Highland Movie Group has locked key territory offers for sci-fi thriller “The Astronaut” from “A Quiet Place” producer Brad Fuller Pic stars Kate Mara (“A Trainer”), Laurence Fishburne (“John Wick” movies) and Gabriel Luna (“Terminator: Darkish Destiny”). The movie wrapped taking pictures late final yr in Eire.

“The Astronaut” has offered to Signature Leisure for the U.Okay., Capelight Footage for Germany, Blue Swan Leisure for Italy, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, DeAPlaneta for Spain, Spentzos Movie for Greece, Cinemania Group for former Yugoslavia, Shoval Movie Manufacturing for Israel, Falcon Movies for the Center East, Filmfinity for South Africa and Roadshow Movies for Australia and New Zealand.

Jess Varley’s directorial debut, “The Astronaut” is produced by Fuller Media, the corporate behind Paramount’s “A Quiet Place” and “A Quiet Place Half II,” and Cameron Fuller, alongside Surprise Firm’s Eric B. Fleischman (J.D. Dillard’s “Sleight”) and Chris Abernathy (“Barbarian”).

Highland Movie Group, which is representing worldwide rights on the film, is constant gross sales on the European Movie Market in Berlin. CAA Media Finance and UTA Impartial Movie Group are co-repping home rights. 

“Our proficient forged led by Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne and Gabriel Luna breathes unimaginable life into Jess Varley’s haunting sci-fi expertise,” mentioned Highland Movie Group CEO Arianne Fraser.

“We’re thrilled to be working with producer Brad Fuller, who continues to be a guiding drive behind a few of right this moment’s most profitable style movies. And with the backing of our great worldwide companions, we can not wait to introduce this phenomenal mission to world audiences,” added Highland COO Delphine Perrier.

Mara stars as astronaut Sam Walker, whose return from her first area mission goes awry, however she’s discovered alive in a punctured capsule floating within the Atlantic Ocean. Anticipating to be reunited together with her husband (Luna), she finds herself positioned underneath intense authorities surveillance in a excessive safety home for rehabilitation and medical testing underneath the management of Gen. William Harris (Fishburne). Nevertheless, when disturbing occurrences start occurring across the property, she fears that one thing extraterrestrial has adopted her again to Earth.

Highland Movie Group’s present roster additionally consists of Allan Ungar’s motion comedy “London Calling,” starring Josh Duhamel and Jeremy Ray Taylor; Felipe Vargas’ high-concept horror movie “Rosario,” with Emeraude Toubia and David Dastmalchian; and Rod Blackhurst’s “Blood for Mud,” starring Scoot McNairy, Package Harington and Josh Lucas.

Different titles on Highland Movie Group’s slate embody Adam Cooper’s crime thriller “Sleeping Canine,” starring Russell Crowe and Karen Gillan; Joe Carnahan’s survival thriller “Not With out Hope,” starring Zachary Levi and Duhamel; Simon West’s motion comedy “Outdated Man,” starring Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman; and Benjamin Brewer’s survival action-thriller “Arcadian” starring Nicolas Cage, which is able to world premiere at SXSW.