An adaptation of a best-selling novel, directed by and starring an A-list Hollywood celebrity – do you really need more reasons to watch this upcoming blockbuster film? Academy Award winner George Clooney directs and stars in The Midnight Sky, Netflix’s film adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s acclaimed novel Good Morning, Midnight.
This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe. The Midnight Sky is Clooney’s 7th directorial film, and features an all-star cast including David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir and Tiffany Boone.
The novel The Midnight Sky is based on explores themes of isolation and community at the end of the world, and the trailer delivers on this promise with glimpses of superb dramatic acting from Clooney, child actress Caoilinn Springall, and the rest of the cast.
Midnight Sky premieres on Netflix on December 23. Watch the trailer below and let us know your thoughts about this post-apocalyptic drama on the comments section!