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By Joshua Tyler Sep 16, 2005, 4:19 GMT

Bruce Willis sends farmers into space

Billy Bob Thornton is making something weird. Big surprise there right? One of his next films is slated to be 'The Astronaut Farmer' and yeah, it's about an ex-NASA employee turned farmer who builds a rocket in his barn in an attempt to go into space. Think 'Field of Dreams' with rocket fuel. The Hollywood Reporter says that casting is heating up on the movie, and they're adding an all-star group.

The Michael Polish directed flick has added Bruce Willis, character actor Bruce Dern, and 'Sideways' co-star Virginia Madsen. Madsen will play Billy Bob Thornton's long suffering wife, while Bruce Willis will take on the role of a former NASA colleague. Bruce Dern, who doesn't seem that old, will play Madsen's father.

Shooting on 'The Astronaut Farmer' just started in New Mexico, so look for it to hit theaters maybe sometime late in 2006.

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From the time he was a child, Charles Farmer (BILLY BOB THORNTON) had only one goal: to be an astronaut. Earning his degree in aerospace engineering and joining the Air ...more

US Release: 2007-02-23
UK Release: TBA

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