Jeff Daniels Cast Opposite Brendan Fraser In 'Starman'
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- Jeff Daniels joins previously cast Brendan Fraser in Josh Wakely's cosmic sci-fi thriller "Starman," with cameras set to roll this summer
- Daniels will portray Ed Watkins, the protective co-leader of a transformational company built alongside Fraser's character Tom Adams, a visionary technologist who means more to Ed than the company itself
- Fraser's Tom Adams launches a historic expedition to Mars but becomes stranded millions of miles from Earth, turning the mission into a race against time driven by love
- The film is a GRACE: A Storytelling Company production, produced by Eddie Vaisman (who most recently produced Fraser's Searchlight film Rental Family), Wakely, and Rebecca Graham
- David S. Goyer (Batman Begins) executive produces alongside Tarek Sherif, Ryan Graves, Matt Tedder, and Sight Unseen's Julia Lebedev, with Sherif and Graves financing the project
- Anton is handling international sales, which launched at the Marché du Film de Cannes
- Daniels' recent and upcoming slate includes Apple TV's The Morning Show season 5 opposite Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, Shrinking season 3, Netflix's A Man in Full, and The Brink of War as Ronald Reagan opposite J.K. Simmons and Jared Harris
Why it matters: The pairing of two-time Emmy winner Daniels and Oscar winner Fraser gives the Mars-set rescue thriller major star power before cameras roll this summer. With international sales launched at Cannes and Goyer (Batman Begins) executive producing, the project is positioned for broad distribution reach from the outset.
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