Looks like Russia is keen on becoming the first country to send an actor in space, before Hollywood star Tom Cruise achieves this feat after it was announced earlier this year that the superstar will be filming for Doug Liman’s <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/universal-studios-will-back-tom-cruise-space-set-action-adventure-with-200-million-317504">$200 million space movie</a> that will become the first Hollywood narrative feature to film scenes in space.&nbsp;

The project if goes through first will also make <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/tom-cruise">Tom Cruise </a>the first actor to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) to film a movie.&nbsp;

Now, according to Sky News, its reported that Channel One is teaming up with Russian space agency Roscosmos for the film ‘Challenge,’ which is aiming send an actress to space for a shoot at the ISS in October 2021.

A casting announcement posted by Roscosmos says the production is looking for “a real superhero to go to the stars…at the same time as becoming a big international star.”&nbsp;

Currently an open casting call is taking place to find the actress who will travel to space for the film. Applicants do not have to be professional actors, but they do have to be between the ages of 25 and 40 and be physically fit.&nbsp;

Interestingly, only Russian citizens are being considered for the part.

According to Sky News: “The actress must weigh between 50 and 70 kg and have a ‘chest girth’ of up to 112 cm…Additionally, she must be able to run 1 km in three-and-a-half minutes or less, swim 800 m freestyle in 20 minutes, and dive from a three-meter springboard with an impressive technique.”

Meanwhile, Tom Cruise has partnered with NASA and Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturing company SpaceX for a new project that would bring the actor to space and film aboard the International Space Station. Cruise’s ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ director Liman is helming the project.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-tom-cruise-200-million-space-film-might-become-a-reality-in-october-2021-329619" hreflang="en">Tom Cruise' $200 million space film might become a reality in October 2021?</a>

The script is currently being written and will include major actions sequences shot aboard the ISS.

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Looks like Russia is keen on becoming the first country to send an actor in space, before Hollywood star Tom Cruise achieves this feat after it was announced earlier this year that the superstar will be filming for Doug Liman’s $200 million space movie that will become the first Hollywood narrative feature to film scenes in space.

Looks like Russia is keen on becoming the first country to send an actor in space, before Hollywood star Tom Cruise achieves this feat after it was announced earlier this year that the superstar will be filming for Doug Liman’s $200 million space movie that will become the first Hollywood narrative feature to film scenes in space. The project if goes through first will also make Tom Cruise the first actor to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) to film a movie. Now, according to Sky News, its reported that Channel One is teaming up with Russian space agency Roscosmos for the film ‘Challenge,’ which is aiming send an actress to space for a shoot at the ISS in October 2021. A casting announcement posted by Roscosmos says the production is looking for “a real superhero to go to the stars…at the same time as becoming a big international star.” Currently an open casting call is taking place to find the actress who will travel to space for the film. Applicants do not have to be professional actors, but they do have to be between the ages of 25 and 40 and be physically fit. Interestingly, only Russian citizens are being considered for the part. According to Sky News: “The actress must weigh between 50 and 70 kg and have a ‘chest girth’ of up to 112 cm…Additionally, she must be able to run 1 km in three-and-a-half minutes or less, swim 800 m freestyle in 20 minutes, and dive from a three-meter springboard with an impressive technique.” Meanwhile, Tom Cruise has partnered with NASA and Elon Musk’s aerospace manufacturing company SpaceX for a new project that would bring the actor to space and film aboard the International Space Station. Cruise’s ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ director Liman is helming the project. Tom Cruise' $200 million space film might become a reality in October 2021? The script is currently being written and will include major actions sequences shot aboard the ISS. Tom Cruise is feeling the pressure of pandemic amid filming of 'Mission: Impossible 7' 'Death on the Nile' to 'No Time To Die': List of movies that have been pushed to 2021

Russia now in race to send their own actor in space by 2021, before Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise will be doing the unthinkable in his next film -- go in space for filming. According to the last announcement, NASA and Elon Musk would help materialise this dream of <a href="Doug Liman set to direct Tom Cruise in film shot in outer space">director Doug Liman</a> but we have more information on when they would actually take the flight.&nbsp;

To make Tom Cruise, the first actor to shoot in space, images from the Space Shuttle Almanac have revealed their 2021 calendar.&nbsp;

On Monday, the Space Shuttle Almanac’s Twitter account shared a photo of spacecrafts and countries set to launch. When you read the calendar closely, there are names of Tom Cruise, Doug Liman and another person mentioned under the October 2021 part of the chart reads ‘SpaceX Crew Dragon.’&nbsp;

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With the arrival of the <a href="https://twitter.com/MBRSpaceCentre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MBRSpaceCentre</a> Astronauts <a href="https://twitter.com/astro_hazzaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@astro_hazzaa</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Astro_Alneyadi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Astro_Alneyadi</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NASA_Johnson</a> this week, can we assume they are the two Emirati crew members who will make the 6 mth stay on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ISS</a> in Oct 2022? <a href="https://t.co/b2Sdr06hUc">pic.twitter.com/b2Sdr06hUc</a>
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Next to the illustration of a small space vehicle, is a list of three names: SpaceX Pilot Lopez Alegria, Tourist 1 Tom Cruise and Tourist 2 Doug Liman. The tourist flight also shows a vacant spot for a third visitor.

