Jeff Daniels will star opposite Brendan Fraser in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Starman. The two-time Emmy winner joins the project as Ed Watkins, co-leader of a company with Fraser's character Tom Adams.
Emmy-winning filmmaker Josh Wakely is writing and directing the film. Cameras are set to roll this summer.
Daniels portrays Ed Watkins, the protective co-leader of a company he built with visionary technologist Tom Adams. Adams launches a historic expedition to Mars but becomes stranded millions of miles from Earth in a race against time driven by love.
Starman is a Grace: A Storytelling Company production. Producers include Eddie Vaisman, Wakely and Rebecca Graham. David S. Goyer serves as executive producer. Anton is handling international sales.
