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Don't Forget SUNSHINE (A Space Saga From Boyle & Garland, Who Brought You 28 DAYS LATER)!!

First?!?! by movieman742	Jun 21st, 2006 04:14:35 PM
When are we ever going to get the sequel to 28 Days Later that I've heard about since the first was released?
This could go either way by judderman	Jun 21st, 2006 04:16:40 PM
But the precedent of 28 Days Later suggests that it could be good. I'm more interested in Neil Marshall's next film, about the end of the world.
Second and I can't wait by Doctor_Sin	Jun 21st, 2006 04:16:50 PM
Loved 28 Days... and this sounds like it's worth the wait.
3rd by mere seconds! Alas! by Doctor_Sin	Jun 21st, 2006 04:17:23 PM

One of the best scripts I've ever read... by -guyinthebackrow	Jun 21st, 2006 04:18:59 PM
In the future the sun is dying. Thus mankind has to re-energize the sun with what is basically a really, really big atomic bomb. The first mission to the sun, however, has problems. It disappears, and quickly a new mission and ship are sent off to complete the task at hand. This is the near-far-off future, so faster-than-light-speed is still impossible. Thus, the trip takes a long fucking time. The second spacecraft, the second crew start to have some problems i.e. some serious cabin fever. The trip is that long. Finally, as they get closer to the sun they get a distress call... it's the first ship. The second ship finds the first ship. The crew from the second ship enter the first ship... and then some fucked up shit happens. It's a great premise and a great read. The story kind of becomes a slasher movie in the end, but that doesn't make it any less creepy. That is all.
Similiar Setup.. by movieman742	Jun 21st, 2006 04:22:40 PM
to The Core. Earth stops and needs a nuclear jumpstart, Sun needs a nuclear jumpstart. I just hope it's more serious and, well, just better. I think I'll see it if the effects are as good as the premise suggests.
Borat trailer by quadrupletree	Jun 21st, 2006 04:23:06 PM
Here's another movie no one is reporting on: http://tinyurl.com/k45me
Sounds interesting... by Rakafraker	Jun 21st, 2006 04:23:24 PM
It's another space-horror from the looks of it. I would like to see more epic space adventures (still love SW. ALL of 'em). I don't think anyone will top the space-horror genre more than the first 2 Alien movies, though.
FIRST by feo_dogg	Jun 21st, 2006 04:24:29 PM
as in this is my first post. Not another annyoing person who gets a boner about being first poster.
OK. The astronomer in me just went nuts by judderman	Jun 21st, 2006 04:24:43 PM
For our Sun to start dying, it would have to get a LOT BIGGER. By the time it starts going through its death throes, our world would be a blasted cinder wafting through its outer corona.
BTW-Thanks quadrupletree by Rakafraker	Jun 21st, 2006 04:28:32 PM
Ali G/Borat are friggin' HILARIOUS. Mucho appreciato.
Are they still using the all John Denver soundtrack? by Nice Marmot	Jun 21st, 2006 04:28:39 PM
Wouldn't be right if they didn't.
BTW by quadrupletree	Jun 21st, 2006 04:30:39 PM
This Sunshine movie looks awesome! I absolutely loved 28 Days Later...
I hope it's not another SPHERE/EVENT HORIZON... by Batutta	Jun 21st, 2006 04:35:20 PM
Sounds like it from the above script synopsis. The trailer looks cool though, although if you wanted your mission to succeed calling your ship the ICARUS (twice apparently) is not the best idea, as we know what happened to him.
Danny Boyle needs to direct Alien 5 by danowen	Jun 21st, 2006 04:45:08 PM
In another dimension Boyle directed Alien 4 instead of A Life Less Ordinary. Seeing footage of Sunshine just persuades me even more that Fox need to get Boyle onboard for Alien 5 and shutdown production of AVP2.
cant see trailer by First	Jun 21st, 2006 04:52:24 PM
Im running the lag version of firefox, and when I try to visit the website, firefox simply unloads. That is it exits. Does anyone know why?
Kind of fun? by Poacher	Jun 21st, 2006 04:57:31 PM
Alex Garland and Danny Boyle. That's all you need to know that this will be more than "kind of fun." And no, "The Beach" (film) doesn't count! Damn you.
"...and then some fucked up shit happens" by brycemonkey	Jun 21st, 2006 05:11:47 PM
lol dude, that was a good synopsis.
