Apple has set the global premiere date for its highly anticipated romantic comedy film Fly Me to the Moon, starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.
The Apple Original film, which has garnered praise for its star-studded chemistry and sharp humor, will debut globally on the streaming service this December.
From Apple:
Apple Original Films announced that its romantic comedy “Fly Me to the Moon,” from director Greg Berlanti, will make its global streaming debut on Apple TV+ on Friday, 6 December.
Since its debut in cinemas worldwide, the film has received the Verified Hot certification on Rotten Tomatoes by fans. “Fly Me to the Moon” has also been praised by critics for its performances, including stars Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum’s “good old-fashioned, Grade A movie-star chemistry” and “sheer charisma.”
Scarlett Johansson, who also produces, and Channing Tatum star in “Fly Me to the Moon,” a sharp, stylish romantic comedy set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing.
Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’s (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, the countdown truly begins…
Hailing from Apple Studios production, “Fly Me to the Moon” is from a screenplay by Rose Gilroy, and produced by Johansson, Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn for These Pictures and Sarah Schechter. Robert J. Dohrmann serves as executive producer.
Momentum around the Apple Original Films slate continues to grow since the debut of Apple TV+ five years ago. In addition to Apple making history as the first streaming service to land the Academy Award for Best Picture with “CODA,” Apple Original Film “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” also recently earned the Academy Award for Best Animated Short, and “Killers of the Flower Moon” landed 10 historic Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.
Apple TV+ recently premiered worldwide streaming hits “Wolfs,” starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, “The Instigators,” starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, and Apple Original Films debut Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen’s “Blitz.”
Coming up, “The Gorge,” a high-action, genre-bending love story starring Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sigourney Weaver; and, the highly anticipated “F1,” starring Brad Pitt from director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, premiering in cinemas on 26 June, 2025.
