The viral
marketing campaign for upcoming sci-fi movie The Europa Report – in
which astronauts seek out life on Jupiter’s frigid moon of Europa – has been
underway almost a year now. See, for example, the website for faux aerospace
corporation Europa Ventures, where you’ll find a ‘live’ video feed showing
astronauts onboard the spacecraft Europa 1. The site’s intro text reads:
“For decades, scientists have theorized the
existence of liquid water oceans on Jupiter's moon, Europa. We've recently
discovered new, captivating evidence that these sub-surface oceans do exist and
could support life.
We've sent six astronauts from space
programs throughout the world on a three year journey to Europa to explore its
oceans and confirm these findings.
We're proud to be at the forefront of the
effort to prove the existence of extra-terrestrial life within our solar
system, within our lifetimes.”
Now,
the first teaser trailer has landed over at ComingSoon.net,
giving us the first look at the spaceship Europa and a taste of the score by
composer Bear McCready (The Walking Dead and Battlestar
Galactica)...
Directed
by Sebastian Codero (Cronicas)
The Europa Report stars Sharlto Copley (District
9), Michael Nyqvist (Mission:
Impossible - Ghost Protocol), Daniel Wu, Anamaria Marinca (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days),
Christian Camargo and Karolina Wydra.
Here’s
the official synopsis:
“A group of astronauts, handpicked from around the world, make the arduous journey to Jupiter's frigid, glacial moon Europa in search of extraterrestrial life. The only thing more intimidating and unpredictable than the trip itself is what the team will encounter upon arrival...”
“A group of astronauts, handpicked from around the world, make the arduous journey to Jupiter's frigid, glacial moon Europa in search of extraterrestrial life. The only thing more intimidating and unpredictable than the trip itself is what the team will encounter upon arrival...”
The
Europa Report
is scheduled for release in 2013.
The movie has the look of 2010: The Year We Make Contact. And that's a bad thing.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bad thing because in 20 years or so astronaut suits will be a lot less bulky, possibly following the design concepts of MIT's BioSuit --so, Prometheus had it right as suits go ;)
Also, fitting a spacecraft headed to the Jovian system with solar panels is completely impractical. It's either a fusion engine or GTFO.
I don't know. I'm not really too excited about this film's premise. Why does everything have to go wrong in these space flix, when reality is space travel can be extremely uneventful?
The Europa Report: An RPJ movie...
ReplyDelete“A group of astronauts, handpicked from around the world, make an uneventful journey to Jupiter's frigid, glacial moon Europa in search of extraterrestrial life. Upon their arrival... everything goes rather smoothly!" Coming soon!!! ;)
I know what you're saying, though. And I agree that the film seems shortsighted in terms of future technologies :)
That's why MY version would counter the uneventfulness with lots of hot zero-g orgy scenes :P
DeleteI just hope that THIS time when they kill everybody off, the black guy and the old guy are the two that make it and the lead actor and actress are the ones that don't.
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