Making its world premiere out in Venice next month, Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity has long been tipped to be a contender come Oscar season, and the first teaser trailer we saw earlier this year did a lot to suggest the early buzz was right.
One of the many things we’re looking forward to seeing is the extended long shot that Cuarón has teased, with the film expected to open with a 17-minute unbroken shot. And now Warner Bros. have launched a new trailer and poster, with the former teasing what could well make up part of that extended long shot, or another very impressive unbroken shot later in the film.
Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness.
The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth…and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left.
But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney will take centre stage, as the sole main cast members.
Cuarón directs from a script he co-wrote with his son, Jonás Cuarón (Año uña / Year of the Nail).
The latest feature from the Children of Men has been set to open the Venice Film Festival next month, before making its North American debut out in Toronto.
Gravity will be released in 3D and IMAX 3D on October 4th in the US, with its UK release date following shortly after on 18th October.
