Sunshine (2007 film)

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 a

sudden 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 his

directorial efforts in Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, Boyle decided to wade into

the science fiction genre and was tagged to direct Sunshine. He would later

direct the award winning films Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.

Written by Alex Garland: Garland and Boyle had previously teamed up

together 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 Batman

Begins.

Chris Evans as James Mace: Before being cast as Captain America in the

Marvel Cinematic Universe, he had previously starred in the Fantastic

Four films as well as the parody film Not Another Teen Movie

Rose Byrne as Cassie: After appearing in the epic film Troy, she was

handpicked by Boyle to appear in this film

Rose Byrne provided the voice of Mother in Netflix's I Am Mother, check out our review

Michelle Yeoh as Corazon: Following appearances in Tomorrow Never

Dies, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha, Boyle

gave her carte blanche to pick whatever role she wanted even saying a

character 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 Sunshine

As 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 film

* Enrolled in space training/SCUBA classes

* Watched The Right Stuff

* Toured a nuclear submarine to provide a sense of claustrophobia

* Rode on a KC-135 “Vomit Comet” as well as a Boeing 747 simulator

* Read Moondust which is a collection of stories from astronauts who have walked

on the Moon

As this list was meant to prepare non-astronauts for a space, real NASA astronauts go

through an extensive training program which includes:

* Space shuttle/space craft basics in case repairs are necessary

* Medical procedures to care for injured crewmates

* Survival training in case they are required...