Though ''Planet'' bears marks of ''The Matrix'' (production designer, sound effects supervisor), it doesn't have a seal of approval from NASA, which objected to the depiction of squabbling astronauts. Producer Mark Canton says bumping the film from summer to fall made time for finishing more than 700 F/X shots, and kept it away from ''Mission to Mars.'' ''Frankly,'' says Canton, ''I wanted to get as great a distance as possible from any association to any Mars movie, good or bad.'' GOOD SIGN With a sexy but inexpensive cast, most of the $70 mil budget is probably on screen. THEN AGAIN Does Hoffman, a commercial director making his film debut, have the right stuff?


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