Michelle Danner will direct sci-fi action thriller set in space HELIOS

Director Michael Danner (The runner, Miranda’s victim) has signed on to direct a sci-fi action thriller set in space titled Helios. The film is based on a screenplay by Patrizia A. Beninati (Hubble: 20 years of discoveries), Michael K. Anderson (The wonder show) AND Bernard Moore.

The story “is set in the year 2030, following the crew of the spaceship Helios on an urgent mission to the International Space Station. When a massive solar flare from an incoming cataclysmic solar storm hits the station on a collision course with Earth, it’s up to astronomer and former NASA astronaut Jess Denver and Air Force Colonel Sam Adler to team up and save the planet. humanity.

Centerboro Productions president Beninati, who is a co-writer and producer on the film, said of Danner:

“We are so excited to be working with Michelle Danner, who is a brilliant director and innovative writer. We are incredibly excited to have Michelle incorporate her cinematic influence and vision of hers into an inspiring narrative that will produce great action. THE Helios The film demonstrates the real solutions available to humanity in a time of space weather crisis and is appealing to a global audience, which will be a fun popcorn thriller movie. Danner has a long legacy for his work with big stars like Chris Rock, Salma Hayek, Gerard Butler, Penelope Cruz, Seth MacFarlane and many more, and this will position the film for international success and sequels.

The producers of the project are eyeing a 2023 shoot. Does this sound like a film you’ll be excited to see?

via: Deadline