reported by Samuel Grigsby, CyberScreenwriter.com

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard, whose "Apollo 13" remains one of the most popular and highly-regarded dramatizations of man's exploration of space, is partnering with THINKFilm to present the award-winning film, IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON, the definitive feature documentary about the Apollo space program and the first-ever landing on the moon. Howard's name, and the "Ron Howard Presents" credit will appear on all prints and in all paid advertising for the film, and Howard will participate in promotion of both the theatrical release and the DVD. THINKFilm will open IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON in exclusive engagements in New York and Los Angeles on September 7, 2007, with an aggressive national expansion planned throughout the month.

A rousing celebration of human endeavor, IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON begins in the early 1960's, with President Kennedy's stated ambition to put an American on the moon before the end of the decade, and culminates in Apollo 11's successful lunar landing and the extraordinary global impact that event had. Ten of the surviving astronauts who journeyed to the moon tell their stories in their own words, accompanied by spectacular NASA footage, much of it never seen before in a feature film, and all of it re-mastered for maximum visual and aural effect.

The deal with Howard was negotiated by CAA, attorney Jeff Sanders acting on behalf of the filmmakers and Discovery Films, and Randy Manis, Senior VP of Acquisitions and Business Affairs and Richard Rapkowski, VP of Business and Legal Affairs, for THINKFilm.

To watch the trailer of the film, please go to the USA Today website