The Aeronauts ~ Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones Trailer

It's about time that Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones have joined forces once again. This time to bring us a tale about a semi-true life story of English meteorologist, aeronaut, and astronomer, James Glaisher. As you recall, both of them told the story of astrophysicist Stephen and Jane Hawking in "The Theory of Everything." As they have both gone off and became stars in both the Sci-Fi or Fantasy genres. Jones in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" as rebel Jyn Erso. Redmayne as the bumbling Newt  in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and then again in "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald." 

Glaisher was known as both a pioneering balloonist and a founding member of the Royal Meteorological Society. On September 5th, 1862, he broke the world record for altitude at 8,800 meters. He did pass out around that point. Glaisher's co-pilot Henry Tracey Coxwell is not in the film but is replaced by Felicity Jone's character Amelia Wren (like the bird... get it).

What I am hoping for is an epic adventure fictionalized, if necessary, that takes Redmayne and Jones to breathtaking and vertigo-inducing heights.

"The Aeronauts" is directed by Tom Harper ("The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death") based on a story by Tom Harper and Jack Thorne with a written by credit. Music is composed of Steven Price, whose credits include "Gravity," "Baby Driver," and "Fury." The film opens on December 6th, 2019.

Movie Data

Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography

Year:  2019

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel

Director: Tom Harper

Producer(s): Tom Harper, Richard Hewitt, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Jack Thorne

Writer: Tom Harper, Jack Thorne
Rating: G-13

Running Time: 200 minutes

Release Date:12/6/2019

The Theory of Everything: Stephan Hawking Unwinding Trailer

One of the greatest minds of the 20th and 21st Century, after Albert Einstein, is theoretical physicist, Stephan Hawking. For many, the only image we have of Mr. Hawking is him sitting in his wheelchair. Now we have a look at the man who wrote the book "A Brief History of Time" and came up with the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, which is now known as Hawking radiation. He is internationally renown in both the world of science and pop culture as well.  The film is based on a book that Hawking's first wife Jane. Her memoir, "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen"  tells of her time with her ex-husband, beginning their time at Cambridge in the 1960's, their courtship, Stephan's initial stages of motor neuron disease (A.L.S.), the couple's marriage, his work as a physicist, and how Jane's love for him  kept the stubborn Hawking going as he became increasingly crippled. In essence, Jane's memoir is about the evolution of the ultimate nerd.

So, here is the synopsis:

Starring Eddie Redmayne (“Les Misérables”) and Felicity Jones (“The Amazing Spider-Man 2”), this is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen," by Jane Hawking, and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh (“Man on Wire”).

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The trailer, above shows Stephan discussing with Jane that if Einstein's Theory of General Relativity is correct, that theoretically, he can "wind back the clock," and theorize what happened at the beginning of time.  Jane, on the other hand, turns the moment into a cute, romantic moment culminating in a kiss. It also goes on to show Hawking under the tutelage of Dennis Sciama (David Thewlis) to develop the mathematics behind the theory of Black Holes.. Finally, we see as Hawking's disease becomes more pronounced, and he no longer can hide it as he takes a fall on the campus.

"The Theory of Everything" is due out in limited release on November 7, 2014, in the United States. In a way, this film ties in with Christopher Nolan's blockbuster "Interstellar" that opens this weekend as well. While living in California in the early 1970s and as a visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), he worked with faculty member Kip Thorne and debated the subject of Black Holes. Kip Thorne collaborated on Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" providing the mathematical models that Nolan's effects team used to create the singularity images on the screen, making as realistic as possible. 

Related

Interstellar: Christopher Nolan's Wrinkle In Time
Interstellar: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Interstellar: Nothing In this Solar System Help Us
Interstellar: This World Is A Tragedy

Movie Data

Genre: Biography, Drama

Year:  2014

Starring:  Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis, Maxine Peake, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry 

Director: James Marsh

Producer(s): Tim Bevan, Lisa Bruce, Eric Fellner, Anthony McCarten

Writer: Anthony McCarten, Jane Hawking (book "Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen")

Rating: PG-13

Running Time: 123 minutes

Release Date: 11/7/2014