# Toby Jones stars in film about UK Mars mission

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/toby-jones-stars-in-film-about-uk-mars-mission/
- Published: 2026-11-11T14:10:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T14:21:34+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqm2l304w0x9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film, Science, Space, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- Toby Jones plays scientist Colin Pillinger in *Mars Express*.
- Beagle 2 was found on Mars in 2015.
- Mackenzie Crook’s first feature film is due in 2027.

## Summary

Toby Jones and Emily Watson have finished filming *Mars Express*, a feature about scientist Colin Pillinger and Britain’s Beagle 2 Mars mission. Directed by Mackenzie Crook, the film tells the story of the probe’s disappearance and the effort behind the ambitious project.

Pillinger developed Beagle 2 with his wife, Judith, while working at the Open University. The lander lost contact after reaching Mars on Christmas Day 2003 and was thought to have failed, but Nasa images revealed it on the surface in 2015, eight months after Pillinger died. The film is Crook’s first feature as a director and is expected to be released in 2027.

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