Aisling Bea Cast in Sci-fi Thriller Alongside Fraser and Daniels

WHO:

The Hollywood Reporter - Aisling Bea, Brendan Fraser, Jeff Daniels, Josh Wakely, Eddie Vaisman, Rebecca Graham, David S. Goyer, Tarek Sherif, Ryan Graves, Matt Tedder, Julia Lebedev

The Hollywood Reporter - Aisling Bea is a BAFTA TV winner and is best known for creating, writing, producing, and starring in the comedy series This Way Up.

WHAT:

The Hollywood Reporter - Aisling Bea has joined the cast of the sci-fi thriller film Starman.

The Hollywood Reporter - The film follows Tom Adams, played by Fraser, who is an architect of the future launching an expedition to Mars.

The Hollywood Reporter - Bea will play Julia Hanley, a photographer who helps redefine Tom's life through love.

The Hollywood Reporter - Starman is currently filming.

WHERE:

The Hollywood Reporter - Starman is being filmed in Australia.

WHEN:

The Hollywood Reporter - Starman is set to be produced by Grace: A Storytelling Company and is financed by Sherif, Graves, and Tedder.

The Hollywood Reporter - Additional dates for Bea's stand-up tour, Older Than Jesus, are to be announced.

WHY:

The Hollywood Reporter - The film's narrative centers on a historic expedition to Mars, driven by themes of survival and love.

HOW:

The Hollywood Reporter - The film is directed by Josh Wakely from his original screenplay.

(UPDATED August 7, 2026 05:37 UTC)

Aisling Bea has joined the cast of the sci-fi thriller film Starman, where she will portray Julia Hanley, a photographer who helps redefine the life of Tom Adams, played by Brendan Fraser, as he embarks on a historic expedition to Mars. The film, directed by Josh Wakely from his original screenplay, is currently filming in Australia and explores themes of survival and love. Additional dates for Bea's stand-up tour, Older Than Jesus, are set to be announced soon.