| Gravity | |
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| Directed by | Alfonso Cuarón |
| Produced by | Alfonso Cuarón David Heyman |
| Screenplay by | Alfonso Cuarón Jonas Cuarón Rodrigo García |
| Starring | Sandra Bullock George Clooney |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Editing by | Mark Sanger Alfonso Cuarón |
| Studio | Heyday Films |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 21, 2012 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
Gravity is a 2012 American 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 scheduled to be released on November 21, 2012.
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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]
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] and because she wanted to work on directing her Bosnian war film, In the Land of Blood and Honey.[5] In March, Robert Downey Jr. entered talks to be cast in the male lead role.[6]
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.[7] Portman passed on the project due to scheduling conflicts, and Warner Bros. then approached Sandra Bullock for the role.[5] In November 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 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]
Gravity is scheduled to be released on November 21, 2012.[10] The film will have IMAX 2D and 3D screenings.[11]
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