Lucy in the Sky trivia: 42 facts about the new Natalie Portman movie

Lucy in the Sky is a new film starring Natalie Portman. It is the feature directorial debut of Noah Hawley.

So let’s find out some more trivia and facts.

1. Lucy in the Sky is a 2019 American science fiction drama film
2. It is co-written and directed by Noah Hawley
3. In his feature directorial debut
4. Starring Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, Colman Domingo, and Ellen Burstyn
5. The film was produced by Fox Searchlight Pictures
6. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2019
7. It was theatrically released on October 4, 2019, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
8. Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a lengthy space mission
9. There she begins an affair with fellow astronaut Mark Goodwin
10. Due to her experience far from home, Lucy heads into a downward spiral as she loses connection to her family
11. And when her lover begins another affair with an astronaut trainee, the bottom drops out
12. The film is loosely based on astronaut Lisa Nowak’s criminal activities
13. Around her romantic involvement with fellow astronaut William Oefelein
14. In February 2017, Noah Hawley was brought onto the project
15. Then known as Pale Blue Dot
16. To produce alongside Bruna Papandrea and Reese Witherspoon
17. With Witherspoon intended to star in the lead role
18. However, in November 2017, Witherspoon dropped out of the film in order to shoot a second season of Big Little Lies
19. By January 2018, Hawley was also set to direct the film
20. While Natalie Portman entered into negotiations for the lead role
21. In March 2018, Jon Hamm joined the cast
22. In April 2018, Zazie Beetz joined the cast
23. With Dan Stevens joining in May
24. In June 2018, Ellen Burstyn joined the cast to portray the grandmother of Portman’s character
25. In July 2018, Colman Domingo and Jeremiah Birkett joined the cast of the film
26. In February 2019, it was announced Nick Offerman had been cast in the film
27. Filming began in June 2018
28. The film trailer features an instrumental rendition of the music theme from the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
29. Following its premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, the film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics
30. While some reviews praised Natalie Portmans performance
31. Most cited the poor script and overly stylized direction as major problems with the film
32. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 21%
33. Based on 34 reviews
34. With a weighted average of 4.06/10
35. The site’s consensus reads, “Natalie Portman gives it her all, but it isn’t enough to overcome Lucy in the Sky’s confused approach to its jumbled story”
36. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100
37. Based on 10 critics
38. Indicating “generally unfavorable reviews”
39. In November 2018, retired astronaut Marsha Ivins criticized the premise of the plot
40. And denied that there is such a thing as a “longstanding idea that says astronauts begin to lose their grip on reality after being in space for an extended period of time”
41. Following its premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, multiple media outlets criticized the film for having excised some of the more salacious elements of Nowak’s real-life case
42. In particular, her usage of adult diapers