Review

Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

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Justin Cox

March 21, 2026 • quick read

Fly Me to the Moon backdrop — Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

Starring

Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, and Anna Garcia

Director

Greg Berlanti

Overview

Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones, brought in to fix NASA's public image, wreaks havoc on Apollo 11 launch director Cole Davis' already difficult task of putting a man on the moon. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.

Review

This was cute. But what I kept thinking about was that NASA signed off on the script. Pretty wild that they endorsed a “was the moon landing faked” story. Sure, it works out in the film, but makes you wonder if there was some kind of contingency plan in place similar to this one. Probably not, but again, NASA signed off on this. Strange. ⭐️⭐️⭐️