The sci-fi film Sunshine was released in 2007. The cast included today’s Hollywood greats such as Chris Evans and Cillian Murphy – but there was no big hit and hardly anyone saw the film in the cinema. He could have significantly changed the career of the Captain America actor, as he himself noted in an interview from 2011.
Sunshine was directed by Danny Boyle (Babylon, Slumdog Millionaire). Among the cast members you will find names that are much better known today than they were back then, such as Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) and Chris Evans (Captain America).
The sci-fi film debuted on the big screen on April 19, 2007, but failed at the box office:
Here you can see the trailer for Sunshine:
German trailer for the 2007 sci-fi film Sunshine
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“Everyone goes and watches ‘Fantastic Four,’ but no one watches ‘Sunshine.'”
In a 2011 interview with Moviefone, Chris Evans talked about Sunshine (via joblo.com). He said he “loved” the film. However, hardly anyone would have seen the blockbuster in the cinema:
About ten people saw him. Nobody sees all my good films. Everyone goes and sees ‘Fantastic Four’, but no one sees ‘Sunshine’.
I would have a different career if people saw that. I love this movie, man. I love Danny Boyle. I love this experience and I love this cast. This was one of those films that I fell in love with from start to finish.
Chris Evans via joblo.com
Screenwriter Alex Garland also expressed frustration at the film’s failure in cinemas: “[…] Look at the box office returns of ‘Sunshine’, it was just a disaster at the box office and didn’t make any money at all. We made this movie, we put our heart and soul into it, it got pretty good reviews, and no one really cared […].” (via joblo.com)
How is Sunshine rated by viewers? Even though Sunshine flopped at the box office at the time, it is celebrated by many viewers today.
The sci-fi film does quite well on IMDb with 7.2 stars and 262,237 reviews (as of November 15, 2023)
The film can also be seen on Rotten Tomatoes:
Among fans of the genre, Sunshine is even considered one of the best space thrillers ever, which impresses with its genre mix of sci-fi and horror elements as well as its gripping story. You can read more about this here from our colleagues at Moviepilot.
What is Sunshine about? The film takes place in the year 2057. The sun goes out and the earth threatens to freeze.
A space crew consisting of 8 people is sent to reignite the sun. However, they are not the first to be sent on the dangerous mission. Because the crew in front of them has already mysteriously disappeared.
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