It will be a narrative film as Tom Cruise and company have reportedly teamed with Elon Musk and NASA. It was reported in July that <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/universal-studios-will-back-tom-cruise-space-set-action-adventure-with-200-million-317504">Universal will back</a> the $200 million Tom Cruise movie.&nbsp;

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Tom Cruise will be doing the unthinkable in his next film -- go in space for filming. According to the last announcement, NASA and Elon Musk would help materialise this dream of director Doug Liman but we have more information on when they would actually take the flight.

Tom Cruise will be doing the unthinkable in his next film -- go in space for filming. According to the last announcement, NASA and Elon Musk would help materialise this dream of director Doug Liman but we have more information on when they would actually take the flight. To make Tom Cruise, the first actor to shoot in space, images from the Space Shuttle Almanac have revealed their 2021 calendar. On Monday, the Space Shuttle Almanac’s Twitter account shared a photo of spacecrafts and countries set to launch. When you read the calendar closely, there are names of Tom Cruise, Doug Liman and another person mentioned under the October 2021 part of the chart reads ‘SpaceX Crew Dragon.’ With the arrival of the @MBRSpaceCentre Astronauts @astro_hazzaa and @Astro_Alneyadi at @NASA_Johnson this week, can we assume they are the two Emirati crew members who will make the 6 mth stay on the #ISS in Oct 2022? pic.twitter.com/b2Sdr06hUc — Space Shuttle Almanac (@ShuttleAlmanac) September 21, 2020 × Next to the illustration of a small space vehicle, is a list of three names: SpaceX Pilot Lopez Alegria, Tourist 1 Tom Cruise and Tourist 2 Doug Liman. The tourist flight also shows a vacant spot for a third visitor. It will be a narrative film as Tom Cruise and company have reportedly teamed with Elon Musk and NASA. It was reported in July that Universal will back the $200 million Tom Cruise movie. Tom Cruise: Top 5 action movies of his career

Tom Cruise' $200 million space film might become a reality in October 2021?

You have seen Tom Cruise doing all kinds of stunts in his films but this is quite something. The Hollywood star is now set to shoot a film in outer space after he has reportedly joined hands with Elon Musk.&nbsp;

According to a report in Deadline, Tom Cruise and Elon Musk’s aviation company Space X are in talks with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for filming a narrative movie aboard a real SpaceX vessel.

The project is being called an “action-adventure film”.&nbsp;

There is, however, no Hollywood studio attached to the project at the moment.

Tom has built a career by doing his own stunts in action films. In ‘Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol’, he scaled the Burj Khalifa. In ‘Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation, he had hung off the side of an airplane mid-flight.&nbsp;

In 2018, he injured himself for ‘Mission Impossible - Fallout’ when he broke his ankle after colliding with another building during a rooftop jump.

Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, the sequel to his 1986 hit ‘Top Gun’ awaits a release.. The film, which was scheduled to hit theatres worldwide in June, has been delayed till December due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The actor is also working on two back-to-back ‘Mission: Impossible’ films.&nbsp;

You have seen Tom Cruise doing all kinds of stunts in his films but this is quite something. The Hollywood star is now set to shoot a film in outer space after he has reportedly joined hands with Elon Musk.

You have seen Tom Cruise doing all kinds of stunts in his films but this is quite something. The Hollywood star is now set to shoot a film in outer space after he has reportedly joined hands with Elon Musk. According to a report in Deadline, Tom Cruise and Elon Musk’s aviation company Space X are in talks with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for filming a narrative movie aboard a real SpaceX vessel. The project is being called an “action-adventure film”. There is, however, no Hollywood studio attached to the project at the moment. Tom has built a career by doing his own stunts in action films. In ‘Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol’, he scaled the Burj Khalifa. In ‘Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation, he had hung off the side of an airplane mid-flight. In 2018, he injured himself for ‘Mission Impossible - Fallout’ when he broke his ankle after colliding with another building during a rooftop jump. Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, the sequel to his 1986 hit ‘Top Gun’ awaits a release.. The film, which was scheduled to hit theatres worldwide in June, has been delayed till December due to the coronavirus pandemic. The actor is also working on two back-to-back ‘Mission: Impossible’ films.

Tom Cruise to shoot a film in space with Elon Musk and NASA?