Watch a Clip From Danny Boyle's Sunshine!
Filed under: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Trailer Trash, Fox Searchlight, Movie Marketing
After the whole 300 debacle in Berlin, I'm trying hard not to get too hyped up about a film anymore. Sure, there's stuff I'm looking forward to -- and then stuff I'm really looking forward to -- but I need to check myself and not let the anticipation consume me. Last time I tapped into my spring anticipation meter, there were four films racing to the top: 300, Grindhouse, Hot Fuzz and Danny Boyle's Sunshine. Unfortunately (and I just realized this now as I was writing), Sunshine's release date has once again been pushed back ... all the way to the fall of 2007. Ugh. WTF?
Since we now have a good FIVE months before Sunshine hits theaters, that should leave plenty of time for Fox Searchlight to promote the heck out of it ... starting with a brand new clip from the film which you can check out right this very second. I'm not exactly sure how this scene fits in, but I do know a group of people are watching Mercury pass by the sun, as a pretty Boyle-esque score quietly captivates us and the pic's main characters (although I don't think they can hear the music). In Sunshine, a group of astronauts are sent to revive the sun after the lights go out and Earth begins to freeze over. Director Boyle has successfully given us a zombie flick, a beach flick, a druggie flick and a kids flick -- how will he fare with a sci-fi flick? Based on the trailer, this one looks like a keeper. Now, if they could only change their minds and switch that US release date from fall 2007 to, like, tomorrow.
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2-26-2007 @ 6:16PM
Gene said...
I love Boyle but I can't get past the brain melting stupidity of the premise. Restarting the sun? That's even dumber than the plot of The Core or Armageddon. I really expected better from him.
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2-26-2007 @ 6:28PM
Anthony said...
If it were some kind of documentary about something that is actually likely to happen then yes, I would agree.
But it's a Maguffin. Anything can be a maguffin, even the need to restart the sun or whatever it is.
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