Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón made an appearance at the San Diego Comics Convention this year to talk about his upcoming science fiction thriller Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, and he admitted: it took a lot longer to get the movie finished than he had originally expected.
In fact, he recalls telling his long-time ally, Latino cinematographer Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki, that they would finish it in one year. “‘We can shoot it in one year and we’re out,’” Cuarón recalled telling Lubezki. “For the next 4½ years he kept on reminding me of that.”
Lubezki and Cuarón
The biggest problem seemed to be simulating zero gravity. “That doesn’t happen on planet Earth,” Cuarón told the audience in Hall H, and ultimately not even NASA could help him out. “It’s been an amazing miscalculation,” he said. “It was supposed to be ready last November and was not ready. I haven’t finished it yet. One day I’ll finish it.” And he’s sure to get continued help from Lubezki–he’s worked with him on many of his films, including Y Tu Mamá También and Children of Men–as well as from Mark Sanger. Cuarón shares credit at editor with Sanger.
He may still be working on it–it wouldn’t be the first time he’s labored right down to the wire–but time is running out. Gravity is set for a wide release in October.
