The Aeronauts

A balloon pilot and a scientist find themselves in a fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s.

• Director: Tom Harper

• Budget: $40 million

• Box office: $3.3 million

Cast

Eddie Redmayne

Felicity Jones

Himesh Patel

Tom Courtenay

Toronto Premiere

When: Sunday 8th September 2019
Where: Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

London Premiere

When: Monday 7th October 2019
Where: Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square, London

New York Premiere

When: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Where: SVA Theater, New York City, NY

Fun Facts

• The film is based on the book ‘Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air’ by Richard Holmes.
• Eddie Redmayne sprained his ankle during filming. Whens hooting a scene on an air ballon he walked on a crash mat, and tripped over it resulting in the injury. He ended up having to wear a leg brace!
• The film reunites Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones, who previously starred in 2014’s The Theory of Everything.

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