James Cameron Calls Gravity the Best Space Film Ever

James Cameron said Gravity left him "stunned, absolutely floored," calling it "the best space photography ever done, I think it’s the best space film ever done," after a private screening, he told Variety. As the title suggests, the film unfolds in the vast depths of space and follows two astronauts, Dr.

Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and Lt. Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), who become stranded when their shuttle is heavily damaged. Stone and Kowalski work together to try to get back to Earth, producing a tense story that tests both characters' physical and mental limits.

Bullock was not the first actor considered for Stone; Angelina Jolie, Blake Lively, and Natalie Portman were among those discussed before scheduling opened the role to her. Robert Downey Jr. was originally in line for Kowalski before Clooney joined, and the leads' natural rapport carries moments from light banter to life-or-death cooperation.

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