The untitled movie was announced earlier this month, in which Cruise and Musk team up with the help of NASA and Musk’s SpaceX.

— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) May 5, 2020 Liman previously worked with Cruise on “Edge of Tomorrow” and “American Made,” and also directed “Mr & Mrs Smith,” “The Bourne Identity,” “Swingers,” and “Go.” The filmmaker has also written the first part of the script and has a production credit along with Cruise. NASA confirmed their participation on May 5 via twitter, where NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said: “NASA is excited to be working with @TomCruise on a movie aboard @Space_Station!”

A release date has yet to be set, as the film is not yet in production, Liman finished post-production on his upcoming movie “Chaos Walking,” starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland.

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