Hollywood star Adam Sandler is set to headline a screen adaptation of "Spaceman of Bohemia", a sci-fi novel by Czech author Jaroslav Kalfar.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the untitled Netflix project will be helmed by Johan Renk, the director of HBO's acclaimed "Chernobyl" mini-series. The 2017 book follows a Czech astronaut who is sent on a mission to investigate a mysterious cloud of space dust near Venus.