Alfonso Cuaron's- "Gravity"will be 60% CGI, Opening Shot is over 20 Min Long

Gravity ( 2013)- In Theaters on Oct 11

 Alfonso Cuarón’s 3D sci-fi space thriller Gravity starringRobert Downey Jr.. The film will apparently be 60% CGI, shot using a high balance of hybrid CG and live action elements like Avatar. And fans of Cuaron’s long continuous takes will be excited to learn that the opening shot will last at least 20 minutes.

When will this movie be in theaters? I want it now! More information after the jump.

The Playlist discovered a listing on UK-based special effects company Framestore (recent projects include: Avatar, Clash of the Titans, they have worked with Alfanso on Children of Men and Harry Potter) providing more information about the project. Here is an excerpt:

• The entire film will be made at Framestore. In effect the film, as Avatar was, is 60% CG feature animation with the balance being hybrid CG and live action elements.
• Starring Robert Downey Junior, the film is a contemporary survival thriller that follows a woman as she attempts to make her way back to earth after a satellite crash sets off a chain reaction of further crashes. Because it’s set in space, most shots require every element to float in zero-gravity.
• But then factor in that this a stylish Cuarón flick, directed with his trademark languid feel, and you begin to realize the full scale of our challenge. Cuarón’s long and fluid style (the opening shot alone is slated to last at least 20 minutes) leaves no cut points to hide behind. In short, this is a hybrid of a fully animated, photo-real feature film with a blockbusting visual effects movie.
• This is CG feature animation meets real world on a large and beautiful scale.