The Malaysian Insider :: Showbiz
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| Nailbiter set in space, with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney Posted: 20 Jul 2013 07:39 PM PDT Among the monster movies and fantasy films showcased at pop culture convention Comic-Con, the space thriller "Gravity" stood out from the field yesterday with its different setting and two-person cast, as Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron took a leap into space with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Cuaron, 51, teamed up with son Jonas Cuaron, 30, for this movie about two astronauts played by Bullock and Clooney who become trapped in a space station after debris rips through their vessel. "The whole film becomes a metaphor for something very grounded on earth, so you don't need to be an astronaut to identify with that. The big villain in the film is space debris, and that space debris becomes a metaphor for adversities," Cuaron told Reuters. In a "Gravity" clip shown exclusively to the Comic-Con audience in San Diego, Clooney and Bullock are seen on a space walk with Earth in the background. Suddenly, they lose contact with ground control and are forced to try to take cover from high-velocity space debris. The Warner Bros. film opens in U.S. theatres on Oct. 4. Movie studios use Comic-Con, an annual comics convention, to tease tidbits of upcoming fantasy, monster and science-fiction films and create buzz among a base of hard-core fans. More than 125,000 visitors are expected this year. Cuaron said he and his son were inspired by the Kessler syndrome, which predicts that a chain reaction of space junk hitting each other would produce so much orbiting debris that space flight would become too risky. Jonas co-wrote the script with his father, who built a career outside Mexico with films like "Children of Men" and "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." "I think if anybody sees my other films and then sees 'Gravity,' it's a big leap," said Alfonso Cuaron, who said Jonas convinced him to rely less on dialogue and more on emotion and action. – Reuters, July 21, 2013. |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2013 07:29 PM PDT For the Fall 2014 season, Fox is planning a crossover episode between its two hit animated series, reports Tvline.com. The two American families will meet one another in the Simpsons' hometown of Springfield, although the episode will air on "Family Guy." Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will get to know Peter, Lois, Megan, Chris and Stewie, and while the two ladies will strike up a friendship, their husbands will launch into a heated argument over which is the superior beer: Duff or Pawtucket. The Griffins came to Fox in 1999, a decade after the Simpsons. There are a lot of similarities between Seth MacFarlane's show and that of Matt Groening. Caricatures of the average American family, both shows portray quirky and simple-minded dads, with reasonable housewives providing the "straight man" element. Both families also have three kids and a pet. On Sept 29, "The Simpsons" will enter its 25th season, setting a new US record for a prime-time series. The same date will mark the premiere of the 12th season of "Family Guy." – AFP/Relaxnews, July 21, 2013. |
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