Distant (upcoming film)

Distant is an upcoming American science fiction comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and written by Spenser Cohen. It stars Anthony Ramos, Naomi Scott, and Zachary Quinto. The film was shot in 2020 and is scheduled to be released in the United States by Universal Pictures.

Premise
The spaceship of asteroid miner Andy gets struck, crash-landing him on an alien planet where he contends with his AI survival suit. Losing oxygen, he connects via radio with fellow crew member Naomi who, trapped inside her escape pod, guides him to search for and rescue her.

Cast

 * Anthony Ramos as Andy Ramirez
 * Naomi Scott as Naomi Calloway
 * Zachary Quinto as the voice of Andy's AI survival suit
 * Kristofer Hivju as Dwayne

Production
On February 21, 2019, Amblin Partners announced it had bought Spenser Cohen's spec script for Distant. In August 2019, Josh Gordon and Will Speck came on board as directors, with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, and Anna Halberg attached as producers. In December 2019, Anthony Ramos joined the cast. Rachel Brosnahan was cast in February 2020, but later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts; Naomi Scott replaced her in August 2020. Filming began in Budapest, Hungary, on September 21, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast and crew followed safety protocols such as "extensive sanitization" procedures, wearing face masks, and social distancing. Filming concluded on November 13, 2020. By May 2021, the film was still in post-production. Steven Price composed the score and Gregory Plotkin edited the film.

Release
Distant currently does not have a release date. It was originally scheduled for March 11, 2022, September 16, 2022, and later January 27, 2023, before being pulled from Universal Pictures' release schedule. At one point, Amblin's website listed it for January 19, 2024, but in November 2023, it removed it from its schedule.