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by Brendan Bettinger Posted:July 23rd, 2010 at 9:42 am
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It looks like Scarlett Johansson will assume the role previously earmarked for Angelina Jolie in the 3D sci-fi flick Gravity. NY Daily News [via Bleeding Cool] reports that Johannson has “verbally agreed” to star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in the film. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men), Gravity 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.”
Much of what we have heard about Gravity has more to do with the tech than the narrative: Cuarón is reportedly touting the CG-heavy film as “the most ambitious film, technology-wise, since Avatar,” and it is rumored that the opening scene is a single twenty-minute take. More Gravity details after the break:
The visual effects company Framestore is working on the film, and at one point posted a wealth of information on their website. It has been taken down, but here’s an excerpt from The Playlist:
The entire film will be made here at Framestore. In effect the film, as Avatar was, is 60% CG feature animation with the balance being hybrid CG and live action elements.
Starring Robert Downey Junior, the film is 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. Because it’s set in space, most shots require every element to float in zero-gravity.
But then factor in that this is a stylish Cuarón flick, directed with his trademark languid feel, and you begin to realise the full scale of our challenge. Cuarón’s long and fluid style (the opening shot alone is slated to last at least 20 minutes) leaves no cut points to hide behind. In short, this is a hybrid of a fully animated, photo-real feature film with a blockbusting visual effects movie.
It all sounds very ambitious, and we may be in store for something special if Cuarón & Co. can pull it off. (And really, is there anyone you’d rather have at the helm for such a project?) Gravity is scheduled to start shooting later this summer with a 2012 release in mind.
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She's not right fir this role. I don't get it. They had perfect cast for it (Angelina) and now they're replacing her with Scarlett? Johannson is highly talented, but she's not right for a role like this and she's starring too much with robert. Both movies with be out in 2012, I will keep thinking of balck widow and iron man instead of the actual characters
thats the whole basis of acting
Bernice, Angelina Jolie was not “replaced”, she dropped out of the project on her on volition. Scarlett Johanssen is a very interesting choice especially in light of Angelina Jolie having been attached to the role previously. With Angelina, if you throw her in dangerous situation, the audience goes, “Well, fuck, it's Angie. She's tough, she can handle it.” However, Scarlett Johanssen is a more vulnerable presence. You throw her into similarly perilous circumstances and the audience isn't so sure she'll be able to surmount the obstacles and survive. I think this can be a major asset to the film. It can only ratchet up the tension for the character and the audience. To use a sci-fi reference: Scarlett Jo is Ripley circa Alien. Angie is Ripley circa Alien: Ressurection. I'll take the former.
I love this news. Think about it for a moment…with this sort of cast, the whole bit could be really twisted and driven in a very insane and hateful but loveable way. Alfonso Cuaron has the chops. I will totally give this one a go…