Barry Malzberg's award-winning sci-fi thriller
novel Beyond Apollo is
being adapted for the big screen by writer/director Michael Grodner and executive producer Matt
Reeves (Cloverfield, Let Me In).
Here’s the synopsis for Beyond Apollo as
presented on the movie’s official website:
“The first two-man
mission to Venus is aborted in mid-flight and abruptly returns back to Earth.
When rescue crews go to retrieve the space capsule, they make a startling
discovery: The Captain is missing – there is no sign of his body whatsoever –
and strangely enough, the lone surviving astronaut has no clue about what took
place.
Beyond Apollo tells
the riveting story of when that astronaut, Harry Evans, returns to earth and
must answer to the authorities about what really happened on board the doomed
flight to Venus. His mind-bending struggle to figure that out is a harrowing
journey through the possibilities: Was the Captain murdered? Did he commit
suicide? Or were alien beings responsible for his demise? The answer, as Evans
will eventually discover, is far more terrifying than anything he could
possibly imagine.
Based on the award
winning book by Barry N. Malzberg, Beyond Apollo captures the eerie isolation
of delving into the unknown, begs us to ask the unanswerable, and marks the
separation between the real, unreal and surreal.”
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| Pre-production artwork for Beyond Apollo. Image credit: BeyondApollo.com |
First published in 1972, Beyond Apollo is Malzberg’s
most famous novel and in 1973 became the first recipient of the John W.
Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
The cast list for Beyond
Apollo is still developing, but so far includes Scott Speedman (Underworld),
Bill Pullman (Independence Day) and Ali Larter (Heroes). The movie has
been in development for several years but has lacked sufficient funding. Now,
with the backing of sales company Stealth Media
Group, principal photography is due to begin this
fall. Expect a 2014 release.
Sounds intriguing :)
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