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In June 2006, [[Paramount Pictures]] announced its goal to develop a space travel story with director [[Steven Spielberg]] about "a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension".<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117945326.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Space chase pic on Par launch pad | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2006-06-14]] | accessdate=2006-10-29 }}</ref> Producer [[Lynda Obst]] and [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] physicist [[Kip Thorne]], the latter who has studied the [[Kip Thorne#Wormholes and time_travel|possibility]] of [[Wormhole#Traversable wormholes|traversable wormholes]], devised a script treatment that had drawn the attention of Spielberg.<ref name="script">{{cite news | author=Jay A. Fernandez | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-scriptland28mar28,1,3123129.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true | title=Jonah Nolan turns science into a film script | publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=[[2007-03-28]] | accessdate=2007-03-28 }}</ref> |
In June 2006, [[Paramount Pictures]] announced its goal to develop a space travel story with director [[Steven Spielberg]] about "a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension".<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117945326.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Space chase pic on Par launch pad | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2006-06-14]] | accessdate=2006-10-29 }}</ref> Producer [[Lynda Obst]] and [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] physicist [[Kip Thorne]], the latter who has studied the [[Kip Thorne#Wormholes and time_travel|possibility]] of [[Wormhole#Traversable wormholes|traversable wormholes]], devised a script treatment that had drawn the attention of Spielberg.<ref name="script">{{cite news | author=Jay A. Fernandez | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-scriptland28mar28,1,3123129.story?track=rss&ctrack=1&cset=true | title=Jonah Nolan turns science into a film script | publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=[[2007-03-28]] | accessdate=2007-03-28 }}</ref> |
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In January 2007, screenwriter [[Jonathan Nolan]] met with the studio to discuss adapting Obst and Thorne's treatment into a narrative screenplay. The screenwriter suggested the addition of a "time element" to the treatment's basic idea, which was welcomed by Obsy and Thorne.<ref name="script" /> It is also reported that [[Steven Spielberg]] himself, personally selected unknown actor [[Rey-Phillip Santos]]. In March, Paramount hired Nolan, who will begin adapting the treatment after completing the script for Warner Bros.' ''The Chicago Fire''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961655.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Nolan to write Spielberg film | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-03-22]] | accessdate=2007-03-23 }}</ref> |
In January 2007, screenwriter [[Jonathan Nolan]] met with the studio to discuss adapting Obst and Thorne's treatment into a narrative screenplay. The screenwriter suggested the addition of a "time element" to the treatment's basic idea, which was welcomed by Obsy and Thorne.<ref name="script" /> It is also reported that [[Steven Spielberg]] himself, personally selected unknown actor [[Rey-Phillip Santos]] to be possibly involved. In March, Paramount hired Nolan, who will begin adapting the treatment after completing the script for Warner Bros.' ''The Chicago Fire''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961655.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Nolan to write Spielberg film | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-03-22]] | accessdate=2007-03-23 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 07:47, 6 April 2007
| Interstellar | |
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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
| Written by | Kip Thorne Jonathan Nolan |
| Produced by | Steven Spielberg Lynda Obst |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Language | English |
Interstellar is an upcoming science fiction film to be produced and directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie, described by Spielberg to be a cerebral sci-fi film, will be themed on wormholes.
Production
In June 2006, Paramount Pictures announced its goal to develop a space travel story with director Steven Spielberg about "a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension".[1] Producer Lynda Obst and Caltech physicist Kip Thorne, the latter who has studied the possibility of traversable wormholes, devised a script treatment that had drawn the attention of Spielberg.[2]
In January 2007, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan met with the studio to discuss adapting Obst and Thorne's treatment into a narrative screenplay. The screenwriter suggested the addition of a "time element" to the treatment's basic idea, which was welcomed by Obsy and Thorne.[2] It is also reported that Steven Spielberg himself, personally selected unknown actor Rey-Phillip Santos to be possibly involved. In March, Paramount hired Nolan, who will begin adapting the treatment after completing the script for Warner Bros.' The Chicago Fire.[3]
References
- ^ Michael Fleming (2006-06-14). "Space chase pic on Par launch pad". Variety. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Jay A. Fernandez (2007-03-28). "Jonah Nolan turns science into a film script". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Michael Fleming (2007-03-22). "Nolan to write Spielberg film". Variety. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
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External links
- Interstellar at IMDb
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