Life (2017 film)

For other uses, see Life (disambiguation). For "Life" in the personal sense, see personal life and everyday life.

Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Espinosa
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySeamus McGarvey
Edited by
Music byJon Ekstrand
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing[2]
Release dates
  • March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18) (SXSW)
  • March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$58 million[4]
Box office$100.5 million[4]

Life is a 2017 American science fiction horror film[5][6][7] directed by Daniel Espinosa, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and starring an ensemble cast consisting of Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare, and Olga Dihovichnaya. In the film, a six-member crew of the International Space Station uncovers the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. When members of the crew conduct their research, the rapidly evolving life-form proves to be far more intelligent and dangerous than expected.

The development of Life began in November 2015, when it was announced that Espinosa would direct a film set in space, with Wernick and Reese writing the screenplay. After the deal with Paramount Pictures was not confirmed, Sony Pictures signed on to handle the worldwide distribution rights and co-finance the film, with Skydance in March 2016. The casting call took place in January 2016, and filming took place in France, New York City and Vietnam between February and July. The visual effects were handled by DNEG, Industrial Light & Magic, NVIZIBLE, One of Us, Outpost VFX and Atomic Fiction.

The only co-production between Skydance Media and Sony Pictures, the film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 18, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States by Columbia Pictures on March 24, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews, with praise for its acting, visuals and screenplay, but was compared unfavorably with films like Alien (1979). The film grossed over $100 million worldwide against a $58 million budget.

  1. ^ a b "Film Releases". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (March 23, 2017). "Review: In 'Life,' Extraterrestrial Fun, Until Someone Gets Hurt". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Life (SXSW 2017 Schedule)". South by Southwest Festival. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Life (2017)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
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  6. ^ Boyle, Alan (February 24, 2017). "Horror movie 'Life' draws upon real-life biology and worst-case space scenarios". GeekWire. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (March 21, 2017). "Life review – Jake Gyllenhaal hits the retro rockets for sub-Alien space horror". The Guardian. Retrieved January 5, 2023.