Movie PictureWarner Bros. has provided us with the first images of Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer arriving in theatres on February 23, 2007.

The film also stars Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson.

to check out the first images!

Dismissed from NASA's space program, former astronaut-in-training Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) pursues his lifelong dream by building his own rocket in the Polish Brothers family film The Astronaut Farmer. On the eve of his launch, he must battle foreclosure on his ranch, a small-town community of disbelievers, the FAA, and FBI agents who want to shut him down in the name of Homeland Security but remains determined to reach his goal and instill in his children the courage to pursue their own dreams, no matter the odds.

The Astronaut Farmer was released February 23rd, 2007 and stars Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Max Thieriot, Jasper Polish, Logan Polish, Bruce Dern, Mark Polish, Jon Gries. The film is directed by Michael Polish.