Worn by Gerard Butler, Geostorm is broadcast this Thursday, June 27 at 9:25 p.m. on TMC. A disaster film in which several scenes take place at NASA. But did the technical team really film in the premises of the famous American agency?
In Hollywood, the disaster film is a school. Of The Infernal Tower (1974) to Deep Impact (1998), through Armageddon (1998), or The day after (2004)…the list goes on. Dean Devlin, for example, has made a specialty of the genre. First as a screenwriter with Independence Day (1996), which would have escaped Will Smith for a scandalous reason, and in a certain way Godzilla (1998), where he rubbed shoulders with THE great specialist: Roland Emmerich. In 2017, he tried his hand behind the camera (apart from directing episodes of the series Leverage) with Geostorm. Also when writing, the American director was inspired by a conversation with his six-year-old daughter. On the casting side, he enlists the services of another accustomed to the genre and explosions of all kinds, in the character of Gerard Butler, accompanied by Jim Sturgess and Abbie Cornish.
When Geostorm invents an international climate regulation program
Geostorm begins in 2019. Earth faces a succession of natural disasters due to climate change, leaving the planet battered. Under the leadership of engineer Jake Lawson, an international commission made up of around twenty of the most technologically advanced countries is launching a space program to control the climate. After making a decision without the agreement of the hierarchy, Jake is fired. Three years later, strange and deadly events occur in Afghanistan and Hong Kong. Is this a fault in the satellite network? A hack? Jake is called to the rescue to prevent an unprecedented global catastrophe.
NASA help on the set
For the purposes of filming, the film team notably built the entire sets of the International Space Station, covering an enormous surface area (for example larger than the deck of an aircraft carrier). “There were nine gigantic sets (…), and we shot about 72 crucial scenes there. We designed the ISS as a sort of factory that supports, creates, and maintains in orbit the thousands of satellites that control the climate of the Earth: a true command center dedicated to the protection of the planet and all its inhabitants”Dean Devlin explained in comments reported by Allocinated. Furthermore, the director was able to count on the expertise of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Several engineers from the famous American agency participated in the design of the film’s space shuttle, which can accommodate 5,000 people. Some sequences were also filmed at NASA premises in New Orleans (Louisiana). Great privilege.
