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The upcoming movie Helios will depict a very real scenario. A massive solar flare threatens the Earth, and the heroes of the film must save the planet.

"One of the key things that the movie really tries to portray is what it\'s going to be like in space for REAL." Patti Beninati.

On this edition of The Ex Terra Podcast, Tom Patton talks with Patti Beninati of Centerboro Productions, which is producing the film.

Set in 2030, the upcoming movie Helios will tell the story of a spaceship, the Helios, and its crew during their urgent mission to the International Space Station (ISS). When a massive solar flare hits the station, it is up to astronomer and former NASA astronaut Jess Denver and Air Force Colonel Sam Adler to team up and save humanity.

"One of the key things that the movie really tries to portray is what it\'s going to be like in space for REAL," Beninati says.

Centerboro Productions has already announced that the Orbital Reef private space station will provide one of the backdrops for the movie, and ULA will be depicted as the company that sends Helios on its mission atop a Vulcan rocket. More announcements will be made in the near future, Beninati says.

Helios is written by Patti Beninati (Hubble: 20 Years of Discovery), who is also Centerboro\'s president and the movie\'s producer, Michael K. Anderson (The Wonder Show), and Bernard Moore (Helios). Along with Beninati, Helios is produced by John Lewis (Lullaby), Todd Slater (King of Killers), Michael K. Anderson (The Wonder Show), Marilyn G. Haft (Grace is Gone). Space entrepreneur Robert Feierbach will serve as an executive producer.

Beninati, who says she was inspired to get involved in the space industry after seeing the first Star Trek movie as a child, hopes that Helios will serve as a similar inspiration for young people who see the film, as well as be a very entertaining film for moviegoers of all ages.