Unravel the mysteries of interstellar when neil degrasse tyson interviews filmmaker christopher nolan. The screenplay of interstellar is written by christopher nolan and his frequent collaborator, jonathan nolan. Christopher nolan and cast talk interstellar, manly man. Interstellar by christopher nolan christopher nolan. Thorne and i discussed interstellar and his book in a telephone interview.
Kip thorne, a nobel prizewinning physicist and the feynman professor of theoretical physics emeritus at caltech, is the author of the bestselling books black holes and time warps and the science of interstellar. A film that explores such concepts as wormholes, black holes and the notion of love transcending the dimensions of space and time, interstellar also stars nolan s frequent collaborator, michael caine, as professor brand a theoretical physicist who formulates coopers trek. Christopher nolan is the most powerful and uncompromising. Its the most successful film this year not to be based on a book, a comic. Christopher nolan was not the first filmmaker to grow corn zack snyder did it for man of steel, and in an interview with the hollywood reporter, christopher nolan revealed that he. With an unbroken string of hits from memento right up through 2014s interstellar, nolan is now about to unveil dunkirk, a brawny, lac. Jonathan nolan on interstellar creative screenwriting. Christopher nolan interview for interstellar by thebigkahoona published on 20150123t01.
Nolan s most popular book is the science of interstellar. Leonard in memento 2000, al pacinos character in insomnia 2002, bruce wayne in batman begins 2005. Why hans zimmer isnt scoring christopher nolans new. The hollywood reporters full interstellar discussion. The exacting, expansive mind of christopher nolan the new york. Of course, it is not apparent in the script, but the music, by hans zimmer, is breathtaking, and. Christopher nolan, matthew mcconaughey, anne hathaway, and more talk interstellar, the evolution of the script, and grounding the film with emotion by steve frosty weintraub november 8, 2014. Love is the one thing were capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space, says dr. Is interstellar based on a book or on other material. Christopher nolan releases interstellar comic prequel absolute zero, a comic book prelude to the directors recent blockbuster, tells the story of a previous expedition through the wormhole to. An indepth conversation with the writerdirector of dunkirk a little white lies interview with christopher nolan who writingdirecting movie credits include memento, batman begins, the dark knight, the dark knight rises, the prestige, inception, interstellar, and his newest project dunkirk. The science of interstellar with christopher nolan. Christopher nolan, the director the dark knight trilogy, inception and new interstellar talks about his love for the tactile over the digital and locating the.
Famine is widespread, and all of mankinds resources are now dedicated to farming in a desperate fight for survival. Christopher nolan interview interstellar time out film. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading christopher nolan s interstellar. Books are everywhere in christopher nolan s interstellar, beginning with the opening shot. A former nasa pilot and engineer named cooper matthew mcconaughey has become. A film that explores such concepts as wormholes, black holes and the notion of love transcending the dimensions of space and time, interstellar also stars nolans frequent collaborator, michael caine, as professor brand a theoretical physicist who formulates coopers trek. For christopher nolan, making interstellar was a childhood dream.
Interstellar and dunkirk composer hans zimmer explains why he chose to score dune over christopher nolan s new spy thriller tenet. But in your book you also mention that christopher nolan came to you. Read more interstellars christopher nolan, stars gather to reveal secrets of. Thorne was an executive producer for the 2014 film interstellar. His films often have obsessive protagonists with a troubled past, who are obsessed to gain justice by any means in life e. I think right from the moment that i saw george lucas first star wars it. The director recalls meeting the interstellar filmmaker during post. Kip thorne and actress jessica chastain making the blackboard look realistic. With a foreward by the films director, christopher nolan, the book came out nov. Christopher nolan reveals interstellars movie influences. New interstellar book will go behind the scenes of scifi film. James kleinmann interviews visionary director christopher nolan for his movie interstellar. The introductory interview with christopher and jonathan nolan offers some great insight into the movie.
