Space Out with Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, and Matt Bomer in Trailer for 'Space Station 76'

Pulling off the difficult blend of science-fiction and comedy has proven too daunting for many a filmmaker. For every Galaxy Quest there's a Spaced Invaders or Alien Trespass, and even Tim Burton largely failed at it with Mars Attacks (I know some love it, but come on). So it's no wonder the attempt isn't made more often, and that only makes this trailer for Jack Plotnick's Space Station 76 all the better because it looks pretty funny.

Starring Liv Tyler, Patrick Wilson, Matt Bomer, Jerry O'Connell, and Marisa Coughlan, this 1970s' sci-fi spoof follows a group of humans and robots living in a space station. When a new assistant captain arrives it throws them all into crisis mode. Beyond the pinpoint retro production design and the stellar casting, the fun of this trailer is how it resembles a space soap opera. If done right this could be a lot of fun.

Check out the trailer below and we'll update you when Space Station 76 gets a release date. [EW]

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Patrick Wilson, Matt Bomer, Liv Tyler and more to star in 'Space Station 76'

So is this the new thing now? Filming movies in secret, hiding them from the prying eyes of internet movie sleuths until the production is wrapped and ready to go? We saw Richard Linklater do it recently with Before Midnight, and now actor/playwright Jack Plotnick has done the same with his writing/directing debut, Space Station 76, which recently completed shooting in Los Angeles.

Described as a dramatic comedy set in a 1970s version of the future, the story explores the goings on in a space station. Patrick Wilson(Watchmen) will play the bitter and suicidal captain, with Liv Tyler as a new assistant captain whose arrival causes some tension. Matt Bomer(Magic Mike) is a technician sporting a robotic hand, and is dealing with a manipulative wife played by Marisa Coughlan(Super Troopers). The rest of the cast includes Jerry O'Connell, Kali Rocha, and Kylie Rogers.

The film was dreamed up by the fast-rising Plotnick, who intended to make a play out of it, using the space station as a metaphor for his suburban upbringing. Certainly the setting should make for kitschy throwback comedy, and the cast is certainly impressive. Post-production is underway now, so hopefully we'll see how Space Station 76 turns out next year.[THR]

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Liv Tyler to star in Ti West's 'The Side Effect'

Well, that Ti West guy works fast. The horror maestro behind The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, has been doing a good deal of chatting about his latest film. Titled The Side Effect, he hopes to get it off the ground next month, having finally secured funding. Although it also deals with pharmaceuticals, don't get it confused with the Steven Soderbergh film, The Side Effects. The two are very different

Now that it appears to be a done deal, Deadline reports that Liv Tyler is the first to join the sci-fi thriller. She'll play Catherine Rigby, a woman working alone in outer space as some sort of experimental test subject. After she mysteriously becomes pregnant, she tries to figure out how it happened but eventually begins to fall victim to paranoia.

While 2011 saw Tyler in two movies, not many people saw either one. She co-starred in the poor man's Kick-Ass, the superhero movie known as Super. And she also starred in the indie thriller, The Ledge, which I don't think ever got a national release and is currently available on DVD.

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