In the Blink of an Eye (upcoming film)

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In the Blink of an Eye
Directed by Andrew Stanton
Written byColby Day
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOle Brett Birkeland
Edited byMollie Goldstein
Music by Thomas Newman
Production
company
Mighty Engine
Distributed by Searchlight Pictures
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

In the Blink of an Eye is an upcoming American science fiction film directed by Andrew Stanton and written by Colby Day. It stars Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones and Daveed Diggs.

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The film will be released by Searchlight Pictures on Hulu in the United States. [1]

Premise

Depicts three interconnected stories exploring the history of the world.

Cast

Production

It was first announced in October 2022 that Andrew Stanton had signed on to direct the film written by Colby Day for Searchlight Pictures, which cited the films 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Magnolia (1999) and Interstellar (2014) as influences for the story. [2] Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs and Skywalker Hughes were among the cast announced to star in the film in March 2023. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Filming began on March 24, 2023 in Vancouver, and was scheduled to run until May 16. [7] [8]

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