Trailer of the first film shot in space, the Russian film THE CHALLENGE

A new trailer and poster of the Russian film has been released The challenge, the first film shot in space. Much like the space race, this idea had been discussed by Russians and Americans for decades, and Russia completed their film first. We talked about the Douglas Liman-direct film that is in the works Tom Cruise in the lead role which will be the first American film in space, and it looks like it’s going to be pretty awesome. But to hold us back, we have The challenge to check.

Here is the synopsis:

Cosmonaut Ivanov loses consciousness while the spacecraft is airborne. The doctors decide that zero-gravity heart surgery will need to be performed. Heart surgeon Zhenya Belyaeva (Yulia Peresild), who does not have time to raise her three-year-old daughter, is preparing for the flight.

The film was directed by Klim Shipenkowith which he wrote the screenplay Bakur Bakuradze, Ilya Malachovaand Ivan Zamorov. The film was shot on the International Space Station (ISS) from October 5 to 17, 2021. Of all the footage shot in space, approximately 30% was shot in the Nauka module, another third in the Zvezda module, and the remaining 30% it was shot on the rest of the ISS modules.

It looks like a really cool movie that will be unlike any before. The challenge it is scheduled to open in Russia this April 2023. No other release dates have been announced at this time. Check out the trailer and poster below and let us know what you think.