Michael Sheen and Director Simon Ryninks Reveal Their Personal Connections to Welsh Sci-Fi Caper ‘Out There’: “This Really Pushed Buttons for Me”
2 sources·Updated August 14, 2026
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- Guardian Film·2h agoOut There review – saucer-eyed teen searches for aliens in YA comedy drama
Wales, 1999: Maz is convinced her dead father was abducted by extraterrestrials in Simon Ryninks’s likable film, with a funny turn from Michael Sheen as a new age type Feature first-timer Simon Ryninks writes and directs this likably daft but big-hearted YA comedy drama,…
Read at Guardian Film → - Hollywood Reporter·7h agoMichael Sheen and Director Simon Ryninks Reveal Their Personal Connections to Welsh Sci-Fi Caper ‘Out There’: “This Really Pushed Buttons for Me”
"I spent a year praying he would say yes, like a UFO believer," said Ryninks on tempting the Hollywood star aboard his Edinburgh-premiering feature. "I just had faith that he was out there, waiting for contact."
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