


“So, it was possible to explore this experience on a modest budget.” Rosenberg’s reps at CAA sent the script to Mark Strong who is also represented at the agency. “Any space exploration is going to take place in a, so there’s a subjective experience of what that would be like,” he added. The project received funds from two principal financiers in addition to grants from Sundance, Cinereach, Creative Capital and the Jerome Foundation. He wrote the fist draft in winter, 2011 and then participated in labs at Sundance Institute and the San Francisco Film Society. Rosenberg added that the film is a character study rather than an action-based drama. I didn’t think of this as a sci-fi story initially as much as someone confronting his flaws, dreams and hopes.” “So simultaneously, it’s a big picture story while also being intimate. “I wanted to make a film about a man alone confronting personal demons and his own hubris while also having a grand experience,” said Rosenberg. Stanaforth rockets bravely through space facing insurmountable odds, but as the journey takes a toll on his life-sustaining systems, he is forced to make impossible choices that threaten his sanity, mission and very existence.

Although the entire world is watching him, he is completely alone in a dark and distant sea of stars. Stanaforth who is on a one-way solo mission, taking humanity’s first steps toward colonizing Mars. Approaching The Unknown stars Mark Strong as Captain William D. Mark Elijah Rosenberg, who founded New York’s popular annual film series, Rooftop Films, has a feature of his own opening this weekend in theaters. 'Dune: The Sisterhood': Mark Strong, Jade Anouka & Chris Mason Join HBO Max SeriesĪpproaching The Unknown Vertical EntertainmentĬast: Mark Strong, Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie, Charles Baker
