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Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 science fiction thriller,Gravityis undoubtedly a modern sci-fi masterpiece with enormous accolades to its name. The Sandra Bullock and George Clooney starrer film certainly marveled but the director has different plans in his mind.
Cuarón was wholeheartedly involved inGravity. He co-wrote, co-edited, produced, and of course, directed the movie. However, Cuarón wanted to film it in space to enhance the realism but this could not happen.
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Sandra Bullock’s No-Go For Filming in Space
Alfonso Cuarón, as he revealed while speaking withEMPIREwas pretty much invested in the idea of filmingGravityin space. To a large extent, it made sense and it is not impossible as a handful of projects including the Russian comedyYolki 5and most recently, Klim Shipenko’sThe Challengewere shot in space.
However, for Cuarón, there were two major problems with reaching the escape velocity to be on the horizon. Primarily money, and space is expensive and it would certainly exceed the budget of $130 million. But the second problem at hand wasSandra Bullock’sno-go for the idea of filming the movie in space.
“Number two, and the thing that killed the whole conversation, was Sandra. Because Sandra had already suffered two airplane accidents. Not one, but two. For her, flying is a big sacrifice. And for her the idea of getting into a rocket or something like that, it was a no-no, you know?”Cuarón told the outlet.
If Cuarón could overcome the major problems, it would be the first feature film shot in actual space, and the director hoped for it to be.
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NoGravityAssist From NASA
Gravityis essentially a space film and the filmmaker and the team have certainly paid a visit to NASA for help to smoothly film certain scenes.“At the beginning NASA was very helpful with us,”Cuarón told EMPIRE. However, NASA later declined to assist with the film.
“We went to Houston. We talked about the space station, which was going to be an important feature of the film. But when they read the script and saw that there was going to be a kind of disaster in space, that is pretty much against NASA’s policy. So they could not support us anymore.”
There were several roadblocks for Cuarón and he failed to meet his vision to film the movie in space. However, the movie was a huge success as it received 10 nominations at the 86th Academy Awards, winning seven including Best Director. Also,Gravitygrossed over $723.2 million at the global box office.
Gravityis available for rent on Apple TV Plus.
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Lachit Roy
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Lachit Roy is a seasoned writer specializing in science and entertainment news. Armed with a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Tezpur University, he brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to his craft.Lachit is particularly passionate about crafting engaging content on entertainment news and trends. A dedicated movie enthusiast, he possesses an in-depth understanding of the cinematic world and takes joy in disseminating the latest updates to the global fandom. When not immersed in writing, Lachit can be found indulging in his love for movies and series, occasionally tending to his garden, but predominantly expanding his expertise in the realms of his interests.
