“The Moonwalkers” is landing in Houston.
Better than a yr after the immersive film debuted in London, “The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks” is about to make its U.S. premiere at Home Coronary heart Houston in February 2025. Projected in direction of a lot of partitions, “The Moonwalkers” envelops audiences inside the story of humanity’s journey to the moon, from the historic launches higher than 50 years up to now to the current efforts to return astronauts to the lunar flooring at current.
“I’m delighted to be bringing this enterprise residence to the place the place the moonwalkers lived and labored all by the Apollo program and the place at current’s Artemis crews are on the point of observe of their footsteps,” acknowledged Hanks in an announcement.
Together with narrating the 50-minute manufacturing, Hanks co-wrote “Moonwalkers” with Christopher Riley, who is known for his work on space-theme documentaries for the BBC, Netflix and PBS. The film choices genuine NASA mission audio alongside Hanks’ voice, accompanied by an genuine score recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios.
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“The Moonwalkers” moreover choices the Artemis 2 crew, along with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Home Firm astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The 4 in the meanwhile are slated to launch no before April 2026, to show into the first people to fly to the moon as a result of the Apollo 17 astronauts in December 1972.
On show display, “The Moonwalkers” attracts from the film and film archive created by the 12 people (to this point) who’ve walked on the moon. These embody pictures reworked by digital image restorer Andy Saunders for his 2022 e guide “Apollo Remastered,” which impart new readability and vibrancy to the Apollo seen report.
“We’re thrilled to be the first inside the Americas to showcase this epic film,” acknowledged William Harris, president and CEO of Home Coronary heart Houston, the official buyer coronary heart for NASA’s Johnson Home Coronary heart in Texas. “‘The Moonwalkers’ aligns utterly with our mission to ship people nearer to accommodate.”
“Our firm could be awe-struck,” acknowledged Harris, “as they embark on an immersive, unforgettable journey previous Earth.”
Co-directed by Nick Corrigan and Lysander Ashton of 59 Studio, the film could be screened every day in Home Coronary heart Houston’s newly renovated Home Coronary heart Theater, offering firm an ongoing various to experience “The Moonwalkers.” The upgrades to the theater will enhance the viewing experience, recreating the distinctive U.Okay. manufacturing.
“The Moonwalkers” first opened at Lightroom, near King’s Cross station, in December 2023. First set for a four-month run, “The Moonwalkers” at Lightroom has been extended 3 occasions with tickets nonetheless accessible for reveals via April 27, 2025. Home Coronary heart Houston is the first location exterior of Lightroom to host the groundbreaking film.
Showtimes, tickets and completely different particulars for “The Moonwalkers'” first U.S. engagement are nonetheless to be launched.
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