How “Spaceman” Production Designer Jan Houllevigue Built Adam Sandler’s Sci-Fi Love Story
“I like the fact that there’s something a little bit strange in what we do,” production designer Jan Houllevigue tells The Credits about his collaboration with director Johan Renck (Chernobyl). The two have known each other for years, working on David Bowie music videos, Chanel No. 5 commercials, and the television mini-series The Last Panthers. Their latest is Spaceman, starring Adam Sandler as cosmonaut Jakub Prochazka on a solitary space mission to the edge of the galaxy.
“Spaceman” Director Johan Renck on Guiding Adam Sandler Through the Cosmos
The vast expanse and harsh conditions of space can impose solitude or offer a fresh perspective. As astronaut Jakub Prochazka (Adam Sandler) is nearing the climax of a six-month interplanetary investigation, he sails farther from the problems he left behind on Earth in director Johan Renck’s Spaceman. With four young children, Renck understands the forces that pull at a working parent – especially a career that requires long stretches of separation.
First “Spaceman” Trailer Sends Adam Sandler into Space on a Lonely Mission
Adam Sandler in space might sound like the conceit of one of the veteran comedian and performer’s comedies, but his latest film, Spaceman, is not that at all. Directed by Johan Renck from a script by Colby Day, Spaceman explores the effects of six months of isolation on Sandler’s astronaut Jakub, who is on a research mission at the edge of the solar system while his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), waits for him on Earth.
