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Jared Leto, John Mulaney and Lupita Nyong’o Starring in Cold War Caper ‘Lunik Heist’ From Kemp Powers, Searchlight


Jared Leto, John Mulaney, and Lupita Nyong’o will star in Kemp Powers' 'Lunik Heist,' a true life story set during the Cold War.

Jared Leto, John Mulaney and Lupita Nyong’o will star in Searchlight Pictures’ “Lunik Heist,” a Cold War-era caper that is based on a true story. “Lunik Heist” follows the American government’s plot to steal a Soviet spacecraft during a 1959 expedition in Mexico City and is based on an article by Jeff Maysh that was published in MIT Technology Review. Nyong’o won an Oscar for her performance in “12 Years a Slave.” Her other credits include “The Wild Robot,” “Black Panther,” and “Us.” She made her Broadway debut in “Eclipsed” and will next be seen in the Public Theater’s production of “The Twelfth Night.”

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