Enjoy the effects and the spectacle but don’t expect too much more from this comic strip romp – you’ve seen it too many times, and the tween target market lowers the bar too far, making it impossible to ignore the clunky drama and desperate grab for laughs.

And we’re not talking about the world of the Millenium Falcon or Enterprise here, either. We’re talking about the real world where space travel is a dark, claustrophobic pursuit, pressure searing the nerves as surely as the people you’re stuck with for months on end.

“Probably my first and biggest contribution to that was in casting Robert. In many ways he overshadowed the character of Iron Man and ended up defining the film, and I think people are very excited to see Robert in this role.”