And 28 Days later was great... by brycemonkey	Jun 21st, 2006 05:13:12 PM
until the last 5 minutes (gotta love blood vomiting rage zombies!) and Event Horizon was good other than all the stupid shit.
MILLIONS may be the best thing Boyle has done by slone13	Jun 21st, 2006 05:15:56 PM
Just sayin'
Looks very boring by Filmrage	Jun 21st, 2006 05:18:19 PM
This movie looks very dull. Just a lot of people shouting at each other. Cube meets Even Horizon. They can't get out and explore the sun or meet aliens so it's just a stage play on a space ship set. For this kind of movie to work it would need very very very execptional writing, directing and acting. I don't know about the writing but i doubt Danny Boyle is up to the job of directing and i have the same doubts about the actors. I like sci fi movies but i get the feeling that this movie will be un engaging and leave the audience exhausted after an hour or so from all the charcters screeching at each other.
Judderman, look at it this way by StrangeCo	Jun 21st, 2006 05:24:35 PM
Your hypothesis about the sun dying and the necessity of its doubling in size for that to occur is just that - a hypothesis, a theory, a guess about the inner workings of a star. If I'm not mistaken, astronomers are discovering new things about the universe and redefining theories on an almost daily basis. Today's theory is tomorrow's sophistry and maybe we don't know as much about life, the universe, and everything right now as we do... right now... or right now... or now... now...
KENADAAAA!!!!! that can't be a coincidence by modlight	Jun 21st, 2006 05:33:29 PM

After looking at the photos for the Oxygen Maker Garden by modlight	Jun 21st, 2006 05:44:13 PM
I'm really really excited for this. I love Boyle's films. I can't help but think this seems a lot like that movie Solar Crisis though.
yeah, solar crisis. by mocky_puppet	Jun 21st, 2006 05:53:31 PM
this smells like solar crisis, and that is not a good smell. but i will give this director and cast the strong benefit of the doubt. as rockhound would say, "do a good job... do a good job...."
TETSUOOO by ajudas torch	Jun 21st, 2006 06:05:39 PM
with an Irish astronaut on board, i'm suprised he didn't suggest travelling at night to lessen the chances of fucked up shit happening.
Slone..... Millions by joeydoo	Jun 21st, 2006 06:29:19 PM
I watched Millions a few weeks ago and really loved it. It had such style and really showed how beautiful England can look. I am not sure it's his best film though. I would lean towards Trainspotting. For it's...... I don't know. :)
Looks inspired in part by ALIEN... by odysseus	Jun 21st, 2006 06:33:02 PM
...and I mean that as a compliment. Danny Boyle's a cool director. BTW, does anyone else think he looks a lot like Morrissey?
Yawn by RogueWarrior65	Jun 21st, 2006 06:39:04 PM
Hey, Edith! Bring me another beer.
Ummmmm....... by Jimmy Jazz	Jun 21st, 2006 07:29:28 PM
If this is just another "people go crazy on a confined setting" movie, why does it require such a ridiculous premise? Does this dying sun stuff actually play a part in the movie or is it just an unbelievably convoluted McGuffin? That's what it looks like to me.
Samurai in Space by Z0D	Jun 21st, 2006 07:40:12 PM
Is what this movie should be called. Hiroyuki Sanada, from Twilight Samurai and The Last Samurai, stars in a film about how humans must save the sun from the evil that is nature. He must use his Katana as a key to unlock the mysterious payload that will make the sun healthier. -->Sanada is awesome
Throw some snakes in and call it 'Snakes on a spaceship by Filmrage	Jun 21st, 2006 07:59:47 PM
If there is still time that is.
Looks like the same old shit. by chickychow	Jun 21st, 2006 08:07:52 PM
Which is what I love!
Rose Byrne is purty by Ribbons	Jun 21st, 2006 08:19:09 PM
So is Cillian Murphy, for that matter. But ever since 'Red Eye,' I don't trust him...
hmmm... by RaveX	Jun 21st, 2006 08:29:24 PM
I'm getting sort of a "the core meets 2001" vibe from this. so, let see. we have a bunch of people on a mission to save our solar system. I'll go ahead and presume they all are highly trained and all that stuff. and yet, there is a scene in this trailer/teaser/whatever where one of them explains to the rest of the crew what will happen if sun dies. yeah, sure, makes sence. also, there's a lot of screaming in it, so I'll take it that some shit goes wrong on their lil' trip to the sun (although, what could possibly go wrong when you're traveling into heavenly body with a surface temperature of 5500 frakkin
Not only the same old shit but PINBACKER did it. by holmes_the_long	Jun 21st, 2006 08:51:33 PM
(spoiler alert)
Seems interesting by ewokstew	Jun 21st, 2006 09:23:34 PM
Solaris 2: The Ghost Of ClooneyBut I'm having bad flashbacks of the Solaris remake.
