While you awoke this morning, Christopher Nolan’s film Interstellar was in all probability the very last thing in your thoughts. Nonetheless, by the top of Wednesday, followers of the movie had gone on a ride worthy of the space travel journey with an ending that’s equally as glad. It’s coming again to theaters in 70mm IMAX, just a bit later than initially anticipated.
Earlier within the day, a Christopher Nolan fan account tweeted a rumor that each one 70mm IMAX prints of the movie had been destroyed by Paramount, which was holding up a planned September 26 re-release. The information started to unfold from there and io9 reached out to Paramount for remark however by no means heard again.
Later within the day, nearly definitely due to these rumors, Variety broke the news that the Interstellar re-release was nonetheless taking place, simply on December 6, not September 27. The article additionally cited “studio sources” who “dispute a rumor that 70mm prints of Interstellar have been destroyed. Paramount claims it has archived extra copies of the film than most different photos. Nonetheless, as a result of reels of movie expertise put on and tear whereas enjoying on the massive display screen, it’s not unusual for them to be unusable after their theatrical runs.”
Which is a good distance of insinuating sure, some prints could have been destroyed, however that’s regular, they’ve received lots extra, and so they’re nonetheless bringing the movie again out. The rationale for the delay will not be these prints both. It’s reportedly a push to line up higher with an upcoming dwelling leisure launch.
Mainly, that is all simply manner an excessive amount of to consider a seemingly random film, even when it does have a good time its tenth anniversary in just a few months.
Written and directed by Nolan, Interstellar follows a father (Matthew McConaughey) who goes on a deep house mission to aim to save lots of the world. In doing so, he leaves behind his youngsters (one in every of which is performed by a younger Timothée Chalamet) who then develop up (subsequently performed by Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck). It’s a singular, stunning film that, if you happen to can, you need to positively plan to rewatch in 70mm IMAX come December.
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