Lucy in the Sky Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The film centers on a married astronaut (Portman) who returns to Earth after a mission and begins an affair with a fellow astronaut (Hamm). She heads into a downward spiral as she loses her connection to her family — a condition that can afflict those who spend a long time in space — and when her lover begins another affair with an astronaut trainee (Beetz).

Cited as modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com

Drama Romance Sci-Fi

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Lucy in the Sky.

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  Jon Hamm

  Transformers One, Tag

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  Natalie Portman

  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace , My Blueberry Nights

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  Zazie Beetz

  The Bad Guys 2, Joker: Folie à Deux

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  Dan Stevens

  Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The Ritual

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  Ellen Burstyn

  The Age Of Adaline, Queen Bees

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  Tig Notaro

  ... Kate Mounier

  We Have a Ghost, Army of the Dead

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  Colman Domingo

  ... Frank Paxton

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Series), Sing Sing

Crew Behind the Film

The Lucy in the Sky behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Noah Hawley last directed To Be Read Backwards and Lucy in the Sky. The film's writer Elliott DiGuiseppi last wrote Lucy in the Sky.

Director

Noah Hawley

Screenwriters

Elliott DiGuiseppi
Brian C. Brown

Producers

Bruna Papandrea
Reese Witherspoon

Production Details

What we know about the Lucy in the Sky movie production.

Key Facts

• Inspired by the true-life astronaut love triangle in 2007.
• Zazie Beetz will play an astronaut trainee who begins to have an affair with Jon Hamm's character (Hollywood Reporter, 4/2/2018).
• Jon Hamm will play Natalie Portman’s fellow astronaut who she aggressively pursues after returning to Earth (Variety, 3/14/18).

Production Updates for Lucy in the Sky

Aug 2019

Completed

Changed Lucy in the Sky movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2019

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to start shooting this spring.

May 2015

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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