Anthony Ramos Sci-Fi Comedy ‘Distant’ Set for Spring 2022

Universal has set launch dates in 2022 and 2023 for 3 upcoming movies from DreamWorks and Amblin, together with titles led by “In The Heights” stars Anthony Ramos and Corey Hawkins.

DreamWorks’ sci-fi comedy “Distant,” which is about for launch on March 11, 2022, stars Ramos as Andy, a blue-collar employee in house whose transport ship crash lands on an alien planet. With his go well with’s AI (Zachary Quinto) offering no assist, Andy has to search out his method throughout the planet to search out the one different survivor (Naomi Scott) earlier than her escape pod runs out of air.

DreamWorks’ “Easter Sunday,” which is about for launch on April 1, 2022, stars humorist Jo Koy as a person touring to go to his household for Easter in a comedic ode to the Filipino American group. Amblin’s “The Last Voyage of Demeter” stars Hawkins in a narrative based mostly on a chapter of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” a couple of ship’s doomed voyage to London as it’s haunted by a cruel presence every night time. The horror movie is about for launch on January 27, 2023.

“Distant” is directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck (“Office Christmas Party”) from a script by Spenser Cohen. The movie is produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones , Fred Berger and Anna Halberg. Speck and Gordon additionally function government producers together with Jonathan Rothbart and Matthew Hirsch. Kevin Ok. Vafi is co-producer.

“Easter Sunday” is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (“Super Troopers”), who additionally stars alongside Koy and a forged that features Jimmy O. Yang, Tia Carrere, Brandon Wardell, Tony nominee Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Asif Ali, Rodney To, Eugene Cordero, Jay Chandrasekhar, Tiffany Haddish and Lou Diamond Phillips. The movie is written by Ken Cheng, produced by Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, and is government produced by Jo Koy, Jessica Gao, Jimmy O. Yang, Ken Cheng, Joe Meloche, Nick Reynolds and Seth William Meier.

“The Last Voyage of the Demeter” stars Hawkins alongside “Game of Thrones” alums Liam Cunningham and Aisling Franciosi, in addition to David Dastmalchian (“Ant-Man”). André Øvredal is directing from a script by Bragi F. Schut, Stefan Ruzowitzky and Zak Olkewicz. The movie is produced by Brad Fischer for New Republic Pictures and Oscar^®-nominated producer Mike Medavoy and Arnold Messer for Phoenix Pictures and is government produced by Matthew Hirsch.