This one-minute trailer is light on the fantasy, but we get a hint of it in the form of Alexander Siddig (known to many of us for his role as Dr. Bashir in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), whose character offers to teach Leonardo about what seems like the mystery of life and death.

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We've undertaken space travel because the desire to explore and understand is part of our character.

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In 1988 Phobos 1, a Soviet Mars probe, was sent a command sequence in which one crucial character was accidentally omitted, causing it to start tumbling in space.

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LeParmentier's brief Star Wars appearance saw his character extol the virtues of the Empire's Death Star space station and pour scorn on Vader's "sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion".

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It benefits the upper and upper-middle classes, the argument goes, by the strict standards it imposes to protect the land: growth control, open space, maintained eco-systems and the preservation of town or village character.

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Cardiff showed great character, though, as Dave Jones' men turned the game on its head in the space of 138 seconds.

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It is why I love to make movies....It's nice playing a character that makes you uncomfortable and that makes you push your own boundaries and gives you the space to do that because our lives don't really allow for that.

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