Directed by Daniel Espinosa Cinematography Seamus McGarvey | Music by Jon Ekstrand | |
Produced by David Ellison
Dana Goldberg
Bonnie Curtis
Julie Lynn Written by Rhett Reese
Paul Wernick Starring Jake Gyllenhaal
Rebecca Ferguson
Ryan Reynolds | ||
Life is an upcoming 2017 American science fiction horror film directed by Daniel Espinosa, produced by David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds. The film follows a six-member crew of the International Space Station that uncovers what initially seems to be the first evidence of life on Mars.
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The film will have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 18, 2017, before being released on March 24, 2017 by Columbia Pictures.
Synopsis
A crew aboard the International Space Station performs a successful capture of a space probe returning from Mars with a sample inside. The crew is tasked with studying the sample, which may be the first proof of extraterrestrial life. However, the study eventually backfires as the organism displays incredible strength and gains intelligence. Trapped aboard the ISS with the rapidly-growing organism, the crew must find out how to kill it before it manages to escape and decimate Earth.
Cast
Production
On November 18, 2015, Deadline reported that Daniel Espinosa would direct a space film Life from a script from Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, which Skydance Media would finance and produce with David Ellison and Dana Goldberg, along with Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn. Paramount Pictures was circling to handle the distribution rights to the film, while the deal was not confirmed. On January 28, 2016, Rebecca Ferguson came on board to star in the science fiction film, and following her, Ryan Reynolds also joined the film on February 16, 2016, to play the lead role. On March 10, 2016, Jake Gyllenhaal was cast in the film. On March 15, 2016, Sony Pictures signed on to handle the worldwide distribution rights and to co-finance the film with Skydance. On June 23, 2016, Hiroyuki Sanada was cast in the film to play one of the members of the International Space Station crew. On July 19, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Olga Dihovichnaya and Ariyon Bakare were cast in the film to play members of the crew of the International Space Station.
Principal photography on the film began on July 19, 2016 at London's Shepperton Studios.
Release
Life will be released on March 24, 2017, by Columbia Pictures after being moved up from its previously announced release date of May 26, 2017 to avoid competition with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. It will have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 18, 2017.