AD ASTRA Imax Trailer and More Videos Witness the new AD ASTRA IMAX trailer and more videos! The film, directed by James Gray (The Immigrant, Two Lovers), stars Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Kimberly Elise, John Ortiz, and Donald Sutherland. AD ASTRA will be released in theaters on September 20. Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.