Gravity‘s been getting a lot of attention since its release on Friday. Besides breaking the record for an October release, it’s also been receiving a lot of praise from both critics and audiences. However, imagine how different the film would be had it gone the way distributor Warner Bros. originally envisioned.
Writer/director Alfonso Cuaron recently shared some of the WB executives’ suggestions for the film during its production process in an interview with io9. The execs wanted the film to have flashback sequences to have the audience empathize more with Sandra Bullock’s character, Dr. Ryan Stone, in order for them to truly cheer her on. Furthermore, the studio wanted the perspective to shift over to scenes from mission control and their frantic attempts at locating and rescuing Stone from space, complete with a romantic subplot between her and a mission control commander.
Luckily, the studio trusted Cuaron’s vision for Gravity, which I praised for its singular focus. If you haven’t seen Gravity yet, be sure you do so on a 3D IMAX screen. You won’t regret it.
[io9, via The Playlist]