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| director = [[Alfonso Cuarón]] |
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| screenplay = Alfonso Cuarón<br />Jonás Cuarón |
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| starring = [[Sandra Bullock]]<br />[[George Clooney]] |
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| music = [[Steven Price]] |
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| cinematography = [[Emmanuel Lubezki]] |
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| editing = Alfonso Cuarón<br />Mark Sanger |
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| studio = Esperanto Filmoj<br />[[Heyday Films]] |
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| distributor = [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]] |
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| released = {{Film date|2013|10|4}} |
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| Gravity | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Alfonso Cuarón |
| Screenplay by | Alfonso Cuarón Jonás Cuarón |
| Produced by | Alfonso Cuarón David Heyman |
| Starring | Sandra Bullock George Clooney |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Edited by | Alfonso Cuarón Mark Sanger |
| Music by | Steven Price |
Production companies | Esperanto Filmoj Heyday Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80.000.000 |
Gravity is an upcoming sci-fi drama film co-written, produced, co-edited and 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 Jonás and attempted to develop the project at Universal Pictures. The project found traction at Warner Bros. instead and the studio approached multiple actresses 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 will be released on October 4, 2013.
Synopsis
Dr. Ryan Stone (Bullock) is a medical engineer on her first Space Shuttle mission and is accompanied by veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney), who is in command of the shuttle flight, due to be his last. During a spacewalk, the space shuttle is destroyed, and Stone and Kowalsky are stranded in space with no communications with Earth.[1]
Cast
- Sandra Bullock as Dr. Ryan Stone
- George Clooney as Matt Kowalsky
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. acquired the project, which in February 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] which she had received for her latest two movies, $19 million for the Tourist[5] and over $20 million for Salt,[6] and because she wanted to work on directing her Bosnian war film, In the Land of Blood and Honey.[7] In March, Robert Downey Jr. entered talks to be cast in the male lead role.[8]
In mid-2010, Marion Cotillard tested for the female lead role. By August 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.[9] Portman passed on the project due to scheduling conflicts, and Warner Bros. then approached Sandra Bullock for the role.[7] In November 2010, Downey left the project to star in How to Talk to Girls, a project in development with Shawn Levy attached to direct.[10] In the following December, with Bullock signed for the lead role, George Clooney replaced Downey in the role.[11]
Gravity has a production budget of $80 million and was filmed digitally. It was also converted to 3D in post-production. Filming began in London in May 2011.[12]
Release
Gravity was originally scheduled to be released on November 21, 2012, however it has been re-scheduled for a 2013 release.[13] The film will be released in 3D and IMAX 3D on October 4, 2013.[14]
References
- ^ "The Poster for Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity!". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline Media. May 8, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Brodesser-Akner, Claude (February 25, 2010). "Angelina Jolie Says No to Wanted 2, Killing the Sequel". Vulture. New York. New York Media. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Sperling, Nicole (February 26, 2010). "Angelina Jolie out of 'Wanted 2': Follow-up project not a lock". Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Kit, Borys (August 11, 2010). "Blake Lively, Scarlett Johansson vie for sci-fi film". Reuters. Thomson Reuters.
- ^ Newcomb, Peter (March 2011). "Hollywood's Top 40". Condé Nast. Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Barshad, Amos; Brodesser-Akner, Claude (July 16, 2010). "The Star Market: What Is the Ultrafamous Gossip-Mag Staple Angelina Jolie's Valuation in Hollywood?". Vulture. New York. New York Media. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ a b Kroll, Justin (October 6, 2010). "Sandra Bullock in talks for 'Gravity'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Rosenberg, Adam (April 27, 2013). "Robert Downey Jr. In Talks To Star In 'Children Of Men' Director Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity'". MTV. Viacom Media Networks.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (September 8, 2010). "Natalie Portman offered lead in 3D survival story". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Kit, Borys (November 17, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: Robert Downey Jr. Eyeing 'How to Talk to Girls'". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 16, 2010). "Clooney to replace Downey Jr. in 'Gravity'". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Dang, Simon (April 17, 2011). "Producer David Heyman Says Alfonso Cuarón's 3D Sci-Fi Epic 'Gravity' Will Shoot This May". The Playlist. IndieWire. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Vary, Adam (May 14, 2012). "Sandra Bullock, George Clooney sci-fi drama 'Gravity' moved to 2013". Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ "UPDATE: Warner Bros. and IMAX Sign Up to 20 Picture Deal!". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline. April 28, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2011.