‘Spaceman’ Director Johan Renck on His First Project After ‘Chernobyl’ and Giving Adam Sandler His Most Un-Adam Sandler Role to Date
variety.comAlex Ritman It’s been five years since “Chernobyl,” HBO’s phenomenally successful miniseries about the catastrophic 1986 disaster and a show that garnered both widespread acclaim and a whole host of Emmys, Golden Globes and BAFTA TV awards.
Its creator Craig Mazin has since brought us zombies galore in the video game adaptation “The Last of Us,” but now “Chernobyl’s” BAFTA and Emmy-winning director Johan Renck is about to unleash his next project.
From Netflix and world premiering in Berlin, “Spaceman” is based on Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel “Spaceman of Bohemia” and stars Adam Sandler in undoubtedly the most un-Adam Sandler role the actor has been seen in to date.
The story follows Czech astronaut Jakub (Sandler), who while on a solo mission to the outer reaches of the solar system begins to realize that the marriage he left behind to Lenka (Carey Mulligan) is falling apart due to his own failings as a husband.
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