Christopher Nolan's next: 'Interstellar'

[keg in kc]

Script was written by his brother, and Spielberg was previously attached.

Originally Posted by The Hollywood Reporter

With his Batman trilogy now complete, Christopher Nolan has found his next project.

According to multiple sources, Nolan has set his sights on a sci-fi project titled Interstellar, which he is in talks to direct and produce. The project involves time travel and alternate dimensions in a story that sees a group of explorers travel through a wormhole. The script is based on scientific theories developed by a Kip Thorne, a theoretical physicist, a gravitational physicist and astrophysicist at Caltech.

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The script for Interstellar was written by Jonathan Nolan, Chris' brother, who worked on The Dark Knight Rises and The Dark Knight, as well as Prestige. Jonathan Nolan (known as Jonah) also has a "story by" credit for Memento, Chris Nolan’s breakout movie.

Steven Spielberg was previously attached to direct Interstellar and produce with Lynda Obst. It is unclear if Spielberg will remain involved, especially considering the director's planned next movie, Robopocalypse, was delayed indefinitely on Wednesday.

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[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

Why does anyone really care about movie ratings?

Why should I give a shit what someone else thinks about a movie?

I'm with you. I might not drop $16 dollars for a ticket plus another $2-4 for parking, but an RT ranking wouldn't dissuade me from seeing something on cable or convince me to avoid the Blu-Ray or DVD.

[tk13]

I'm a fan of Nolan, but I thought it was great. I don't know if it's his best movie or not... but it's definitely a great IMAX experience. It's probably his most ambitious movie.

And I love that he still shoots with film.

[Silock]

Physicist who inspired Interstellar spills the backstory—and the scene that makes him cringe

http://news.sciencemag.org/people-ev...cene-makes-him

[notorious]

Originally Posted by BigMeatballDave

Why does anyone really care about movie ratings?

Why should I give a shit what someone else thinks about a movie?

Time.


I own a business and have a family.

Time is limited, and if I can get a general idea of how good/bad a movie is, it helps me to weed out the bad.


I generally don't give a shit what "Critics" think, but a large sample size of normal people gives me a decent idea of what is worth my time and what isn't.

[ragedogg69]

Originally Posted by Silock

Physicist who inspired Interstellar spills the backstory—and the scene that makes him cringe

http://news.sciencemag.org/people-ev...cene-makes-him

what a clickbaity title. still a good read.

[Sure-Oz]

Enjoyed the movie but towards the end kept of from being great. I was emotionally invested through most of it but the end was kondve a wtf for me and did take away from it. Not his best but I still liked it

[KevB]

I just got back from an IMAX showing, and Noland didn't disappoint. The visuals were breathtaking, and there was real emotion (MM and Jessica Chastain were really good). The science was heavy, but I appreciated a "blockbuster" trying to tackle something so complex. I'd been looking forward to this for over a year, so I'm glad it delivered.

[ragedogg69]

and Tyson's thoughts:
http://www.hugecool.com/2014/11/inte...d-twitter.html

[unlurking]

My favorite...

In #Interstellar: On another planet, around another star, in another part of the galaxy, two guys get into a fist fight.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 10, 2014

Hope to see this weekend.

[tyler360]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Enjoyed the movie but towards the end kept of from being great. I was emotionally invested through most of it but the end was kondve a wtf for me and did take away from it. Not his best but I still liked it

QFT

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by KevB

I just got back from an IMAX showing, and Noland didn't disappoint. The visuals were breathtaking, and there was real emotion (MM and Jessica Chastain were really good). The science was heavy, but I appreciated a "blockbuster" trying to tackle something so complex. I'd been looking forward to this for over a year, so I'm glad it delivered.

This sounds odd but I liked the film more after it was over than as I was actually watching it.

At the time some of the few action sequences seemed forced. They seemed to be there just to have an excuse to have an action sequence. Later on they make more sense. A lot you've watched somewhere else before.

It's definitely a film about humanity. Hard to explain.

Like someone made a sci-fi flick with the themes and characters (this family is a lot like the family) from Signs, the pacing and space setting of 2001, and threw in some good old American exploration.

[Rausch]

Upon second viewing I like it more. First the obvious, then impressions in spoiler tags.

1) Why is it every time there is a ****ing Affleck there must be some Damon? The inverse applies. I'm pretty sure we got the better Affleck here but still.
2) I thought Anne Hathaway and naked bongos both did a great job. At no point were either of them distracting.
3) There's no political agenda here. At least not to me. The only agenda seems to be that humanity's role is to explore.

Spoiler!

The exploration theme seems the most dominant to me. They don't just make a point of science being the answer. The film points to "ghosts," science, aliens, time travel, and morality as a big soup of keeping an open mind being the key to the survival.

When any character seems to feel they have the answer bad things happen.

The daughter/father team that refuses to give up, no matter how strange the answer might be, find a way. And they do it both due to science AND a refusal to give up.

The ending...yeah...stinks of casual conversations over causality and theoretical physics but what a black hole actually is has been debated even more of late. Now with "white holes" and the possibility of gravity and other forces being an impression on us by other dimensions...the film, to me, has wiggle room.

[bowener]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Upon second viewing I like it more. First the obvious, then impressions in spoiler tags.

1) Why is it every time there is a ****ing Affleck there must be some Damon? The inverse applies. I'm pretty sure we got the better Affleck here but still.
2) I thought Anne Hathaway and naked bongos both did a great job. At no point were either of them distracting.
3) There's no political agenda here. At least not to me. The only agenda seems to be that humanity's role is to explore.

Spoiler!

The exploration theme seems the most dominant to me. They don't just make a point of science being the answer. The film points to "ghosts," science, aliens, time travel, and morality as a big soup of keeping an open mind being the key to the survival.

When any character seems to feel they have the answer bad things happen.

The daughter/father team that refuses to give up, no matter how strange the answer might be, find a way. And they do it both due to science AND a refusal to give up.

The ending...yeah...stinks of casual conversations over causality and theoretical physics but what a black hole actually is has been debated even more of late. Now with "white holes" and the possibility of gravity and other forces being an impression on us by other dimensions...the film, to me, has wiggle room.

I think you should spoiler tag the

Spoiler!

Damon stuff. That was a pleasant surprise. Much like Spacey in 7, I enjoyed not knowing he was in it, and wasn't looking/waiting for him to show up, i.e., a distraction.

[Beef Supreme]

Originally Posted by ragedogg69

and Tyson's thoughts:
http://www.hugecool.com/2014/11/inte...d-twitter.html

I was hoping for Mike Tyson's thoughts.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

I was hoping for Mike Tyson's thoughts.

I'm guessing he's also mostly shaped by his lack of father figure...