The Aeronauts trivia: 28 facts about the new film

The Aeronauts is a new biographical adventure film. In the film reunite Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones after starring together in the film Theory of Everything.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about the new film!

1. The Aeronauts is a 2019 biographical adventure film
2. It is directed by Tom Harper
3. It is written by Jack Thorne
4. From a story co-written by Thorne and Harper
5. Produced by Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman, and Harper
6. In the film stars Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel and Tom Courtenay
7. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019
8. Followed by a showing at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
9. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2019
10. It is set to be released in the United States on 6 December 2019
11. Daredevil pilot Amelia Wren and weather scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon
12. In December 2016, Amazon Studios purchased the film rights to Jack Thorne’s spec script
13. In mid-2018, Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne were confirmed to star in the film
14. Filming commenced in early August, in West London Film Studios
15. Filming locations in England included the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, Regent’s Park, London, Claydon House, Buckinghamshire, the Bodleian Library in Oxford, and Wrotham Park, London
16. Key action sequences in The Aeronauts were designed for IMAX
17. It feature an expanded aspect ratio for both IMAX and select Premium Large Format cinemas
18. The film is based on an amalgam of the flights detailed in Richard Holmes’ 2013 book Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air
19. The most significant balloon flight depicted in The Aeronauts is based on the 5 September, 1862, flight of British aeronauts James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell whose coal gas filled balloon broke the world flight altitude record, reaching about 11,887 m (38,999 ft)
20. However, while Glaisher appears in the film, Coxwell has been replaced by Amelia Wren, a fictional character
21. Wren’s relationship with husband Pierre is chiefly based on Sophie Blanchard’s flights with husband Jean-Pierre Blanchard
22. While Pierre’s death is inspired by that of Thomas Harris on 25 May, 1824
23. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80%
24. Based on 71 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10
25. The website’s critics consensus states: “Thrilling visuals and the substantial chemistry of its well-matched leads make The Aeronauts an adventure well worth taking”
26. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 64 out of 100
27. Based on reviews from 16 critics
28. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”