The spaceship of asteroid miner Andy gets struck, crash-landing him on an alien planet, where he contends with his AI survival suit. Losing oxygen, he connects via radio with fellow crew member Naomi who, trapped inside her escape pod, guides him to search for and rescue her.
Zachary Quinto as the voice of L.E.O.N.A.R.D., Andy's AI survival suit[2]
Production
On February 21, 2019, Amblin Partners announced it had bought Spenser Cohen's spec script for film with its working title Distant.[3] In August 2019, Josh Gordon and Will Speck came on board as directors, with Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, and Anna Halberg attached as producers.[4] In December 2019, Anthony Ramos joined the cast.[5]Rachel Brosnahan was cast in February 2020,[6] but later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts; Naomi Scott replaced her in August 2020.[7][8] Filming began in Budapest, Hungary, on September 21, 2020.[9] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cast and crew followed safety protocols such as "extensive sanitization" procedures, wearing face masks, and social distancing.[10][11] Filming concluded on November 13, 2020.[12] By May 2021, the film was still in post-production.[13][14]Steven Price composed the score and Gregory Plotkin edited the film.[15][16]
Release
Distant first premiered in Vietnam, released by CJ Entertainment on July 12, 2024.[17] The film, retitled as Long Distance, became available in the United States through Hulu on July 3, 2025. It was previously scheduled for theatrical release by Universal Pictures on March 11, 2022, September 16, 2022, January 27, 2023, and January 19, 2024 before being removed it from its release schedule.[2][18][19]
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