Jon Hamm To Join Natalie Portman in Upcoming Astronaut Film PALE BLUE DOT

According to Variety, Jon Hamm is in negotiations to star opposite Natalie Portman in FOX Searchlight's PALE BLUE DOT.

Noah Hawley (FARGO, LEGION) is set to direct from a script by Brian C. Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi. Reese Witherspoon, who was attached to star at one point, will produce with Bruna Papandrea.

PALE BLUE DOT follows a successful female astronaut who, after coming back home from a mission in space, starts to unravel when confronted by her seemingly perfect life. The film explores the theory that astronauts who spend long periods of time in space lose their sense of reality when they return home.

Hamm will play Portman's fellow astronaut who she aggressively pursues after returning to Earth.

Jon Hamm is an American actor and television producer best known for playing advertising executive Don Draper for the AMC television drama series, MAD MEN (2007-2015). He gained wide recognition when MAD MEN began in July 2007. His performance earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 2008 and again in 2016, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2015. He has also directed two episodes of the show. In 2008, Hamm appeared in a remake of the Science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still. His first leading film role was in the 2010 independent thriller Stolen. He also had supporting roles in the films The Town, Sucker Punch, and Bridesmaids. Hamm has received 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in Mad Men, 30 Rock, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

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