‘Crater’: Mckenna Grace To Star In Disney+ Film Described As ‘Stand By Me’ On The Moon
Mckenna Gracemay not be a Big Deal quite yet, but considering the way things are going for her, it won’t be long before she’s a household name. The 14-year-old actor has already appeared in films likeCaptain MarvelandReady Player One, and she’ll soon play a significant role in Sony’sGhostbusters: Afterlife. Now she’s snagged what could be one of her biggest roles yet: a supporting part inCrater, a Disney+ sci-fi coming-of-age movie that shares some DNA with Rob Reiner’s 1986 classicStand By Me– but this film will be set on the moon.
Deadline reports that Mckenna Grace has joined theCratercast, becoming the first member of the movie’s ensemble. Here’s the quick description of the movie:
Crateris described as a coming-of-age story in the vein ofStand By Me, set on a moon colony. After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a mysterious crater, along with his four best friends, prior to being permanently relocated to another planet.
Grace is set to play one of the best friends. She first got on my radar as the precocious daughter of Chris Evans' character in a nice little family drama calledGiftedin 2017, but she has had an extensive resumé for such a young performer. She’s been in horror projects (The Haunting of Hill House,Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,Amityville: The Awakening,Annabelle Comes Home, and James Wan’s upcomingMalignant), dramas (Mr. Church;Gifted;I, Tonya), comedies (Troop Zero,Fuller House,Young Sheldon), and she’ll soon show up inThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 4. If you have kids, you’ve probably also heard her voice work before: she’s been inThe Angry Birds Movie,Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures,Scoob!, and she stars in the upcoming animated horse filmSpirit Untamed.
Shawn Levy, the filmmaker behind movies likeReal Steel,The Night at the Museumfilms,Date Night, and the upcoming Ryan Reynolds-led video game filmFree Guy, was originally looking to direct this film, but Deadline says Levy has now stepped into a producer role and someone else will get behind the camera instead. No replacement director has been locked in yet, but Levy will produce alongsideDan Levine.
Filming onCrateris aiming to begin this spring, and there’s no word yet about when it might arrive on Disney+.
