Sandra Bullock Signs on for First Role Since Scandal

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Sandra Bullock has had one out-of-this-world 2010, and the new film she's just signed on for definitely tops it all off. Check out details about "Gravity," Bullock's first official post-Oscar and post-divorce project.

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We reported in the spring that both Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie had been tapped to star as the lead in "Gravity," a big-budget film about a space mission gone wrong, as a male and female astronaut try desperately to get back to their loves and lives on Earth. IMDb describes the storyline with this: "The lone survivor of a space mission to repair the Hubble telescope desperately tries to return to Earth and reunite with her daughter."

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Turns out neither Jolie nor Portman could take the part; and we'd heard buzz that Sandra Bullock was considering it. Indeed word has it Bullock has signed on to play the leading lady in "Gravity," which will reportedly begin filming in England in May 2011 for a 2012 Hollywood release.

Sandra Bullock's co-star will be none other than George Clooney, despite earlier reports that Robert Downey Jr. had signed on. Turns out Downey had scheduling conflicts...no doubt Warner Bros. was pleased with his replacement.

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Get to know "Gravity" now, because you'll be hearing about it for months to come. Also flip through our Sandra Bullock slideshow -- imagine Sandy as an astronaut! -- and hit the blue links for more Bullock buzz.

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