Richard Linklater Sets Sights on 1969 Moon Landing for Next Film

With Boyhood in the rearview and a few years until he may return with another Before movie, Richard Linklater is continuing his prolific streak.

After last fall’s Last Flag Flying, this May will see the release of his Cate Blanchett-led Where’d You Go, Bernadette, and now he’s already prepping to shoot his next film.Taking him back to the summer of 1969 in Houston, Linklater’s new, currently untitled film (aka Untitled Space Age Movie) will take place from a boy’s perspective as he witnesses the moon landing, launched from the Nasa base in his hometown.

While one can expect a fitting soundtrack for the era, not much else is known about the film, including the cast, but the director has put a call out if you have any materials from the era.

See the notice below from Texas Film Commission (via The Playlist).Where were

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