For the film’s climactic “Defying Gravity” sequence, Chu shared his vision using a scale model that was then interpreted by each department. “Jon is somebody who shoots for the characters.

Exiting Earth's gravity takes an enormous amount of fuel and power. Due to this, spacecraft strapped to rockets are limited in their carry capacity and every gram must be accounted for.

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