Fans of director Christopher Nolan are in for a real treat, come November 5th. Nolan's highly-anticipated epic science fiction film Interstellar is coming to theaters two days before its nationwide release, at least for theaters showing the film in 70mm IMAX and 70mm and 35mm film.
Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers announced the deal today for advance screenings of Interstellar in a select 225 theaters, including IMAX screens, across the U.S. and Canada on November 5.
In Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey stars as a single father who was once an engineer and pilot. However, because of a worldwide food shortage, he becomes a farmer. Eventually, he's recruited for a space mission to find a planet capable of sustaining human life. The film also stars Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, John Lithgow, Casey Afflec, Wes Bentley, Topher Grace, Ellen Burstyn and Matt Damon.
Interstellar is one of the most anticipated films of 2014, especially in a year that saw very few summer blockbusters.
"To see Christopher Nolan's Interstellar on the big screen is an unforgettable movie going experience," says Rob Moore, Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures. "From IMAX to traditional film and digital projection, we are pleased that audiences will have the opportunity to see this awe-inspiring film in a wide variety of formats and we are very excited to be making the film available two days early for moviegoers."
Tickets for the advance showings of Interstellar are currently available at participating theater box offices and online at interstellar.withgoogle.com.
Nolan shot the movie with a combination of 35mm film and 65mm IMAX film and has long been a proponent for using traditional film, although digital filmmaking has nearly taken over the industry.
"For the last 10 years, I've felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting video, but I've never understood why," says Nolan. "It's cheaper to work on film, it's far better looking, it's the technology that's been known and understood for a hundred years, and it's extremely reliable."
Nolan adds that he hasn't seen a good reason to switch from film to digital yet. He and other filmmakers, such as J.J. Abrams and Quentin Tarantino have, so far, bucked the digital film trend.
Today also marked the release of another trailer for Interstellar, which shows the characters of McConaughey and Hathaway struggling with their mission to save all of humanity.
