"The Midnight Sky" George Clooney projects his current self into his work, a reality that doesn't seem to be in the future

"The Midnight Sky" synopsis

Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist who remains in the North Pole even with the destruction of the Earth on the horizon, meets Sally (Felicity), a crew member of a spaceship who is returning to Earth after a mission in space. John Jones) and others about the tragedy, and do their best to stop it... Directed by George Clooney and based on the novel ``The Observatory at the End of the World'' by Lily Brooks-Dalton. The cast includes David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, and Tiffany Boone.

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• The last work to be released on Netflix in December
• The harshness of Iceland and the space production of “Gravity”
• Why I wanted to film Clooney
• Still a father of two beautiful children

The last work to be released on Netflix in December

In December, Netflix will be releasing popular titles on a weekly basis in preparation for award season. " Mank " (released on the 4th), in which David Fincher vividly revives the Golden Age of Hollywood, and " The Prom " (released on the 11th), in which Ryan Murphy adapts the Broadway musical into a movie with a star-studded cast. ), `` Ma Rainey's Black Bottom '' (released on the 18th), in which the late Chadwick Boseman is expected to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, and George Clooney plays the role of a scientist who takes on the final mission on Earth on the verge of destruction. This is the movie "The Midnight Sky" in which he plays the lead role and directed (in theaters from December 11th. Distribution begins on the 23rd).

``The Midnight Sky'' is George Clooney's first appearance as an actor since `` Money Monster '' (2016), and his first work as a director since `` Suburbicon' ' in 2017. It will also be a full-fledged science fiction film, similar to `` Solaris '' (2003) and `` Gravity '' (13).

"The Midnight Sky" trailer

Mark L. Smith, who wrote ` `The Revenant '' (15), wrote the screenplay for this film based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's science fiction novel `` The Observatory at the End of the World .'' Production began after Clooney read it. Interested in the setting and the prophetic Arrival about the future of humanity, Clooney offered not only to star in the film but also to serve as director. As a director, I was convinced that this would be the most challenging thing I've ever faced.

In the year 2049 (that is, approximately 30 years from now), the earth is no longer a place for humans to live due to various destructions. Augustine (Clooney), the only surviving scientist, lives in an astronomical observatory in the freezing Arctic, while his body is ravaged by disease and he takes care of a mysterious girl who suddenly appears. In addition, Augustine desperately tries to send out a warning signal from the observatory to the space exploration ship that is returning without knowing the devastation of its hometown.

Three episodes are cut from beginning to end, including Augustine's life in extreme isolation, the inside of a space probe wandering in pitch-black space (Felicity Jones plays one of the crew members), and Augustine's past. Pictured in the background. After that, the story takes a major turn toward an unexpected ending that brings these three parts together.

The harshness of Iceland and the space production of “Gravity”