Watch NASA's Nick Hague and Brad Pitt talk astronaut business in call to ISS

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Pitt plays an astronaut in the upcoming space opera Ad Astra, which will be in cinemas across the United States on September 20.

With his new film released later this week, Brad Pitt is set to call NASA astronaut Nick Hague—who is currently living aboard the International Space Station—today for a discussion about life in space., which will be in cinemas across the country on September 20. In the movie, Roy McBride travels to the furthest reaches of the solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition, which now threatens the future of humanity.

If you would like to listen in on Pitt's call with Hague—in which the NASA astronaut will answer questions from the actor—head toKansas native Hague is currently a part of the Expedition 59 and 60 crew which launched to the International Space Station in March this year. In the lead up to Pitt's call, the Expedition 60 crew watched a screening of the film aboard the ISS during their downtime.

While the events of the movie are firmly based in science fiction, NASA says that it did collaborate with the producers during the development process, providing technical expertise and imagery.early in production," Bert Ulrich from NASA Headquarters in Washington, who liaises with film and TV productions, said in a statement.

"Although there was no NASA storyline, we provided some of the exciting images and footage for the film especially of the moon and Mars. Sci-fi films like

 

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