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Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson’s new film Fly Me To the Moon hits theaters this weekend, with the former hoping fans still flock to theaters despite its lack of superheroes.
Both Tatum, 44, and Johansson, 39, are no strangers to the superhero genre, with Tatum previously attached to star in an unmade Gambit movie, and Johansson playing Black Widow in several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.
Tatum and Johansson were promoting the movie at the Spain premiere in Madrid this week, where they both hoped fans sought out this unique original story.
‘When people start complaining they don’t make original stuff anymore, it’s like, OK, well, have you seen Tar? Have you seen Anatomy of a Fall?’ Tatum asked.
‘I’m like, maybe go try to see something that isn’t a Marvel movie. I love those movies, but I also see the other things,’ Tatum admitted.
Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson ‘s new film Fly Me To the Moon hits theaters this weekend, with the former hoping fans still flock to theaters despite its lack of superheroes
Both Tatum, 44, and Johansson, 39, are no strangers to the superhero genre, with Tatum previously attached to star in an unmade Gambit movie, and Johansson playing Black Widow in several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies
Tatum and Johansson were promoting the movie at the Spain premiere in Madrid this week, where they both hoped fans sought out this unique original story
‘I’m like, maybe go try to see something that isn’t a Marvel movie. I love those movies, but I also see the other things,’ Tatum admitted
As a Marvel star herself, Johansson to agree, noting that the bizarre Best Picture nominee Poor Things gave her hope for this film.
While it didn’t get a major wide release, it still earned $117.6 million worldwide, from a reported $35 million budget, which Johansson saw as a good omen.
‘We’re in this transitional time where there’s a lot of power in the hands of the audience,’ Johansson said.
‘If they go and support original ideas, then more of them will get made. It’s just the way that it goes, right?’ she added.
Johansson continued, ‘The studios are desperate. It’s a tough business, moviemaking.’
With a $100 million budget and untold millions sunk into publicity and marketing, Fly Me To The Moon faces a rather uphill battle.
The film is projected to take in between $10 million and $12 million on its opening weekend, making it a tough road to profitability.
The film is set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race, toying with conspiracy theory that the 1969 Moon landing was actually faked and filmed by Stanley Kubrick.
As a Marvel star herself, Johansson to agree, noting that the bizarre Best Picture nominee Poor Things gave her hope for this film.
‘If they go and support original ideas, then more of them will get made. It’s just the way that it goes, right?’ she added
With a $100 million budget and untold millions sunk into publicity and marketing, Fly Me To The Moon faces a rather uphill battle
While Johansson has been acting since she was nine years old, she truly broke out into mainstream success in 2010 when she played Black Widow for the first time in Iron Man 2.
She returned for 2012’s The Avengers, 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, 2019’s Avengers: Endgame and 2020’s Black Widow.
The story follows Kelly Jones (Johansson), a marketing maven who is brought in to properly promote the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
Since the White House has claimed this mission is too important to fail, Jones concocts a scheme to film a fake moon landing as a backup.
The cast also includes Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Jim Rash, Ray Romano and Peter Jacobson, in theaters July 12.
Greg Berlanti directs the film from a script by Rose Flynn, with Johansson also serving as a producer.
