‘Gravity’ director keen on a ride to outer space
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The outer space blockbuster “Gravity,” which took four-and-a-half years to make, will be director Alfonso Cuaron’s first and last space movie.
But he did express a willingness to explore space for real, if possible, with the help of the Chinese government.
“I know that I will never do another space movie. It took too long. But I would go to space as soon as I am invited,” Cuaron said in Beijing where he was promoting the film.
“Gravity” opened on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday.
“So I’ll keep on pleading. Maybe then the Chinese authorities will want to send me to space. I would be very happy to accept the invitation, very honored,” he said.
A Chinese space station plays a pivotal role in the film. But when Cuaron was co-writing the script with his son five years ago, China’s first space lab module, the Tiangong-1, had yet to be launched.
“We started to write the script before the Hollywood craze regarding the Chinese market began. Everything that you see in the film is something from the original screenplay,” he said.
The director said he added the Chinese space station to the script because he wanted to ensure that the film would be up to date, as he believes China is at the forefront of space exploration.
The Chinese space station in the film isn’t actually floating in space yet. The space lab module Tiangong-1 was launched in September 2011 and the country is expected to establish a space lab around 2016 and a manned space station around 2020.
“Gravity” opened this year’s Venice International Film Festival in August. It has grossed US$240 million in North America and exceeded US$500 million worldwide.
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