Interstellar Latest News: Showing Beginning November 7; Ambitious and Original, But Will It Be Oscar-worthy Enough?
Paramount's Interstellar is scheduled for showing in US theaters starting November 7. According to studio sources, the film tells the story of mankind's desperate attempt to turn to the stars for its continued survival. Set at an era when most governments and economies have already collapsed, and much of the world is hungry and in ruins because of the effects of climate change, a glimmer of hope was found upon discovery of a wormhole through which voyage through the space-time continuum may become possible. An elite crew was assembled, including Cooper (played by Matthew McConaughey), a widowed engineer and farmer who will have to leave his young children behind, in order to pilot the ship that will be making the interstellar voyage in its mission to look for a new and more habitable world for mankind.
Interstellar is directed by Christopher Nolan based on a script he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. Aside from McConaughey, others in the Interstellar cast include Anne Hathaway (as his co-pilot), Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Casey Affleck, John Lithgow, Topher Grace, Wes Bentley, David Oyelowo, Matt Damon, David Gyasi, Elyes Gabel, and Thimothee Chalamet. The filming which began in August concluded in December of last year. It was revealed that the earth scenes were filmed in Fort Macleod, Alberta, while the alien world scenes were shot in Iceland.
To promote the upcoming film, Nolan and McConaughey came to the San Diego Comic-Con during Paramount's presentation at Hall C. There the two took to the stage to briefly talk and answer questions from the fans before the screening of their teaser trailer. McConaughey described Interstellar as "by far the most ambitious film that Christopher Nolan has ever directed." And Nolan, he says, is "always out for original. Everything he has to do, it has to be original." Nolan told the audience that Interstellar was really "about human beings and what it is to be human." The trailer, as described by The Guardian, "shows an awards-friendly combination of cosmic wonder and emotional gravity."
