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Three decades ago, Clifford McBride led a voyage into deep space, but the crew were never heard from again. Now his son, Roy, embarks on a daring mission to Neptune to uncover the truth about his missing father and a strange power surge that threatens the stability of the universe. Director James Gray's sci-fi drama, starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones and Ruth Negga
2019
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Science Fiction
Cast & Crew
Brad Pitt
(Actor)
.. Roy McBride
Tommy Lee Jones
(Actor)
.. H Clifford McBride
Ruth Negga
(Actor)
.. Helen Lantos
Loren Dean
(Actor)
.. Donald Stanford
Kimberly Elise
(Actor)
.. Lorraine Deavers
James Gray
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Brad Pitt
(Actor)
.. Roy McBride
Born:
December 18, 1963
in
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Best Known For:
Being one of the world's sexiest men.
Early-life:
Born William Bradley Pitt in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on December 18, 1963. His father ran a trucking firm. At school, his interests included sports, debating, student government and appearing in musicals. At the University of Missouri he studied journalism and advertising, but dropped out before graduating and moved to California to become an actor. He worked in various jobs, including driving limos and as a delivery man. He has two younger siblings.
Career:
Early roles came in Dallas, Growing Pains, Head Of The Class and several TV movies. Pitt's big break was playing young stud JD in Thelma And Louise. Hits include True Romance, Se7en, Interview With The Vampire, Snatch, Fight Club, Ocean's Eleven and Spy Game. Keen to stretch himself, he turned down a role in Apollo 13 to make Twelve Monkeys, for which he received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Since then his films include Mr & Mrs Smith, two sequels to Ocean's Eleven, Babel, Burn After Reading and The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. He received an Oscar nomination for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button in 2008. His recent work includes Inglourious Basterds, Moneyball, World War Z, 12 Years a Slave and Fury.
Quote:
'Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.'
Trivia:
In August 2014, Pitt married actress Angelina Jolie in a private ceremony in France.
Tommy Lee Jones
(Actor)
.. H Clifford McBride
Born:
September 15, 1946
in
San Saba, Texas
Best Known For:
The Men in Black movies and his Oscar-winning role in The Fugitive.
Early-life:
Born in San Saba, Texas, on September 15, 1946. His father worked in the oil industry, his mother spent time as a police officer, teacher and beauty salon owner. They married and divorced twice. After graduating from high school, he attended Harvard College on a scholarship, where one of his room-mates was future American vice-president Al Gore. He was also a star American Football player for the university team.
Career:
Jones landed an agent and a role in a Broadway production of A Patriot for Me just 10 days after graduating from Harvard in 1969. A year later he made his film debut in Love Story, based on Erich Segal's novel of the same name. Segal claimed he based the lead character of Oliver (played by Ryan O'Neal) on Jones and Gore. Jones then spent four years in soap opera One Life to Live. The film Coal Miner's Daughter made critics sit up and notice him in 1980. Acclaimed performances in Lonesome Dove, The Fugitive, JFK and Men in Black followed. Other well-received projects include No Country for Old Men, In the Valley of Elah (for which he received an Oscar nomination), Lincolm and The Homesman.
Quote:
'It's no mean calling to bring fun into the afternoons of large numbers of people. That too is part of my job, and I'm happy to serve when called on.'
Ruth Negga
(Actor)
.. Helen Lantos
Loren Dean
(Actor)
.. Donald Stanford
Kimberly Elise
(Actor)
.. Lorraine Deavers
James Gray
(Director)
