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Paramount Developing 'BadAsstronauts' Film Based on Grady Hendrix Novella

No director or cast is set, with the studio beginning to package the DIY space rescue story.

Overview

  • Paramount Pictures is in early development on a feature adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s 2022 novella BadAsstronauts.
  • Todd Garner and Adam Goldworm are attached to produce, and Hendrix will serve as executive producer.
  • The project has no announced director, cast, budget or production timetable at this stage.
  • The source material is described as a blue-collar space odyssey about a washed-up astrophysicist who builds a homemade rocket for a rescue mission.
  • Deadline reported the development as an exclusive, with follow-up coverage from genre outlets highlighting Hendrix’s strong sales and multiple other adaptations in the works.