News regarding Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse wasn’t the only “mega director” story to hit last night, as we also learned that Christopher Nolan is in talks to direct the sci-fi film Interstellar as his next project. There’s a link between the two filmmakers, as Nolan’s brother Jonathan Nolan originally wrote the Interstellar script years ago for Spielberg to direct. Details on the film are understandably under wraps, but the story is inspired by the work of physicist Kip Thorne and involves a group of explorers traveling through a wormhole, where they encounter time travel and alternate dimensions.
Now a few more details have surfaced regarding Interstellar, chief of which is that Christopher Nolan will be writing the script himself in order to incorporate an original idea of his own. Hit the jump for more details.
Buried in a report on Deadline is the news that Chris Nolan is penning a script that merges an original idea of his with the previous script that Jonathan Nolan wrote. This isn’t exactly a shock, as the brothers have collaborated on the scripts for The Prestige, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. As I understand it, they normally take separate passes on the script instead of writing side by side, so the idea of Christopher taking Jonathan’s draft and rewriting it makes sense.
The report also has a more revealing logline for the film, noting that the film “will depict a heroic interstellar voyage to the furthest borders of our scientific understanding.” The deal is being set up at Paramount with Chris Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Lynda Obst producing, but Nolan’s longtime studio Warner Bros. will also be in the fold as a co-production partner with Paramount. Thorne will remain onboard as a technical consultant.
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I understand the technical differences between this and Inception, hopefully there are more than the few I’m imagining now.
The first Best news ever in 2013
Hear, hear!
YEEESSSSS!!!!! Lol.
Brett Rankin: Hisses yes like a really loud excited snake, then laughs out loud at himself. Hallmarks of a sex offender. Take the diapers off and be a real man.
Yep, called it. Nolan is going into full on hack mode, regurgitating previous idea (Inception). Rises was his Waterloo. Get ready for this to get 20% on rottentomatoes.
For some reason I feel a person with your name would say something like this….for some reason.
When Interstellar gets higher than a 20% on rottentomatoes, the first thing im going to do is reply on this post again and write “Nolan Is King” See you in about three years
Here is where I give you the attention you so desperately seek for. Poor guy.
Here is where I wish you’d had the better English lessons you so desperately need for. You hamster face.
Did someone forget to buy you a life for Christmas again?
Lol has anyone ever bought anyone a life for Christmas?? Fail. You chubby nerd.
First Nolan hater of 2013
I COMPLETELY agree with you! Ratings for Nolan’s previous work on rotten tomatoes show a CLEAR trend indicating that critics are quickly becoming aware of what a MASSIVE FRAUD he really is. A 20% rating for his next movie is a very SMART estimation in my opinion. The stats speak for themselves:
92% for Memento, 93% for Insomnia, 85% for Batman Begins, 76% for The Prestige, 94% for The Dark Knight, 86% for Inception and 87% for The Dark Knight Rises
You’d have to be a COMPLETE NITWIT not to see the 20% coming….
You Nolan haters are more obsessed with him than his fans. I think you’re in love.
Didn’t we just have this article?
http://collider.com/christopher-nolan-interstellar/222939/comment-page-1/#comment-523746
Where is the news here?
The news is that he will also participate in writing the script, not only direct it, which at least to me is major news.
Go ahead Collider. delete this post again.
Unless the reason for this post is that Nolan has had an original idea. I guess that does make it news.
http://collider.com/christopher-nolan-interstellar
what is this moron talking about
Hilarious
Dir Chris Nolan is a very creative Director
As much as I’m excited for this, is it even going to feel like a proper Nolan film without Wally Pfister ‘s cinematography? That guy was so essential to the awesome look of all of Nolan’s movies.