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      • Gravity is an upcoming drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The film stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as surviving astronauts in a damaged space station.
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  2. May 19, 2024 · 'Gravity' Ending Explained: Does Sandra Bullock Get Home From Space? By Samuel Wyatt Haines. Updated 7 days ago. Alfonso Cuarón's 2013 space epic is a tale of one woman's journey to get back...

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  3. Oct 4, 2013 · Sandra Bullock and George Clooney seem to float effortlessly in "Gravity," a terror-filled tale of two shuttle astronauts set adrift by a space disaster.

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    • Alan Boyle,Science Editor
    • Alfonso and Jonás Cuarón Wrote The Script Before It Was Possible to Shoot It
    • It Was Sandra Bullock’s Idea For Her Character’S Daughter to Have Died
    • Around 80% of Gravity Is CGI
    • Ed Harris Voiced Mission Control as A Nod to Apollo 13
    • Sandra Bullock Underwent Six Months of Physical Training Before Shooting
    • The Sound Designers Submerged A Guitar in Water to Create Sound Effects
    • During Filming, Sandra Bullock Spent 10 Hours A Day in A Huge Mechanical Rig
    • The Lead Roles Could Have Been Played by Robert Downey, Jr. and Angelina Jolie

    After writing the script for Gravitywith his son Jonás Cuarón, Alfonso Cuarón thought it would take a year to make. However, it ended up taking four-and-a-half years, as technology had yet to catch up to their vision for the film. A turning point for the project came when James Cameron developed revolutionary shooting technologies to bring the sci-...

    One of Gravity’s most tragic twists is the revelation that Sandra Bullock’s character’s daughter is dead. This was actually Bullock’s own idea. In the script, her daughter was alive, which give her a reason to desperately want to return to Earth. RELATED: Sandra Bullock's 10 Best Movies, According To Rotten Tomatoes Bullock thought it would be more...

    According to Gravity’s Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Tim Webber, 80% of the movie contained computer-generated effects. By comparison, Avatar — every second of which was famously brimming with computer-generated VFX— was only 60% CGI.

    The voice that can be heard briefly when the characters contact Mission Control is that of actor Ed Harris. Harris was cast to cameo as Mission Control as a nod to his famous role in Apollo 13, a similar tale about a space mission gone horribly wrong (albeit based on a true story) where things turned out a lot better for Harris’ crew. He also playe...

    Before shooting Gravity, Sandra Bullock underwent six months of physical training. This time, she also went through the script with director Alfonso Cuarón to discuss the themes of the story and how her character would feel reborn after escaping the terrifying lost-in-space conflict of the film. The two also discussed how Bullock would be playing e...

    According to sound designer Glenn Freemantle, creating the sound effects for Gravitypresented some unique challenges, since the movie is set mostly in space and there’s no sound in space. In order to capture the sounds of objects bumping around in a soundless environment, Freemantle rigged an acoustic guitar with hydrophones on the inside and micro...

    In most of Sandra Bullock’s shots in the movie, she’s inside a gigantic mechanical rig that has been digitally erased from each frame. It took a long period of time to get in and out of this rig, so Bullock decided to spend 10-hour days in there. She wore a headset to be able to communicate with the crew, who nicknamed the rig “Sandy’s cage.” Accor...

    The original choices for the lead roles in Gravitywere Robert Downey, Jr. and Angelina Jolie. Jolie’s departure from the project is what caused Universal to pull out, leading the movie into the capable hands of Warner Bros.. Before Sandra Bullock and George Clooney were cast, Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson, Naomi Watts, Blake Liv...

  4. Sep 16, 2013 · The beloved—and eminently bankable—Sandra Bullock soars to new heights in the season’s hotly anticipated outer-space thriller, Gravity. In our next lives, let’s all move to Austin, Texas.

  5. Gravity is a 2013 science fiction thriller film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also co-wrote, co-edited, and produced the film. It stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as American astronauts who attempt to return to Earth after the destruction of their Space Shuttle in orbit.

  6. Oct 3, 2013 · In the new movie 'Gravity,' starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, it's possible to forget you're watching a film and not NASA footage.

  7. Oct 4, 2013 · In the thrilling space film 'Gravity,' Sandra Bullock will crack your emotional armor with her performance as Dr. Ryan Stone. SPACE.com's Dave Brody has the full details.