Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, the 2013 sci-fi thriller Gravity is one of the highly acclaimed films of their career. The movie follows two astronauts, Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski, attempting to return to the Earth after their space shuttle gets destroyed after being hit by high-speed space debris. Not only did it receive critical praise and a great box office reception, but the movie also landed 10 nominations and seven wins at the 86th Academy Award.
And the film’s director Alfonso Cuarón later shared the advice he received from some of the renowned directors of the industry for the 2013 movie. And he also admitted that he was wrong for not considering their suggestions.
Director Ignored the Advice For the Sandra Bullock Feature
The 2013 sci-fi is one of the biggest films of Sandra Bullock‘s career. Along with being one of the biggest hits both commercially and critically, it also landed the American actress her second Oscar nomination for Best Actress. And making a blockbuster like Gravity did require a lot of work.
The director of the film, Alfonso Cuarón, has been quite open about the efforts it took to bring out the final cut of the movie. And before the production of the film officially began, some of the renowned filmmakers offered him some advice regarding the movie.
The Oscar-nominated director David Fincher advised Cuarón to hold the project for a while as he believed that the technology suitable for the movie’s ideas would not be available for at least five years. However, the Great Expectations director was sure he could pull it off even without any problem.
Cuarón said during an interview with Variety, “We were stubborn [and] said we’re going to make it work,” only to realize that the Zodiac director was right all along. “David was right. It took us 4 ½ years,” the Gravity director said as he accepted that he was wrong.
James Cameron Called Gravity the Best Space Film Ever
Not only David Fincher but the Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron also suggested Alfonso Cuarón use the same motion capture technology as he did in the 2009 sci-fi movie Avatar. But the Gravity director was adamant about coming up with his own way.
And Cameron was glad that he was able to achieve what he aimed for. “I’m sure Alfonso had a real uphill battle with the studio, with everyone involved, to get it the way it needed to look,” he said. Talking about the Sandra Bullock starrer, he said that it’s the “best space photography” and the “best space film ever done.” And he also said that the Oscar-winning actress has had a significant role in the film’s success.
Source: Variety
