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In May 2019, [[Roland Emmerich]] was announced to be writing and directing the film.[{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=May 7, 2019|title=Cannes Biggie: Roland Emmerich, AGC Studios & CAA Media Finance Launch $150M Sci-Fi ''Moonfall''|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/cannes-roland-emmerich-agc-launch-action-sci-fi-moonfall-1202609224/|url-status=live|access-date=December 11, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507213640/https://deadline.com/2019/05/cannes-roland-emmerich-agc-launch-action-sci-fi-moonfall-1202609224/}}] With a $138–146 million budget (including $40 million from [[Huayi Brothers]], $15 million from [[Lionsgate Films]], and $15 million from Germany),[{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jackass-forever-box-office-previews-moonfall-1235087229/|title=Box Office: ''Jackass Forever'' Laughs Hard With $1.7M in Previews|date=February 4, 2022|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205033717/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jackass-forever-box-office-previews-moonfall-1235087229/|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/roland-emmerich-moonfall-movie-pandemic-covid-miracle-this-movie-happened-1234694405/|title=Roland Emmerich On Making $140M Sci-Fi ''Moonfall'' Amid The Pandemic: 'It Was A Miracle This Movie Happened At All'|date=February 16, 2021|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304161222/https://deadline.com/2021/02/roland-emmerich-moonfall-movie-pandemic-covid-miracle-this-movie-happened-1234694405/|url-status=live}}] Emmerich said the project had previously been bought by [[Universal Pictures]], and once he got the rights back, Emmerich and partner [[Harald Kloser]] went to the [[Cannes Film Festival]] to get financial backers, with the independent nature helping Emmerich get creative control and a 50% share of the film.[{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/roland-emmerich-interview-moonfall-1235080389/|title=Roland Emmerich, Master of Disaster, Returns to Big-Screen Cataclysms With ''Moonfall''|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022|archive-date=December 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231182827/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/roland-emmerich-interview-moonfall-1235080389/|url-status=live}}] The idea came after reading |
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In May 2019, [[Roland Emmerich]] was announced to be writing and directing the film.[{{Cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|date=May 7, 2019|title=Cannes Biggie: Roland Emmerich, AGC Studios & CAA Media Finance Launch $150M Sci-Fi ''Moonfall''|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/cannes-roland-emmerich-agc-launch-action-sci-fi-moonfall-1202609224/|url-status=live|access-date=December 11, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507213640/https://deadline.com/2019/05/cannes-roland-emmerich-agc-launch-action-sci-fi-moonfall-1202609224/}}] With a $138–146 million budget (including $40 million from [[Huayi Brothers]], $15 million from [[Lionsgate Films]], and $15 million from Germany),[{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jackass-forever-box-office-previews-moonfall-1235087229/|title=Box Office: ''Jackass Forever'' Laughs Hard With $1.7M in Previews|date=February 4, 2022|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205033717/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jackass-forever-box-office-previews-moonfall-1235087229/|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/roland-emmerich-moonfall-movie-pandemic-covid-miracle-this-movie-happened-1234694405/|title=Roland Emmerich On Making $140M Sci-Fi ''Moonfall'' Amid The Pandemic: 'It Was A Miracle This Movie Happened At All'|date=February 16, 2021|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 20, 2022|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304161222/https://deadline.com/2021/02/roland-emmerich-moonfall-movie-pandemic-covid-miracle-this-movie-happened-1234694405/|url-status=live}}] Emmerich said the project had previously been bought by [[Universal Pictures]], and once he got the rights back, Emmerich and partner [[Harald Kloser]] went to the [[Cannes Film Festival]] to get financial backers, with the independent nature helping Emmerich get creative control and a 50% share of the film.[{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/roland-emmerich-interview-moonfall-1235080389/|title=Roland Emmerich, Master of Disaster, Returns to Big-Screen Cataclysms With ''Moonfall''|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 27, 2022|access-date=February 4, 2022|archive-date=December 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231182827/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/roland-emmerich-interview-moonfall-1235080389/|url-status=live}}] The idea came after reading |
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[[Christopher Knight (author)|Christopher Knight]] and Alan Butler's book ''Who Built the Moon?'', which discussed the [[hollow moon|hollow moon hypothesis]], a conspiracy theory about the Moon being an artificial construction, and the script was worked on for four years.[[https://www.vfxvoice.com/capturing-a-colossal-close-encounter-of-the-lunar-kind-in-moonfall/ CAPTURING A COLOSSAL CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE LUNAR KIND IN MOONFALL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204194302/https://www.vfxvoice.com/capturing-a-colossal-close-encounter-of-the-lunar-kind-in-moonfall/ |date=February 4, 2022 }} - VFX Voice Magazine] In November 2019, Lionsgate and [[Summit Entertainment]] acquired the North American distribution rights, and AGC International acquired the international distribution rights.[{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Lionsgate Picks Up ''Moonfall'' Sci-Fi From ''Midway'' Helmer Roland Emmerich |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/lionsgate-roland-emmerich-moonfall-acquisition-1202795458/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127144820/https://deadline.com/2019/11/lionsgate-roland-emmerich-moonfall-acquisition-1202795458/ |url-status=live }}] |
