Scarlett Johansson may in fact be teaming up with her Iron Man 2 co-star, Robert Downey Jr, for a new sci-fi thriller. Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity was said to be starting Robert Downey Jr and Angelina Jolie, but Angie has had to back out of the filming and Scarlett is taking her place. The film is set in space and follows the journey of two astronauts (Downey & Johansson) trying to make it back home to Earth after debris from a Russian satellite destroyed their ship, with coworkers still inside.
Supposedly Warner Brothers will be doing this in 3D and it is said to be similar in filming to Avatar, James Cameron’s huge undertaking. The budget will be GIGANTIC I’m sure. Robert and Scarlett will be practically the ONLY cast members (good thing I love them both) and they’ll need to be weightless the majority of the time.
Sounds a little like Cast Away meets Apollo 13, but with more eye candy.
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