Indie action comedy Moonwalkers picked up a distributor after its world premiere at SXSW over the weekend. We’re excited, given its cast (Ron Perlman, Rupert Grint) and premise, which puts a hilarious-sounding spin on the long-held conspiracy theory that Apollo 11 failed to land on the moon.
It’s directed by first-time feature helmer Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, and written by Dean Craig (who penned both the British original and American remake versions of comedy Death at a Funeral).
The SXSW catalog offers this more detailed description:
What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn CIA agent (Ron Perlman) will never find Kubrick but instead is forced to team up with Rupert Grint’s lousy manager of a seedy rock band to develop the biggest con of all time, in this riotous, high-tempo action-comedy.
No word yet on when it’ll be viewable for those of us not at the fest, but color us intrigued.
