Sunshine (2007 film) - a podcast by Chris, Sean, Jeremy | Force Fed Sci-Fi

This time, we’re taking a look at the space travel/horror film, Sunshine, and along the way
we find out if the cast and crew of the Icarus 2 has the “right stuff,” we’ll look at how asudden turn can totally derail a film, and is a remake of this film possible? Let’s dive into
our Sunshine movie review and commentary...Sunshine (2007 Film) Movie Cast and Crew
Directed by Danny Boyle: After gaining international prominence following hisdirectorial efforts in Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, Boyle decided to wade into
the science fiction genre and was tagged to direct Sunshine. He would laterdirect the award winning films Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.

Written by Alex Garland: Garland and Boyle had previously teamed uptogether to make 28 Days Later and was asked to collaborate again for
the making Sunshine.Cillian Murphy as Robert Capa: He had also worked with Boyle after
starring in 28 Days Later, but had gained prominence after appearing in BatmanBegins.

Chris Evans as James Mace: Before being cast as Captain America in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, he had previously starred in the Fantastic
Four films as well as the parody film Not Another Teen MovieRose Byrne as Cassie: After appearing in the epic film Troy, she was
handpicked by Boyle to appear in this filmRose Byrne provided the voice of Mother in Netflix's I Am Mother, check out our review

Michelle Yeoh as Corazon: Following appearances in Tomorrow NeverDies, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha, Boyle
gave her carte blanche to pick whatever role she wanted even saying acharacter could and would be rewritten to fit her gender.

Also Starring: Cliff Curtis as Searle, Hiroyuki Sanada as Kaneda, Troy Garity as Harvey,Benedict Wong as Troy, and Mark Strong as Pinbacker
“The Right Stuff” for SunshineAs Chris and Sean outline in the podcast episode, Boyle had the actors go through an
extensive to-do list in order to prepare for their roles. This list included:Forced to live together as the crew of the Icarus 2 would’ve been living together
for 16 months at the beginning of the filmEnrolled in space training/SCUBA classes
Watched The Right StuffToured a nuclear submarine to provide a sense of claustrophobia
Rode on a KC-135 “Vomit Comet” as well as a Boeing 747 simulatorRead Moondust which is a collection of stories from astronauts who have walked
on the MoonAs this list was meant to prepare non-astronauts for a space, real NASA astronauts gothrough an extensive training program which includes:

Space shuttle/space craft basics in case repairs are necessaryMedical procedures to care for injured crewmates
Survival training in case they are required to live in space without aidThey also take language courses in Russian in case they need to communicate
with the Russian Space AgencyOne of the holes pointed out in our podcast is that on a typical space mission, the
astronauts are cross trained to perform one another’s tasks in case somethingcatastrophic were to happen with one of the other crewmates.

This is an aspect not typically discussed in other space movies. When one crew memberis incapacitated or killed, it doesn’t immediately sink the mission, but rather those duties
of that crew member are then dispersed among the remaining crew. Astronaut crewsare millions of miles away from Earth and any sort of aid so they are on their own and
must be able to function smoothly with any type of unexpected incident.Horror in Space!
Roughly halfway through the film’s second act, the crew of the Icarus 2 discovers thederelict spacecraft of the Icarus 1 crew. They go aboard to search for supplies hopefully to
maybe find out why the crew went missing and their mission failed.Sometime during this excursion, the former captain of the Icarus 1, Pinbacker,
sneaks aboard the Icarus 2 and begins to sabotage the mission and kill the remaining

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