John Boyega and Letitia Wright to star in Hold Back the Stars

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One of the charismatic leads of the sequel trilogy and the actress who stole Black Panther – British actors John Boyega and Letitia Wright – have been cast as the leads in Mike Cahill’s new film Hold Back The Stars, adapting the 2017 debut novel from Katie Khan.

To give yourself a better idea of what the story is all about, check out this brief non-spoiler book review by Janay Brazier.

Stars Wars actor John Boyega and Black Panther breakout Letitia Wright are attached to star in the adaptation of the Katie Khan novel of the same name that centers on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.

Mike Cahill, the filmmaker behind the 2014 sci-fi drama I Origins, will direct a script by Christy Hall. Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps is producing.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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One of the charismatic leads of the sequel trilogy and the actress who stole Black Panther – British actors John Boyega and Letitia Wright – have been cast as the leads in Mike Cahill’s new film Hold Back The Stars, adapting the 2017 debut novel from Katie Khan.

To give yourself a better idea of what the story is all about, check out this brief non-spoiler book review by Janay Brazier.

Stars Wars actor John Boyega and Black Panther breakout Letitia Wright are attached to star in the adaptation of the Katie Khan novel of the same name that centers on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with only 90 minutes of oxygen.

Mike Cahill, the filmmaker behind the 2014 sci-fi drama I Origins, will direct a script by Christy Hall. Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps is producing.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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