Flight of the Navigator Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Sep. 18, 2021

Flight of the Navigator

Director: Bryce Dallas Howard

Screenwriter: Brad Copeland • Derek Connolly

N/A Adventure N/A

93% WILL SEE 7% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

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Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'. Bryce Dallas Howardis on-board to direct and produce the film for Disney+.

September 18, 2021

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: A 12-year-old boy is abducted by an alien spacecraft and then reappears eight years later, still the same age and with no memory of what happened. NASA scientists discover a connection between the boy and a downed spacecraft and try to exploit the boy, who ultimately escapes with the ship and attempts to reunite with his family.

Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi Remake

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Top Cast

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Crew Behind the Film

The Flight of the Navigator behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Bryce Dallas Howard last directed Dads and The Originals. The film's writer Brad Copeland last wrote Jerry and Marge Go Large and Coffee Town.

Director: Bryce Dallas Howard
Screenwriters: Brad Copeland
Derek Connolly
Producers: David Hoberman
Bryce Dallas Howard
Todd LIeberman

Studios: Disney+ Original; Walt Disney Studios
Production Company: Mandeville Films

Production Details

What we know about the Flight of the Navigator movie production.

Key Facts

Remake of the 1986 film.

Production Updates for Flight of the Navigator

Sep 2021

Development

Changed Flight of the Navigator movie production status. Bryce Dallas Howardis on-board to direct and produce the film for Disney+.

Nov 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly have been hired to rewrite the script, which will be developed with as a potential directing vehicle for Trevorrow.

Jun 2009

Development

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

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

Flight of the Navigator is coming out to on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,451 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Nightingale, The Rosie Project and Star Wars: New Jedi Order.