But Solar Crisis sucked! Why did they make a sequel?!! by Bones	Jun 21st, 2006 10:09:31 PM
Remember that 1990 piece of garbage? Charleton Heston? Tim Matheson? Corin Nemic? Peter Boyle? No one? Lucky bastards...I try like hell to forget it...but I can't!!!
It has potential... by covenant	Jun 21st, 2006 11:45:15 PM
...so I'm cautiously optimistic.
The second half of the script was a disappointment by Doc_McCoy	Jun 22nd, 2006 01:36:55 AM
Cool concept, starts out nicely, devolves into slasher cheese.
http://tinyurl.com/jt8tc by Gorgomel	Jun 22nd, 2006 02:01:16 AM
looks like Solar Crisis 2.
RE: Sphere by judderman	Jun 22nd, 2006 04:30:59 AM
Why not blame Michael Chrichton for writing that godawful book in the first place?
Another "winner" from Boyle by Brendon	Jun 22nd, 2006 07:27:16 AM
Depending on what you call a winner. Looks like heavy handed, trite, pretentious cobblers to me. As ever.
Come on Brendon... by brycemonkey	Jun 22nd, 2006 07:55:22 AM
its got a good cast, and Boyle has made (mostly) good flicks. I for one am interested in anything he does. No love for Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, The Beach, 28 Days Later and Millions? If nothing in that list tweaks your fancy it probably isn't Boyle's fault...
Jayjew by FluffyUnbound	Jun 22nd, 2006 09:17:51 AM
The problem with Sphere as a movie is that there are certain things one can accept in a sci-fi book that get a different reaction in film. Sphere was doing the old reliable "Man can't handle too much power" Forbidden Planet thing, and there's always room for one more BOOK about that subject, if it's well-written and a quick read. [And Sphere was a very, very quick read - like a waiting for the barber read.] But if you do that as a movie everyone groans because every plot point is telegraphed decades in advance. It's like the way there is room in sci-fi literature for about a million "hidden reality" novels [where the people on the generation starship no longer know it's a starship] but when M. Night makes The Village everyone groans because in the first five minutes you know that the twist is that it's really the present day.
Cillian Murphy is the sexiest tomboy beanpole by brycemonkey	Jun 22nd, 2006 09:56:17 AM
on (or off) the planet! *DO NOT DEBATE ME ON THIS*
Brycemonkey.. by supermonkey	Jun 22nd, 2006 11:25:38 AM
Well played. Do Not Debate Me On This is destined to become a classic. I'm surprised noone jumped on it faster considering your friend and mine, Mocky Puppet has posted on this TB. *DO NOT DEBATE ME ON THIS.....for I have Greg The Bunny on DVD!!!!*****
Anchorite by FluffyUnbound	Jun 22nd, 2006 12:04:57 PM
The tomboy beanpole bit dates to when a skyscraper banner ad featuring Keira Knightley in Bend It Like Beckham, with a reviewer's quote saying that she was "the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the planet". The ad ran forever and the phrase eventually started leaping from the ad and inserting itself into talkbacks.
The worst thing about Sphere... by DocPazuzu	Jun 22nd, 2006 12:47:22 PM
...was Dustin Hoffman: "Jerry, why are you doing this, Jerry? Jerry?... Jerry?.... Jerry, I need to understand--no, Jerry, stop, Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Jerry. Please, Jerry.... I need to understand why... why... why, Jerry, why do you need to do this, Jerry. Jerry?"
Am i the only one in the world wide Internet community by CurryIce	Jun 22nd, 2006 01:22:03 PM
who just don't like most of Danny Boyle's movies? I really disliked and didn't care about "28 Days Later","Trainspotting" and "Millions". But i quite enjoyed "A Life Less Ordinary". Nevertheless this "Sunshine" flick looks promising.
Michelle Yeoh is a beautiful woman! by mbeemer	Jun 22nd, 2006 02:06:03 PM
I do not EXPECT anyone to DEBATE ME ON THIS, so I won't tell you NOT TO.