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[[Christopher Knight (author)|Christopher Knight]] and Alan Butler's book ''Who Built the Moon?'', which discussed the [[Hollow Moon|hollow Moon hypothesis]], a conspiracy theory about the Moon being an artificial construction, and the script was worked on for four years.[[https://www.vfxvoice.com/capturing-a-colossal-close-encounter-of-the-lunar-kind-in-moonfall/ CAPTURING A COLOSSAL CLOSE ENCOUNTER OF THE LUNAR KIND IN MOONFALL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204194302/https://www.vfxvoice.com/capturing-a-colossal-close-encounter-of-the-lunar-kind-in-moonfall/ |date=February 4, 2022 }} - VFX Voice Magazine] In November 2019, Lionsgate and [[Summit Entertainment]] acquired the North American distribution rights, and AGC International acquired the international distribution rights.[{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=November 26, 2019 |title=Lionsgate Picks Up ''Moonfall'' Sci-Fi From ''Midway'' Helmer Roland Emmerich |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/lionsgate-roland-emmerich-moonfall-acquisition-1202795458/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127144820/https://deadline.com/2019/11/lionsgate-roland-emmerich-moonfall-acquisition-1202795458/ |url-status=live }}] |
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In May 2020, [[Josh Gad]] and [[Halle Berry]] were cast,[{{Cite news |title=Josh Gad to Star in Roland Emmerich's Disaster Thriller ''Moonfall'' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/josh-gad-star-roland-emmerichs-disaster-thriller-moonfall-1294354/ |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527003542/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/josh-gad-star-roland-emmerichs-disaster-thriller-moonfall-1294354/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Halle Berry to Star in Roland Emmerich's Sci-Fi Movie ''Moonfall'' (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/halle-berry-star-roland-emmerich-sci-fi-film-moonfall-1294852/ |access-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622042842/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/halle-berry-star-roland-emmerich-sci-fi-film-moonfall-1294852/ |url-status=live }}] with [[Patrick Wilson (American actor)|Patrick Wilson]] and [[Charlie Plummer]] added in June.[{{Cite web |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Patrick Wilson to Star in Roland Emmerich's Sci-Fi Thriller ''Moonfall'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-wilson-joins-roland-emmerich-movie-moonfall-1298217/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904154223/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-wilson-joins-roland-emmerich-movie-moonfall-1298217/ |url-status=live }}] In October, [[Stanley Tucci]], [[John Bradley (English actor)|John Bradley]], [[Donald Sutherland]] and [[Eme Ikwuakor]] were added to the cast, with Bradley replacing Gad due to scheduling conflicts.[{{Cite web |last1=N'Duka |first1=Amanda |date=October 13, 2020 |title=Stanley Tucci & ''Game of Thrones'' Alum John Bradley Join Roland Emmerich's ''Moonfall'' Space Epic For Lionsgate |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/stanley-tucci-game-of-thrones-john-bradley-roland-emmerichs-moonfall-lionsgate-1234596832/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015114927/https://deadline.com/2020/10/stanley-tucci-game-of-thrones-john-bradley-roland-emmerichs-moonfall-lionsgate-1234596832/ |url-status=live }}] |
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In May 2020, [[Josh Gad]] and [[Halle Berry]] were cast,[{{Cite news |title=Josh Gad to Star in Roland Emmerich's Disaster Thriller ''Moonfall'' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/josh-gad-star-roland-emmerichs-disaster-thriller-moonfall-1294354/ |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=May 12, 2020 |access-date=May 13, 2020 |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527003542/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/josh-gad-star-roland-emmerichs-disaster-thriller-moonfall-1294354/ |url-status=live }}][{{Cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Halle Berry to Star in Roland Emmerich's Sci-Fi Movie ''Moonfall'' (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/halle-berry-star-roland-emmerich-sci-fi-film-moonfall-1294852/ |access-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-date=June 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622042842/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/halle-berry-star-roland-emmerich-sci-fi-film-moonfall-1294852/ |url-status=live }}] with [[Patrick Wilson (American actor)|Patrick Wilson]] and [[Charlie Plummer]] added in June.[{{Cite web |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=June 12, 2020 |title=Patrick Wilson to Star in Roland Emmerich's Sci-Fi Thriller ''Moonfall'' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-wilson-joins-roland-emmerich-movie-moonfall-1298217/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=September 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904154223/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-wilson-joins-roland-emmerich-movie-moonfall-1298217/ |url-status=live }}] In October, [[Stanley Tucci]], [[John Bradley (English actor)|John Bradley]], [[Donald Sutherland]] and [[Eme Ikwuakor]] were added to the cast, with Bradley replacing Gad due to scheduling conflicts.[{{Cite web |last1=N'Duka |first1=Amanda |date=October 13, 2020 |title=Stanley Tucci & ''Game of Thrones'' Alum John Bradley Join Roland Emmerich's ''Moonfall'' Space Epic For Lionsgate |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/stanley-tucci-game-of-thrones-john-bradley-roland-emmerichs-moonfall-lionsgate-1234596832/ |access-date=December 11, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015114927/https://deadline.com/2020/10/stanley-tucci-game-of-thrones-john-bradley-roland-emmerichs-moonfall-lionsgate-1234596832/ |url-status=live }}] |
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