Christopher Nolan didn’t release a movie this year, so theaters are bringing back one of his old ones to compensate. Interstellar was set to return to theaters next month but will instead be delayed until December, Variety reports . The 2014 space epic starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain will hit theaters again on December 6 instead of September 27 as originally planned.
The revival marks the 10th anniversary of Nolan’s ninth movie and will include 70mm IMAX showings. Interstellar tracks astronauts on a mission to find a new habitable planet for Earth’s remaining residents to flee to. It’s a movie about the destruction of the planet and the power of love, and one of Nolan’s more emotional and human projects.
It’s the only time he’s worked with McConaughey, and the actor gave one of his best performances in it at the peak of the McConaissance (Dallas Buyer’s Club was a year earlier). According to current rumours, Paramount has destroyed its 70mm IMAX prints of Interstellar. The September re-release could be scrapped or limited to theaters that still have a print to show.
pic.twitter.com/v8a08vtHUw — Christopher Nolan Art & Updates (@NolanAnalyst) August 7, 2024 So why the delay? “The theatrical release date was pushed to align with the home entertainment relaunch,” Variety reports.
I have no idea what that really means since Interstellar is already available at home, but the publication says Paramount disputes recent rumors t.