Nerdy Making Of Promo for Sci-Fi ‘Slingshot’ with Laurence Fishburne
by Alex Billington
August 22, 2024
Source: YouTube
“Slingshot is similar to Event Horizon because the ship is a character as well.” Bleecker Street has unveiled a fascinating behind-the-scenes featurette for the sci-fi thriller Slingshot launching into theaters next week. It’s set on a ship traveling to Saturn’s moon Titan. Laurence Fishburne stars as Captain Franks, along with Casey Affleck as John, plus a supporting cast including Tomer Capone, David Morrissey, Emily Beecham, Charlotta Lövgren, Mark Ebulué, and Nikolett Barabas as the voice of “Odyssey” the spaceship system. An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly compromised mission to Titan near Saturn (past Jupiter). The title refers to a space travel maneuver (using gravity to “slingshot” them) that will either catapult them to Titan or send them into deep space forever. This promo video digs a bit more into the concept and what it’s dealing with – human minds struggling with space travel & hibernation, and a spaceship computer that might be deceiving them. In all honesty, this featurette got me more excited to watch this film than the original trailer. Will be watching this when it’s out in theaters soon.
Here’s the latest making of featurette for Mikael Håfström’s film Slingshot, direct from YouTube:
You can rewatch the official trailer for Mikael Håfström’s Slingshot right here for even more footage.
A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, Slingshot follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn’s moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality. Slingshot is directed by acclaimed Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström, director of many movies including Vendetta, Days Like This, Evil, Drowning Ghost, Derailed, 1408, Shanghai, The Rite, Escape Plan, Quick, Outside the Wire, and the thriller Stockholm Bloodbath most recently. The screenplay is written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker. Produced by Richard Saperstein, István Major, & Beau Turpin. Bleecker Street launches Håfström’s Slingshot movie in theaters nationwide starting on August 30th, 2024. Look good? Who wants to watch?
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