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I just read your interview with io9. What's this about you never directing another space movie? I understand making Sunshine wasn't easy. And, to make matters worse, if you don't get the science right, you hear about it. In your words: "It's pitiless." It's true. Fans of science fiction can't wait to go to outer space but they can be so cruel to those that try and take them there. My advice: Don't let the geeks get you down.
There is some great science in Sunshine. Those that say, "The man ought to be floating, there wouldn't be any gravity," are missing what's really important about this movie. (In your defense, I know that on the DVD it's explained that the artificial gravity was generated by the compressed mass of a small moon. But I digress...) The haters need to forget that the sun isn't expected to die for five billion years and that firing nuclear bombs at it might not even get it working again. Your movie addresses bigger questions like, "What would happen if the sun stopped working?" and if it did, "Could science save the day?"
Tim Burton: Before The Fly remake, while Cronenberg was off working on Total Recall, who was the next choice for director? None other than Burton, who at the time had captured the attention of the movie industry with his short films like Frankenweenie. Though the auteur was eventually passed over, he did go on to direct a few scifi staples: Some Batman movies, Mars Attacks, and a remake of Planet of the Apes.
