Composer Christophe Beck (Frozen, Ant-Man, Free Guy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, WandaVision, The Pink Panther, The Muppets) is reuniting with director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) on the XR short Asteroid. The film is directed by Liman, Julina Tatlock & Jed Weintrob (Invisible, Don’t Look Deeper) and stars Hailee Steinfeld, Ron Perlman, Rhenzy Feliz, Freida Pinto, DK Metcalf and Leon Mandel. The action thriller, which is being described as a “180° immersive short film and interactive story extension” made for the launch of Google’s new Android XR platform, follows a group of strangers who take an old Russian Soyuz rocket to mine a near-earth, treasure laden asteroid for a chance at unimaginable wealth. Liman, Weintrob & Tatlock are also producing the project with Martin Schulman for 30 Ninjas, alongside Shahram Izadi, Jon Zepp & Neil Parris for Google, Chris Harvey & Paul Becker for The Outsyders. Beck has previously collaborated with Liman on the features Edge of Tomorrow, American Made, Road House & The Instigators. Asteroid is premiering this week at the Venice Film Festival.
Christophe Beck Scoring Doug Liman’s XR Short ‘Asteroid’
Posted: September 2, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Asteroid, Christophe Beck, Doug Liman, Jed Weintrob, Julina Tatlock
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