WithLifenow playing in theaters, I recently sat down with directorDaniel Espinosato talk about the film. If you’re not familiar with the sci-fi thriller,LifestarsJake Gyllenhaal,Rebecca Ferguson,Ryan Reynolds,Ariyon Bakare,Olga Dihovichnaya, andHiroyuki Sanadaand it revolves around the six-member crew of the International Space Station as they come into contact with the very first evidence of biological life on Mars: a small, single-celled organism. As they begin to research the specimen, however, this “life” proves far more dangerous than they could have ever imagined.Lifewas written byDeadpool’sPaul WernickandRhett Reeseand produced by Skydance’sDavid EllisonandDana Goldbergalong withBonnie CurtisandJulie Lynn.
During the interview Espinosa talked about how none of the characters inLifemake dumb movie mistakes, what he learned in test screenings that impacted the finished film, the eight-minute opening shot, how he only shot with one camera and no second unit, the length of his early cuts on films likeEasy Money,Safe HouseandChild 44, and more. In addition, after Espinosa revealed his first cut onChild 44was 5 hours (!); we spent a lot of time talking about it. Check out what he had to say in the player above and below is what we talked about followed by the official synopsis and theLifered band trailer.
Daniel Espinosa:
Here’s the official synopsis forLife:
Columbia Pictures invites you and a guest to the upcoming promotional screening of LIFE, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson and Ryan Reynolds. In the intense Sci-Fi thriller, the mission of a team of scientists aboard the International Space Station turns to one of primal fear when they find a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth.
