The real wormhole was the corn they grew along the way.
Cast and crew of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" discuss project origins, the film's imagery, ambitions, incorporating IMAX footage, the human element within the film, arm shooting locations outside of Calgary, the set construction and design, working with real corn, mechanical characters, including backstory, design, the blend of practical and digital effects in bringing them to life, the differences in the characters, the human performances behind the characters, the creative process behind the film's music, Icelandic locations, vehicle interiors, the processes of simulating the absence of gravity, the crucial end-film visuals and influence and inspiration for future generations
Practical Effects
They built functioning spacecraft interiors AND grew 500 acres of corn.
Direction
Nolan's obsessive attention to scientific accuracy and IMAX spectacle.
Production
Hans Zimmer's organ score conceived from a single page of dialogue.
Director
Jordan Goldberg
Christopher Nolan
Self - Director / Co-Writer
Emma Thomas
Self - Producer
Lynda Obst
Self - Producer
Matthew McConaughey
Self - 'Cooper'
Jessica Chastain
Self / Murph
Anne Hathaway
Self / Brand
Hans Zimmer
Self - Composer
Lee Smith
Self - Editor
Mary Zophres
Self - Costume Designer
Kip Thorne
Self - Executive Producer
Jonathan Nolan
Self - Co-Writer
Casey Affleck
Self - 'Tom'
Nathan Crowley
Self - Production Designer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nolan banned green screens for space sequences; the actors watched actual IMAX footage of space during filming.
The documentary reveals Spielberg originally developed the project before Nolan rewrote it with his brother, explaining the emotional father-daughter core beneath the hard science.
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