Lunik Heist
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| Directed by | Kemp Powers |
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| Written by | Kemp Powers |
| Based on | "Lunik: Inside the CIA's audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite" by Jeff Maysh |
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| Distributed by | Searchlight Pictures |
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Lunik Heist is an upcoming film written and directed by Kemp Powers in his live-action feature directorial debut, based on the 2021 MIT Technology Review article "Lunik: Inside the CIA's audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite" by Jeff Maysh. It stars Jared Leto, John Mulaney, and Lupita Nyong'o.
Premise
In 1959, a Soviet exposition toured several countries to exhibit their scientific achievements, which included Luna 2, a spacecraft. To gain intelligence on the Soviet Luna programme, the CIA conducted a covert operation to access the spacecraft.
Cast
Production
Development
The film was announced on November 1, 2024, with Kemp Powers serving as both writer and director.[1][2] Powers had written the screenplay based on Jeff Maysh's article "Lunik: Inside the CIA's audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite", which was published in the MIT Technology Review in 2021; Maysh serves as an executive producer.[3]
Casting
Jared Leto, John Mulaney, and Lupita Nyong'o joined the cast on November 1, 2024.[1][2]
Further reading
- Maysh, Jeff (28 January 2021). "Lunik: Inside the CIA's audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 D'Alessandro, Anthony (1 November 2024). "Jared Leto, John Mulaney & Lupita Nyong'o Team Up For Kemp Powers' Soviet Spaceship 'Lunik Heist' At Searchlight". Deadline. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lang, Brent (1 November 2024). "Jared Leto, John Mulaney and Lupita Nyong'o Starring in Cold War Caper 'Lunik Heist' From Kemp Powers, Searchlight". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (1 November 2024). "Jared Leto, John Mulaney and Lupita Nyong'o to Star in True-Life Caper 'Lunik Heist'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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- 2020s heist films
- American films based on actual events
- American heist films
- Cold War films
- Cold War spy films
- Drama films based on actual events
- Films about space programs
- Films about the Central Intelligence Agency
- Films based on newspaper and magazine articles
- Films directed by Kemp Powers
- Films set in 1959
- Films with screenplays by Kemp Powers
- Searchlight Pictures films
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