Christopher Nolan is known for his unique storytelling and the distinct process of making movies. Being Hollywood’s one of the most prestigious and successful directors whose every movie has seen the light of wonders at the box office and critical response, Nolan’s nonpareil filmmaking traits have sustained throughout his career.
Among his successful movies, the 2014 space explorer sci-fi flick Interstellar has come out as an era-defying masterpiece. The movie is dramatic at best while it brings unapologetic earthy and space horror catastrophes. Also, Nolan’s personal investments to be close to scientific accuracy in the film also commendable when he created the black hole with scientific backing.
Christopher Nolan Refused to Reshoot Any Scenes in Interstellar
There is no secret that Christopher Nolan is costly when he designs a scene, he is known for making it real. Speaking of the experience working with Nolan, the lead actor of the film, Matthew McConaughey said that Nolan is a true leader. “I’ve never worked with a better leader.”
“I cannot say I’ve ever worked with a better problem solver and have the problems he just saw was by pure will that everything must keep moving forward keep moving forward,” McConaughey said.
The actor further added that Nolan “never goes backwards” and he “won’t go reshoot anything.”
“Even if he found out something was wrong I don’t think he would reshoot it […] Conceptually he’s able to realize things on screen to actually put them up there in a larger and more awe-inspiring scope than any other director that I know or I’ve seen,” the actor added.
Initially, McConaughey thought Interstellar would be like a small independent film as they were shooting the “personal stuff” consisting of the majority of the movie’s runtime. It was after a few takes, the actor understood the gravity of the film’s grand picture. The Gentlemen actor also iterated that Nolan is not a perfectionist as he believed earlier. “He actually wants the imperfections and you take as much time as you need,” the actor said. Perhaps, Joker’s iconic hospital bombing scene in The Dark Knight Rises was the result of it.
How It’s Like to Work With Christopher Nolan for the Interstellar Casts
Nolan is a gentleman, there’s no debate over it. In fact, his actors are very fond of him, and over the years many wished to be featured in his films. McConaughey thinks Nolan has a great sense of humor, “which not many people know he’s got a killer sense of humor,” McConaughey said.
Jessica Chastain who played the adult version of Murph in Interstellar also opined about the director saying “he’s really is a genius.” But working with Nolan is very different than other directors. “Working with Christopher you’re there to work, there is no complaining, there is not like you’re in extreme situations and you just go through it,” Chastain said.
“You just go through it like Ann was in ice water you know up to her shoulders whatever. She went through it, Matthew’s on the glacier not being able to look down because he’s in the space suit. I was getting dust chucked in my face every day and you just you that’s your job you’re doing it,” Chastain added.
Before appearing in Interstellar Anne Hathaway collaborated with the director in The Dark Knight Rises as Catwoman. Talking to Total Film’s Matt Risley, Hathaway said that Nolan is “one of my favorite directors to work with.”
“And I have a really good part which he wrote so, um, I just couldn’t have been more flattered and you know just to it’s great to work with your friends and it’s so wonderful to get to work on great movies and so that… I’m blushing thinking about it, excuse me. So that one was just, um, just yes joy wonderful pleasure all around,” Hathaway said.
Interstellar was Nolan’s passion project and was very personal to him. The movie has grossed $773.8 million at the box office with five Oscar win.
Source: CINEVERSE.
