J.K. Simmons, Mena Massoud, and Trevor Copp team up for a coming-of-age space sci-fi adventure in Spaceman .

The story follows an artist's journey to reclaim his lost creative passion. Copp stars as the titular Spaceman, who must confront his imposter syndrome (played by Simmons) and team up with his passion (Massoud) to rediscover himself. The narrative explores themes of identity, artistic expression and mental health.

"Spaceman" aims to combine classic Hollywood techniques reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton with cutting-edge practical effects and hopes to draw comparisons to the work of Michel Gondry and Baz Luhrmann with its approach. It employs an array of techniques, including mime, stop motion, classic animation and theatrical elements.

Simmons has proven himself to be one of the biggest names in Hollywood over the last 20+ years, first making a real name for himself playing J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man movies. He has since won an Oscar for his performance opposite Miles Teller in Whiplash, and was nominated for another Academy Award in 2022, but the award ultimately went to Tony Kotsur for his role in CODA.

Source: Press Release