Fifty years into the future, the Sun is failing, causing the Earth to freeze. A spacecraft, the Icarus II with a crew of eight men and women is launched as a last hope,[2] carrying a stellar bomb with a payload the mass of Manhattan in order to re-ignite the Sun. Seven years prior, a similar ship, the Icarus I, had been launched for the same mission, but contact was lost.[3] When the crew of eight move toward the sun and out of radio contact with Earth, they discover the distress beacon of the ship that had been missing for seven years. Capa (Cillian Murphy), the physicist who controls the bomb, is asked by the captain to decide whether to change course and approach Icarus I. Reasoning that the success of their mission is theoretical anyway, Capa decides that it is best to rendezvous with the stricken vessel in order to potentially acquire another payload, in case the payload they are already carrying does not achieve its purpose.
Events begin to cascade almost immediately. When calculating their new course, Trey (Benedict Wong) neglects to correct the heat shield angle, so it is now damaged on the sunward side. In the repair attempt, captain Kaneda (Hiroyuki Sanada) dies, and their oxygen garden is destroyed by the sun (with it most of their air reserves). Trey's guilt is plain and is placed under sedation by psychologist Searle (Cliff Curtis) rather than staging a suicide watch. Following the new course Icarus II approaches and docks with Icarus I. They find the Icarus I crew had abandoned their mission (deferring to "God's will" under leadership of captain Pinbacker (Mark Strong) and destroyed their computer, rendering their bomb useless, before killing themselves. The airlock between the two ships is destroyed before the party can return to Icarus II. Capa is given priority for the sole space suit, but Searle has to stay behind to release the hatch. Second-in-command Harvey (Troy Garity) is lost in space, freezing to death whilst attempting to cross back to Icarus II with Capa, while engineer Mace (Chris Evans) suffers from frostbite during the crossing. The crew members are confronted with a dilemma; the remaining oxygen reserves will not suffice for the five survivors to complete their mission. They speculate and come to the conclusion that Trey has to be killed in the interest of oxygen conservation. Trey, however, has already come out from under sedation and committed suicide, meaning that the remaining crew have enough air to complete the mission, but not to return to Earth.
Following a disturbing warning from the computer, telling him of an unknown fifth surviving crew member, Capa finds Icarus I captain Pinbacker on board inside the observation deck and still quite as zealously insane as he was before on the Icarus I's last entry video earlier, he locks Capa into an airlock after slicing him across the chest, eventually sabotages the computers, kills the botanist crew member Corazon (Michelle Yeoh) as she tends to her ruined oxygen garden, and chases pilot Cassie (Rose Byrne) into the payload section of the ship. Mace repairs the computers enough to get power back online, but dies in the coolant tanks in the process, and the bomb must now be released and fired manually. Capa breaks free of the airlock, launches the bomb and boards it before its boosters fire. After finding Cassie aboard and being pursued by Pinbacker, Capa successfully detonates the bomb. He stands between the expanding effects of the weapon and the encroaching solar surface as it descends. Faced with the surface of the sun itself Capa takes his final moments enjoying the sheer spectacle in front of him as the flames overtake him.
In a snow-strewn landscape on Earth, eight minutes after the Icarus climax, Capa's sister and family watch the video that was recorded near the beginning of the film of Capa giving his final message to his family as they watch for a sign that the mission has succeeded. The dim sun finally brightens as the Sydney Opera House looms on the horizon.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8Fifty years into the future, the Sun is failing, causing the Earth to freeze. A spacecraft, the Icarus II with a crew of eight men and women is launched as a last hope,[2] carrying a stellar bomb with a payload the mass of Manhattan in order to re-ignite the Sun. Seven years prior, a similar ship, the Icarus I, had been launched for the same mission, but contact was lost.[3] When the crew of eight move toward the sun and out of radio contact with Earth, they discover the distress beacon of the ship that had been missing for seven years. Capa (Cillian Murphy), the physicist who controls the bomb, is asked by the captain to decide whether to change course and approach Icarus I. Reasoning that the success of their mission is theoretical anyway, Capa decides that it is best to rendezvous with the stricken vessel in order to potentially acquire another payload, in case the payload they are already carrying does not achieve its purpose.
Events begin to cascade almost immediately. When calculating their new course, Trey (Benedict Wong) neglects to correct the heat shield angle, so it is now damaged on the sunward side. In the repair attempt, captain Kaneda (Hiroyuki Sanada) dies, and their oxygen garden is destroyed by the sun (with it most of their air reserves). Trey's guilt is plain and is placed under sedation by psychologist Searle (Cliff Curtis) rather than staging a suicide watch. Following the new course Icarus II approaches and docks with Icarus I. They find the Icarus I crew had abandoned their mission (deferring to "God's will" under leadership of captain Pinbacker (Mark Strong) and destroyed their computer, rendering their bomb useless, before killing themselves. The airlock between the two ships is destroyed before the party can return to Icarus II. Capa is given priority for the sole space suit, but Searle has to stay behind to release the hatch. Second-in-command Harvey (Troy Garity) is lost in space, freezing to death whilst attempting to cross back to Icarus II with Capa, while engineer Mace (Chris Evans) suffers from frostbite during the crossing. The crew members are confronted with a dilemma; the remaining oxygen reserves will not suffice for the five survivors to complete their mission. They speculate and come to the conclusion that Trey has to be killed in the interest of oxygen conservation. Trey, however, has already come out from under sedation and committed suicide, meaning that the remaining crew have enough air to complete the mission, but not to return to Earth.
Following a disturbing warning from the computer, telling him of an unknown fifth surviving crew member, Capa finds Icarus I captain Pinbacker on board inside the observation deck and still quite as zealously insane as he was before on the Icarus I's last entry video earlier, he locks Capa into an airlock after slicing him across the chest, eventually sabotages the computers, kills the botanist crew member Corazon (Michelle Yeoh) as she tends to her ruined oxygen garden, and chases pilot Cassie (Rose Byrne) into the payload section of the ship. Mace repairs the computers enough to get power back online, but dies in the coolant tanks in the process, and the bomb must now be released and fired manually. Capa breaks free of the airlock, launches the bomb and boards it before its boosters fire. After finding Cassie aboard and being pursued by Pinbacker, Capa successfully detonates the bomb. He stands between the expanding effects of the weapon and the encroaching solar surface as it descends. Faced with the surface of the sun itself Capa takes his final moments enjoying the sheer spectacle in front of him as the flames overtake him.
In a snow-strewn landscape on Earth, eight minutes after the Icarus climax, Capa's sister and family watch the video that was recorded near the beginning of the film of Capa giving his final message to his family as they watch for a sign that the mission has succeeded. The dim sun finally brightens as the Sydney Opera House looms on the horizon.
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