It’s been nearly six long years since Alfonso Cuarón last directed a film, which was the well-received and Oscar nominated Children of Men. But 2012 brings Gravity, another science fiction film directed by Cuarón. There has been very limited information about the film released, but a few intriguing tidbits were quietly mentioned in USA Today by lead actress Sandra Bullock.
First, it confirms what male lead George Clooney previously hinted at: it has been post-converted into 3D — which consequently is something Clooney doesn’t seem to thrilled about. When Bullock is asked to elaborate she perhaps reveals the source of Clooney’s concern: “God help us all when my face comes rushing at you with no makeup on. I’m going to apologize now, but Alfonso, in a brilliant move, said, ‘No makeup’ … Our vain little heads are going to be some massive 17-foot image. You are going to see details because it’s shot on this digital film that shows everything. It’s so scary. There are scenes where you say, ‘This is where you have to let go and let God.’ And, thank God, there are no nude scenes.” Bullock’s not kidding — the film is also scheduled to be shown in IMAX! Reportedly the film has also been shot in very few takes, which should make the presentation even more interesting…
Furthermore, from the sound of things Clooney and Bullock might be the only two members of the film’s cast, as it is about the last survivors on a space mission trying to, well, survive. The official blurb makes it sound like a subtle horror film mixed with 2001: A Space Odyssey-ish, which is definitely a plus:
Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone–tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left.
But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
Gravity is set for a November 21 release.
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