Gravity | |
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Directed by | Alfonso Cuarón |
Screenplay by | Alfonso Cuarón Jonas Cuarón Rodrigo García Barcha |
Produced by | David Heyman |
Starring | Sandra Bullock George Clooney |
Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki |
Edited by | Mark Sanger |
Production company | |
Release date | TBD |
Country | Template:Film US |
Language | English |
Budget | $80 million |
Gravity is an upcoming science fiction thriller film directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The film stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as surviving astronauts in a damaged space station. Cuarón wrote the screenplay with his son and attempted to develop the project at Universal Pictures. The project found traction at Warner Bros. instead, and the studio approached multiple female actors before casting Bullock in the female lead role. Robert Downey Jr. was also involved as the male lead before leaving the project and being replaced by Clooney. Gravity is currently in production, and a release date has yet to be scheduled.
Synopsis
In Earth's orbit, satellite debris hits a space station, destroying most of it and killing all but two astronauts. The remaining astronauts fight for survival and to return home.[1]
Cast
Production
Gravity is directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also wrote the screenplay with his son. The project was in development at Universal Pictures for several years, but the studio placed it in turnaround. Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the project, which in February of 2010 attracted the attention of Angelina Jolie, who had rejected a sequel to Wanted.[2] Later in the month, she passed on the project,[3] partially because the studio did not want to pay her $20 million fee,[4] and because she wanted to work on directing her Bosnian war film.[5] In March, Robert Downey Jr. entered talks to be cast in a supporting role.[6]
In mid-2010, Marion Cotillard tested for the female lead role. By August of 2010, Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively were in the running for the role.[4] In September, Cuarón received approval from Warner Bros. to offer the role without a screen test to Natalie Portman, who was being praised for her recently released film Black Swan.[7] Portman passed on the project due to scheduling conflicts, and Warner Bros. then approached Sandra Bullock for the role.[5] In November of 2010, Downey Jr. left the project to star in How to Talk to Girls, a project in development with Shawn Levy attached to direct.[8] In the following December, with Bullock signed for the lead role, George Clooney replaced Downey Jr. in the supporting role.[1]
Gravity has a production budget of $80 million and is being filmed digitally. It will be converted to 3D in post-production. Filming began in London in May 2011.[9]
References
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(help) - ^ Brodesser-Akner, Claude (February 25, 2010). "Angelina Jolie Says No to Wanted 2, Killing the Sequel". New York Magazine.
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(help) - ^ Sperling, Nicole (February 26, 2010). "Angelina Jolie out of 'Wanted 2': Follow-up project not a lock". Entertainment Weekly.
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(help) - ^ a b Kit, Borys (August 11, 2010). "Blake Lively, Scarlett Johansson vie for sci-fi film". Reuters.
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(help) - ^ a b Kroll, Justin (October 6, 2010). "Sandra Bullock in talks for 'Gravity'". Variety.
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(help) - ^ Rosenberg, Adam (March 15, 2010). "Robert Downey Jr. In Talks To Star In 'Children Of Men' Director Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity'". MTV.
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(help) - ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (September 8, 2010). "Natalie Portman offered lead in 3D survival story". Reuters.
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(help) - ^ Kit, Borys (November 17, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Robert Downey Jr. Eyeing 'How to Talk to Girls'". The Hollywood Reporter.
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(help) - ^ Dang, Simon (April 17, 2011). "Producer David Heyman Says Alfonso Cuarón's 3D Sci-Fi Epic 'Gravity' Will Shoot This May". The Playlist.
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