2013 looks to be a pretty packed year for sci-fi, but one of the more innovative/exciting films of the genre from the past decade is certainly director Duncan Jones’ 2009 film Moon.  Jones made excellent use of miniature effects to create the lunar landscape on a shockingly small budget ($5 million), and star Sam Rockwell turned in a powerhouse performance as he commands nearly the entirety of the film’s screentime alone/opposite himself.

Moon recently aired on BBC2 and Jones, being the generous and Twitter-friendly person that he is, took it upon himself to offer a live commentary on Twitter while the film aired.  The filmmaker offered some fascinating insights into the film, including how they finally convinced Kevin Spacey to voice Gerty and the fact that Paddy Considine (Hot Fuzz, The Bourne Ultimatum) was poised to tackle the lead role should Rockwell back out at the last minute.  Jones was also joined by some of the film’s technical collaborators on the Tweet commentary as well.  Hit the jump for some of the highlights.  Obviously, major spoilers for Moon follow.

Here are some of the highlights gleaned from the Twitter commentary:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the full rundowns, visit the Twitter pages of director/co-writer Duncan Jones, co-visual effects supervisor/concept artist Gavin Rothery, art director Hide Kiarichi, post editor Barrett Heathcote, and composer Clint Mansell.

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