I feel like we’ve already covered Alfonso Cuaron’s 3D outer space thriller Gravity to death, and it isn’t even set to begin production until late April or early May. Yet, here we are again.
Sandra Bullock has been locked in to the lead female role, that of the survivor of a decimated space station hellbent on returning to earth to be with her young daughter. It’s a role that had been either offered to or rumored for everyone from Angelina Jolie to Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman over the past eight months.
Through it all, Robert Downey Jr. had remained a fixture in the role of the space station team leader but now he has bowed out of the project due to scheduling issues. Deadline confirmed today that Warner Bros has booked none other than George Clooney to replace him.
It’s miraculous that after all the shuffling, the film has come up roses with two of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Let’s hope the film can maintain some stability going forward. Cuaron (Children of Men) will direct a script he co-wrote with his son Jonas.
