Lifeis going to be making its way into theaters this weekend and will be providing moviegoers with their terrifying springtime sci-fi fix. The movie has drawn quite a few comparisons toRidley Scott’sAlienbut despite the similarities, the movie has been received quite positively thus far. A lot of that positivity stems from the fact thatLifefeatures a very stacked and very talented cast that includes a few major A-list stars.
To help close out this year’sSXSWin Austin, Texas, Sony decided to premiereLifeahead of its official release to a lucky crowd and as an added bonus they also brought the cast and filmmakers along. I was lucky enough to sit down and chat with several of the cast members includingRebecca Ferguson,Ariyon Bakare,Jake GyllenhaalandRyan Reynoldsduring SXSW. We talked about everything from the challenges of filming a movie in space, what projects they are hoping to move onto after this and howJake Gyllenhaalfeels about not being offered a role inDeadpool 2.
“Life tells the story of the six-member crew of the International Space Station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.”
Lifeis very much a movie that relies on the sum total of all of its parts in order to work. They have a very talented and probably underrated director inDaniel Espinosaat the helm. But they also have a couple of guys namedPaul Wernick and Rhett Reesewho just so happened to write one of the biggest movies of 2016 withDeadpool. Having them pen the screenplay for this movie most certainly didn’t hurt anything.Deadpoolis a movie that took a lot of people by surprise andLifeis starting to seem like a movie that could definitely do the same. HavingRyan Reynoldspaired up with them again is also certainly beneficial. But this time it isn’t a movie centered on one star. This is a collaborative effort with an ensemble cast, and a terrific one at that.
IfLifefails it most certainly won’t be for a lack of talent involved and with an ensemble like this it would be hard to imagine that being the case. The cast for the movie includes the previously mentionedRyan ReynoldsJake Gyllenhaal,Rebecca FergusonandAriyon Bakarein addition toHiroyuki SanadaandOlga Dihovichnay. The movie is directed byDaniel Espinosawith a script fromPaul WernickandRhett Reese.Lifeis set to hit theaters on March 24. Be sure to check out our exclusive interview with the cast ofLifefor yourself.
