Lights, camera, sound the klaxons... because Space Entertainment Enterprise (S.E.E.) has just announced plans to build a TV and film studio in space by the year 2024.
According to Variety, the company behind Tom Cruise's upcoming space movie has set its sights on the Axiom Station, which is currently connected to the International Space Station (ISS), to host this new sports and entertainment arena, formally known as SEE-1. The space-based venue is scheduled to become operational sometime in December 2024.
The outlet notes that the multi-purpose module is "intended to host films, television, music and sports events as well as artists, producers and creatives who want to make content in the low orbit, micro-gravity environment," with facilities that "enable development, production, recording, broadcasting and live streaming of content" for its own company and third-parties.
"SEE-1 is an incredible opportunity for humanity to move into a different realm and start an exciting new chapter in space," said Dmitry and Elena Lesnevsky, S.E.E. co-founders. "It will provide a unique, and accessible home for boundless entertainment possibilities in a venue packed with innovative infrastructure which will unleash a new world of creativity.
"With worldwide leader Axiom Space building this cutting-edge, revolutionary facility, SEE-1 will provide not only the first, but also the supreme quality space structure enabling the expansion of the two trillion-dollar global entertainment industry into low-Earth orbit," they added, giving credit to Axiom Space who are undertaking the construction of SEE-1.
"From Jules Verne to Star Trek, science fiction entertainment has inspired millions of people around the world to dream about what the future might bring," added Richard Johnston, COO of S.E.E. "Creating a next-generation entertainment venue in space opens countless doors to create incredible new content and make these dreams a reality."
Towards the end of last year, a Russian film crew returned back to Earth after wrapping up scenes for their groundbreaking movie, Challenge, which marked the first-ever full-length feature film to be shot in space. Russian actress Yulia Peresild and producer-director Klim Shipenko joined cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy for 12 days of his six-month space-cation.
NASA's also working on a movie with Tom Cruise to be filmed aboard the International Space Station. Elon Musk's SpaceX is involved with the project, with filmmaker Doug Liman, who previously collaborated with Cruise on Edge of Tomorrow and American Made, attached as director. However, the crew's scheduled departure hasn't been shared as of yet.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
Thumbnail image credit: NASA.
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According to Variety, the company behind Tom Cruise's upcoming space movie has set its sights on the Axiom Station, which is currently connected to the International Space Station (ISS), to host this new sports and entertainment arena, formally known as SEE-1. The space-based venue is scheduled to become operational sometime in December 2024.
The outlet notes that the multi-purpose module is "intended to host films, television, music and sports events as well as artists, producers and creatives who want to make content in the low orbit, micro-gravity environment," with facilities that "enable development, production, recording, broadcasting and live streaming of content" for its own company and third-parties.
"SEE-1 is an incredible opportunity for humanity to move into a different realm and start an exciting new chapter in space," said Dmitry and Elena Lesnevsky, S.E.E. co-founders. "It will provide a unique, and accessible home for boundless entertainment possibilities in a venue packed with innovative infrastructure which will unleash a new world of creativity.
"With worldwide leader Axiom Space building this cutting-edge, revolutionary facility, SEE-1 will provide not only the first, but also the supreme quality space structure enabling the expansion of the two trillion-dollar global entertainment industry into low-Earth orbit," they added, giving credit to Axiom Space who are undertaking the construction of SEE-1.
"From Jules Verne to Star Trek, science fiction entertainment has inspired millions of people around the world to dream about what the future might bring," added Richard Johnston, COO of S.E.E. "Creating a next-generation entertainment venue in space opens countless doors to create incredible new content and make these dreams a reality."
Towards the end of last year, a Russian film crew returned back to Earth after wrapping up scenes for their groundbreaking movie, Challenge, which marked the first-ever full-length feature film to be shot in space. Russian actress Yulia Peresild and producer-director Klim Shipenko joined cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy for 12 days of his six-month space-cation.
NASA's also working on a movie with Tom Cruise to be filmed aboard the International Space Station. Elon Musk's SpaceX is involved with the project, with filmmaker Doug Liman, who previously collaborated with Cruise on Edge of Tomorrow and American Made, attached as director. However, the crew's scheduled departure hasn't been shared as of yet.
Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
Thumbnail image credit: NASA.
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