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âThereâs a longing in this story,â George Clooney â who earlier starred in space films like âSolarisâ and âGravityâ â says with a twinkle in his eye. âItâs a real need to connect, deeply connect. And thereâs also this conversation about what mankind is capable of doing to mankind that creeps up on you.â
An end-of-the-world tale, âThe Midnight Skyâ follows two parallel threads. In one, a lonely scientist occupying a snowy Arctic outpost rides out the last days of humanityâs earthly existence. In another, a team of interplanetary explorers aboard an advanced spacecraft hopes to finally return home after years away. These astronauts, trapped in their own isolation, are unaware of whatâs happened to the planet.
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Staring into the void
Staring into the void
Actor-director George Clooney opens up about post-apocalyptic flick The Midnight Sky and the concept of family and mortality
published : 15 Dec 2020 at 04:00
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George Clooney is probably best-known to Hollywood fans as a true screen icon, Oscar-winning actor, and the heartthrob of every woman s dreams. However, it may surprise some to learn that the man has also cultivated himself a directing career and that he has been behind the camera for nearly 20 years from his debut in Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2002), historical drama Good Night, And Good Luck (2005), political thriller The Ides Of March (2011), to his most recent collaboration with the Coen Brothers in Suburbicon (2017).