With interstellar, the director once again creates mass entertainment. Matthew mcconaughey and the cast of christopher nolan s interstellar. In an interview with entertainment weekly, jessica chastain, who plays murph as an adult, described interstellar as an expression of love from nolan. Christopher nolan s interstellar opens around the world at the end of this week 7th november, his much anticipated foray into outer space and beyond and. Filmmaker christopher nolan recently opened up about what movies influenced his upcoming scifi flick interstellar, revealing that hes trying to capture the magic behind beloved steven spielberg films like close encounters of the third kind and jaws. Christopher nolan s interstellar is finally in theaters. Interstellar opens on earth in the distant future, as mother nature is waging war on humanity. Interstellar will be christopher nolan s longest film odyssey yet muchhyped science fiction epic about man on a journey to find a new home for humanity clocks in at 175 minutes 10 minutes. Interstellar will be christopher nolans longest film odyssey yet muchhyped science fiction epic about man on a journey to find a new home for humanity clocks in at 175 minutes 10 minutes. Nolan admires ken burns documentary about the 1930s, the dust bowl, and uses the same interview format, lining up eyewitnesses to testify to. Find out how chris got interested in physics when he was 10 years old, why he uses nonlinear story telling in his films, and what it was like balancing narrative and science with the help of the films advisor, astrophysicist kip thorne. No, its not a sequel its an interstellar comic book about dr. Nolan has 22 books on goodreads with 35946 ratings.
We ask experts to recommend the five best books in their subject and explain their selection in an interview. Marvel studio at comiccon to map future of comicbook superhero films. How interstellar turned christopher nolan into an actual. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a. Read christopher nolans interstellar comic book prequel. Christopher nolan is the most daring film director working in the major studio system today, and each film he directs becomes an event. Christopher nolan on interstellar critics, making original films and. In interstellar a group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. W hen most directors would be stooped over a monitor in a digital effects suite, perusing the latest in specular highlight simulations, christopher nolan was fiddling with kitchen foil on a clifftop. Interested fans of the movie interstellar can preorder the book. The camera, gliding slowly across the length of the. With interstellar, christopher nolan has fashioned nothing less than a modern classic, a film by which i believe future space scifi films may be measured. Director christopher nolan and author kip thorne speak to times jeffrey kluger about the physics of 2014 blockbuster interstellar.
How damien chazelles first man took a page out of christopher nolan s playbook. To really get interstellar, youll have to read kip thornes book. With interstellar, hes created along with his cowriter, brother jonathan nolan an epic that combines classic hollywood storytelling with bold narrative choices, all displayed with cuttingedge theatrical presentation. It stars matthew mcconaughey, anne hathaway, jessica. So, asks tom shone, will nolans latest epic, interstellar, reinforce his reputation as the auteur who thinks big.
Hes the 44yearold londonborn writerdirector who turned comicbook movies on their head with his the dark knight trilogy. Christopher nolan takes on the infinite canvas of space to deliver a cuttingedge, emotionally charged adventure that will amaze movie audiences of all ages. In the movie world christopher nolan is the bridge between obsessive fanboys and serious film types. A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. Parsing the science of interstellar with physicist kip thorne. Christopher nolan directs matthew mcconaughey in interstellar. With selected storyboards opus screenplay series kindle edition by nolan, christopher. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. Interstellar was initially based on an 8page description of ideas involving relativity, gravity, and time by physicist kip thorne and screenwriter lynda obst. Although many of christopher nolans movies happen simultaneously in the past. Interstellar is a 2014 american epic science fiction film directed and produced by christopher nolan. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Physicist who inspired interstellar spills the backstoryand the scene. In addition to the screenplay, this screenplay book also. Interstellar, the latest film from renowned director christopher nolan, landed in u. In an interview with entertainment weekly, jessica chastain, who plays murph as an adult, described interstellar as an expression of love from nolan to his yearold daughter flora the film was. After the jump, jonathan nolan talks about directing westworld, christopher nolan s contributions to the script and more. Christopher nolan has some more interstellar goodness coming our way. Christopher nolan left and matthew mcconaughey at comiccon 2014. In early spring of 20, christopher nolan and his crew were scouting for. The exacting, expansive mind of christopher nolan the. As most of you know, nolan wrote the screenplay based on a previous draft by his brother, jonathan nolan the dark knight.
On interstellar, ben afflecks batman, and the future of mankind. Jonathan nolan, known to his friends as jonah, has worked with his brother christopher as cowriter on several films, including the prestige, the dark knight, and the dark knight rises. Mother natures going to be just fine, its us that might not be video interview. From director christopher nolan, interstellar movie arrives in theaters november 2014.
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