Artemis Adaptation: Everything We Know So Far About The Exciting New Movie

Andy Weir is no stranger to seeing his stories brought to life on screen but it looks like this Artemis adaptation might be last in line for his works. While big names were lined up fairly quickly, a new book release took precedent and the big names went with it.
Sci-Fi is a Hollywood favorite though and this project will eventually get made, we might just have to wait a while for it to happen.
 
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This page was updated: 8/5/23
 

About The Book:

Jazz Bashara is a criminal.
Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you’re not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you’ve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent.
 
Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of her problems, as she learns that she’s stepped square into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself—and that now, her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even riskier than the first.
 
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Current Production Status:

This project is currently on hold until Project Hail Mary is completed.
 

Artemis Adaptation Timeline:

In May 2017 the adaptation rights were acquired for the upcoming Andy Weir release, with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller being announced as the directors in September. The book was then published in November 2017 and spent 9 weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller List as well as being voted Goodreads Awards Best Science Fiction (2017).
Ryan Gosling was announced as the lead in March 2020 with the trio also all signing on to work together on both Artemis and Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir’s newest but not-yet published book). Shortly after it was confirmed that Artemis was being put on hold and Project Hail Mary would be the film produced first.
There have been no further updates and most likely will not be for a few years until PHM is finishing up production.
 

Who Owns The Rights:

20th Century Studios (The Martian) and New Regency (Ad Astra) acquired the film rights as a joint production bid.
 

Who Is Attached:

Ryan Gosling was attached to star in the project with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller set to direct.
Who else would you like to see join the cast?
 

Filming Locations:

With the project still in the very early stages of development there are currently no known filming locations yet.
 

Estimated Release:

With production not expected to start for multiple years, there is currently no estimated release timeframe.
 

 

Previous mentions on AiLL:

This book has not been featured on Alison in Libraryland before.
 

Other Adaptations From This Author:

‘The Martian’ was adapted into a very successful feature film starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain.
‘Project Hail Mary‘ is in pre-production with filming expected to begin soon and will be starring Ryan Gosling.
 
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Artemis Adaptation: Everything We Know So Far About The Exciting New Movie

 
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