The first trailer has been released for Amazon Studios’ real-life inspired adventure film The Aeronauts. It shows Eddie Redmayne (Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them) and Felicity Jones (Rouge One) embark on a record-breaking balloon flight.
The movie directed by Tom Harper (Wild Rose) is set in 1862 and follows the story of fictional pilot and scientist Amelia Wren (Jones), who joins forces with meteorologist James Glaisher (Redmayne) to achieve a truly remarkable feat – fly higher than any human in history.
The screenplay written by Harry Potter and The Cursed Child’s Jack Thorne is based on the real story of James Glaisher, who broke the world record for the highest altitude reached in a balloon together with Henry Coxwell. The film, which reunites two The Theory Of Everything stars – Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, also features Tom Courtenay, Himesh Patel and Phoebe Fox.
The film is set to premiere the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September. It will also be screened at the London Film Festival on 7 October. The Aeronauts official cinema release in the UK begins on November 6. It is also due to come out on Amazon Prime on December 20.
Watch the trailer for The Aeronauts here:
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