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Magellan

Magellan

The universe knew we were coming.

20175.11h 43m

Overview

After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.

Directed by Rob York
Written by Scott Baird, Rob York
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Top Cast

Brandon Ray Olive

Brandon Ray Olive

Commander Roger Nelson

K. Danor Gerald

K. Danor Gerald

Becker

D.L. Walker

D.L. Walker

Secretary Stewart

Matthew Mercer

Matthew Mercer

A.I. Ferdinand (voice)

Nicola Posener

Nicola Posener

A.I. Neil (voice)

Whitney Palmer

Whitney Palmer

Abigail Nelson

Jim Horning

Jim Horning

Navigation Engineer (voice)

D

Demetrius Daniels

John

Davey Morrison

Davey Morrison

Matthew

P

Priscilla Poland

Themes & Keywords

moonartificial intelligence (a.i.)nasasaturnspacefirst contactspaceflight

About Magellan

Magellan is a thriller, mystery, science fiction film released in 2017 exploring themes of moon, artificial intelligence (a.i.), nasa, saturn, space, first contact. Directed by Rob York, it stars Brandon Ray Olive, K. Danor Gerald, D.L. Walker. After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.

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