gilroy.

Berlanti has worked as a showrunner, writer and producer on TV shows such as “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “The Flight Attendant” and “Riverdale.” He has also directed the films “Love, Simon” and “The Broken Hearts Club.”

Johansson produces under her These Pictures banner, with Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn producing alongside her for These Pictures. Sarah Schechter produces for Berlanti Productions. Robert Dohrmann serves as executive producer.

See the full trailer below.

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