After five years’ preparation and 14 months of filming and processing, Walt Disney Productions’ deep-space adventure, "The Black Hole," will premiere during the Christmas season. The multi-million dollar production features Oscar winning stars (Ernest Borgnine and Maximilian Schell), a young newcomer (Joseph Bottoms) and Academy Award-winning special effects staff, plus an original musical score by another winner, John Barry.
The intriguing theme of the new Disney thriller has been the subject of scientific conjecture for many years and is currently enjoying a revival in the news. Black holes, located millions of light years from Earth, are said to be formed when an old star collapses. Their existence is speculative since they cannot be seen. The only telltale sign of a black hole is the trail of destruction it leaves when swallowing up whole stars and oceans of interstellar gases. According to science, nothing entering a black hole will ever escape due to the intense gravitational forces within. Even light cannot escape! Much, if not all, of what is known about black holes is strictly theoretical.
Disney Vice President of Production and Creative Affairs Ron Miller explains, ”Black holes are a mystery even to the scientists who predicted them. Some speculate that time slows and finally stops at their edge. Others suggest that a black hole may be a path to another universe."
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