Come November 7, one of the most anticipated movies of 2014 will be hitting theaters. In fact, it most likely is the most anticipated movie of the year for most as Christopher Nolan offers up Interstellar, his first movie since ending his Batman trilogy with The Dark Knight Rises and I think we’re all quite interested in seeing what life after Batman is like for the director that seems to be able to merge thoughtful filmmaking with big budget features.
In speaking with Entertainment Weekly recently, Nolan’s wife and producing partner, Emma Thomas, said of Interstellar, “I do not think Chris could have or would have made this film 12 years ago when we didn’t have kids… Whenever I read that Chris’ films are ‘unemotional,’ I don’t agree, but I do find this one to be more emotional. And a lot of it has to do with Matthew’s performance.”
Matthew McConaughey stars as one member of a group of explorers who 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. What exactly all of that means or entails I’m not so sure, but Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway are two additional members of the crew and will be along for the ride, letting us know how this all turns out, though both won’t be going up into space.
Chastain plays McConaughey’s earthbound and in speaking with EW says she cracked the code to just how emotional the film is one day on set saying, “One day, I noticed this girl. She was really shy and sweet. I went up to her, and she told me her name. And she was Chris’ daughter. All of the clues fell into place. You had to be a little bit of a detective, and when I figured it out, I was incredibly moved: Interstellar is a letter to his daughter.”
For Nolan, he said of the screenplay written by his brother, Jonathan Nolan, there were a few things he wanted to change. EW‘s article gets into that a bit with Nolan giving reason for some of the changes saying, “When you take an audience as far away from human experience as possible, you wind up focusing tightly on human nature and how we are connected to each other. The film tries to be very honest in that appraisal.”
One other change was to change McConaughey’s child from boy to a girl. “For me,” Nolan said, “The whole movie is about what it means to be a dad.”
So, while you wait to crack the code for yourself, I’ve included several new pictures from Interstellar below along with two new trailers. Look over them slowly, you still have a little time to wait.
