Overview
- Timothée Chalamet interviewed Christopher Nolan at an IMAX 70mm Interstellar screening at AMC Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, with the Nolan Archives releasing the video.
- Chalamet told the audience the film remains his favorite project and the one he has watched most, despite appearing in a relatively small, trimmed role early in his career.
- Nolan recounted a disagreement over Chalamet’s darker tone in the “messages from home” sequence, later praising the actor’s conviction and keeping the performance in the final cut.
- The director outlined the film’s genesis, noting Jonathan Nolan originally wrote the script for Steven Spielberg with input from physicist Kip Thorne before Nolan took over and reshaped it.
- Nolan reflected on the movie’s initial mixed reception, strong global box office, and a decade of growing appreciation that has elevated Interstellar’s standing with audiences.