GRAVITY Pulls In A Heavy Release Date: October 4

At last we have a release date for Alfonso Cuaron's GRAVITY and Warner Bros are letting the apples fall where they may (as you know, I love puns); the movie is going head to head with STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH 3D, PARANOIA, SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR and THE DELIVERY MAN on October 4th.

Here's the storyline for the movie:
Sandra Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George 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.

Can't wait for the rumored 17 minute, single take, opening shot! I think Bullock will hit this one out of the park and Clooney in a supporting role will be very interesting as well. As you know suspended objects in Space (as in water) play VERY well in 3D - should be a spectacle!

via Collider

Scarlett Johansson Falls For Role In Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY!

Not completely sold on this casting but they could do far worse I suppose. Scarlett Johansson apparently has verbally committed to taking the lead in Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY, a contemporary survival thriller that follows a woman as she attempts to make her way back to earth after a satellite crash sets off a chain reaction of further crashes. Scarlett's role in IRON MAN 2 was half decent so we'll see.

Angelina Jolie was the first to be considered but she allegedly did not want to share screen time with a leading man. That leading man is Robert Downey Jr. who practically owns the screen anytime he is on it. So in steps Johansson and I think it is a brilliant move for her career wise.

You know Alfonso Cuarón from THE CHILDREN OF MEN and HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN. He has had 3 Oscar nominations and is easily ready to make the big leap to a space thriller.

The potential for this film is enormous. A full 60% of the movie will be CG (similar to AVATAR) and Cuarón is well known for his long, continuous shots. In fact the opening shot is said to be at least 20 minutes long! We know that long, fluid shots are PERFECT for stereoscopic 3D. Should be a project to anticipate without question!

Source: NYDailyNews

Robert Downey Jr. Drawn Towards Alfonso Cuaron's GRAVITY In S3D!

Jim here. Robert Downey Jr. is supposedly very interested in working with Alfonso Cuaron (CHILDREN OF MEN) in the sci-fi movie GRAVITY he wrote with his son Jonas.

From Deadline: Downey will play the leader of a team posted at a remote space station. While he and a female colleague are traveling outside the space station, the other team members are decimated by debris from an exploded satellite.

Downey will shoot the film in London this summer, finishing in time to re-team with director Guy Ritchie and Jude Law in the Sherlock Holmes sequel that will shoot early fall, also in London.

Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures will finance.

Sounds VERY interesting indeed. RDJ can choose from the cream of the crop these days and so I am fairly certain that this project will be a stand out. Cuaron certainly has directorial skills: His CHILDREN OF MEN was nominated for 3 Oscars and was a visually stunning movie. Clive Owen's best in my mind.