The stars of “Fly Me to the Moon” are preparing for liftoff. On Monday, July 8, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum stepped out at the world premiere of the movie, which hits theaters on July 12, at AMC Lincoln Square in New York City. Johansson’s husband, Colin Jost, joined her to celebrate the romantic comedy.
In the film, Tatum, 44, plays Cole Davis, who is entrusted with staging a fake moon landing after the White House deems NASA’s historic 1969 moon landing mission too crucial to fail. Johansson, 39, stars as Kelly Jones, who is part of the marketing team helping rehab NASA’s public image.
To celebrate the film’s release, Tatum wore a dashing, two-piece navy blue pinstripe suit with black dress shoes. Johansson wore a custom Prada top and skirt in faille vichy, with crystal embroidery trim and silver leather sandals. The summer-inspired look was paired with sparkling, round dangle drop earrings. To complete the outfit, the actress wore a loose ponytail, soft pink blush, and rose lip.
Johansson’s husband, 42, opted for a more casual ensemble that consisted of a light blue button-up tee worn underneath a navy Prada mohair suit and white sneakers.
In April, Johansson told PEOPLE more about starring in “Fly Me to the Moon” and filming with Tatum, whom she didn’t know prior. “Channing is such an easy-going actor, good-spirited and professional. Falling in love with him onscreen was pretty easy. He’s such a likable person,” she said. “Kelly and Cole are such opposites. It was fun to play that dynamic with Channing.”
Aside from starring in the film, Johansson is also a producer. She described her character, Kelly, as a “very modern woman living in a time where women were often underestimated.” “She uses that to her advantage and is always a few steps ahead,” Johansson added.
Director Greg Berlanti, who also directed “Love, Simon,” spoke to PEOPLE about the dynamic amongst the cast. “Scarlett and Channing had never done a film together, and I’m sure audiences will want them to do many more after this one,” he said. “They’re each individually a dream, both personally and professionally. They have the rarest of gifts with comedy and drama.”
“Watching them act together was like watching two great rockstars do a duet for the first time,” Berlanti added. “From rehearsal through the end of shooting, working with the two of them was one of the great pinch-me moments of my life.”
“Fly Me to the Moon” hits theaters on Friday, July 12.
Today at AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York, Apple Original Films, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, hosted the red carpet premiere for its highly anticipated feature “Fly Me to the Moon,” premiering globally in theaters on Friday, July 12, 2024.
Attendees at the world premiere event included star and producer Scarlett Johansson, plus stars Channing Tatum, Jim Rash, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Nick Dillenburg, Bill Barnett, Joe Chrest, Peter Jacobson, and Christian Zuber, as well as director Greg Berlanti, screenwriter Rose Gilroy, producer and writer Keenan Flynn, producers Sarah Schechter and Jonathan Lia, co-producer David Wilson, and associate producer and writer Bill Kirstein. Additional attendees included casting supervisor Ellen Lewis, cinematographer Dariusz Wolski, music supervisor Season Kent, editor Harry Jierjian, composer Daniel Pemberton, stunt coordinator Heidi Moneymaker, and Colin Jost.
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, “Fly Me to the Moon” is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson), brought in to fix NASA’s public image, wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’ (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.
Hailing from Apple Studios, “Fly Me to the Moon” is directed by Greg Berlanti and written by Rose Gilroy, based upon the story by Keenan Flynn and Bill Kirstein. The producers are Flynn, Jonathan Lia, and Johansson through These Pictures, with Sarah Schechter and executive producer Robert J. Dohrmann. The film also stars Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Woody Harrelson, Anna Garcia, Donald Elise Watkins, Noah Robbins, Nick Dillenburg, Bill Barnett, Joe Chrest, Peter Jacobson, and Christian Zuber.
Source: PEOPLE, Apple Original Films