A Life Less Ordinary by jasper Stillwell	Jun 22nd, 2006 02:11:43 PM
...Boyle still owes me two hours for that smug, self-regrading piece of shit. 'Fucked-up shit aside', this could be good, it seems like with this and The Fountain we might be getting some old fashioned concept-based scf-fi back on again. Wouldn't that be cool? Paging Arthur C. Clarke...
Agree with above. I only noticed this because of Sanada by elab49	Jun 22nd, 2006 02:12:16 PM
Twilight Samurai is a straight 10/10 with a stunning performance from its star. Very much looking forward to this on. BTW - has the poster above seen Shallow Grave? Still one of Boyle's best for me. I don't blame him for blanking The Beach though.
Michelle Yeoh is okay looking... by Batutta	Jun 22nd, 2006 06:41:16 PM
It's the fact she can kick my ass six ways to sunday that makes her HOT!
Surprised Nobody Has Mentioned SOLARIS by DumbPunter	Jun 23rd, 2006 02:50:07 AM
Sphere, Alien, the Core, Event Horizon. Although it has similar aspects to all these, I'm amazed nobody else mentioned that it could more or less be a trailer for SOLARIS. Put a couple frames George Clooney delivering brooding looks and you could slap that puppy on the DVD extras. With such fervent talkbackers comparing it to every space-romp beneath the sun (heh heh), I'm amazed that nobody else immediately threw out Clooney's cinematically gorgeous sleeping pill. Thats not to say I'm not thoroughly excited for Boyle's new venture into Sci-fi, but seriously, Solaris people, Solaris.
Boyle hits more often than misses by kwisatzhaderach	Jun 23rd, 2006 06:13:56 AM
And I agree he should have done Resurrection. Would have been much better than the pile of shit we ended up with.
Michelle Yeoh is my dreamgirl by Drunken Rage	Jun 23rd, 2006 09:06:10 AM
And I'm in the minority here, but I thought "Event Horizon" was pretty damn good albeit poorly edited. (I remember an AICN interview with someone who was putting together the DVD or something, and he was asked about extra/missing footage that might be on the DVD; he said there wasn't any.) I'm not sold on Boyle, either, as I hated "28 Days Later."
Remember Solar Crisis? by bralli	Jun 24th, 2006 02:21:01 PM
This reminds me of that bomb from 1990.
This looks really good by Jonesy	Jun 25th, 2006 03:26:55 PM
28 Days was brilliant, and I think Danny Boyle knows how not to waste the money he's acquired for this on a project thats gonna be retreading existing genres, so I don't think it will pan out like Event Horizon. I wonder what the underlying high concept is?
Hack Job by bswise	Jun 25th, 2006 11:06:56 PM
Sorry, but I am sick to death of this same old same old "everybody gets space madness and starts to cut each other up" plotline. (Or is it the "crewmember(s) gets possessed by evil alien spirit and starts cutting everybody up" plotline?) Only every single SciFi TV franchise from Star Trek to Farscape has fallen back on this, at least once, and it's only hit the screen about 10,000 times. (Mario Bava's "Planet of the Vampires" anyone?) Oh well, I guess I'll see it any way, for Michelle Yeoh, and, yes, she it hot.
Mr. Science by bswise	Jun 25th, 2006 11:23:28 PM
Oh, and another thing, the whole idea about the blowing up a bomb inside the sun is about as damn silly as The Beach after Leo jumped the shark. The hottest place in the center of the Sun is theorized to be at least 10 million degrees (Kelvin), about 30,000 times hotter than boiling water. Moreover, while the surface of the Sun is known to be quite a bit cooler (about 5800 degrees Kelvin), right above the surface of the Sun, a peculiar happens. The Sun becomes extremely hot, roughly 1.5 to 2 million degrees. Anyone who know better, can tell you that this is one of many good indications that contemporary solar physics are stuck in an outmoded Newtonian mindframe, when what we are witnessing, in fact, is plasma fusion occuring on the SURFACE of the sun (not the center, as is believed), which is conducted via the electric circuit connecting the sun with the galactic current. Ahem But I digress. The point is, regardless of what theory of astrophysics you subscribe to, can someone please explain to me how you are going to deliver a nuclear payload, first through a 2 million degree corona, and then burrow it 216,000 miles into its supposedly 10 million degree center? Well! No wonder the crew went crazy and started cutting on each other.

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