Moonshot

Moonshot is a 2022 American science-fiction romantic comedy film directed by Chris Winterbauer and written by Max Taxe. It stars Cole Sprouse, Lana Condor, Mason Gooding, Emily Rudd, and Zach Braff. The plot follows a college student (Condor) who helps a barista (Sprouse) sneak on board a space shuttle to Mars. The film was released on HBO Max on March 31, 2022, and was removed from the service in July. Plot In 2049, Walt works as a barista on a college campus. His dream to go to space becomes attainable with the introduction of the Kovi Industries Student Mars Program, an organization that sends college students to Mars. The program, however, has rejected his offer 37 times due to his lack of knowledge and expertise to further humanity's exploration of the Red Planet. At a college party, he accidentally breaks the Wifi-orb of Sophie, a no-nonsense student, whose boyfriend, Calvin, is on Mars. While at the party, he also falls in love with another student, Ginny, who is sent to Mars the next morning. A few weeks later, Sophie appears at Walt's cafe in tears due to Calvin accepting a longer stay on Mars, so Walt convinces her to buy a ticket to travel on the next shuttle launch. As she approaches the launch gate, Walt manipulates her into helping him sneak on board a space shuttle by pretending to be a family member but freaks out when they must claim to be in a relationship on board the shuttle to keep his identity secret. Over the course of the trip to Mars, the two grow closer; Walt learns more about Calvin as he claims his identity, and Sophie learns the real Calvin may have been putting her second behind his dreams of terraforming Mars to become more hospitable. During an onboard presentation, Walt is forced to give a presentation about terraforming, a topic he knows nothing about, but convinces two passengers to get married as his speech about love moves the audience, Sophie included.