Christopher Nolan fans are probably going to be really excited! Nolan’s latest film, “Interstellar,” has started principal photography in Alberta, Canada! The film will be released in IMAX and 35mm theaters Nov. 7, 2014.

The film, directed and co-written by Nolan, will have a global production and utlize a mixture of 35mm anamorphic and IMAX film photography. The story, which is a combination of an original idea by Nolan and an existing script by Jonathan Nolan, involves a group of explorers who use a newly discovered wormhole to “surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.”

“Interstellar” has a huge, prestigious cast that includes Matthew McConaughey (“Magic Mike,” “Mud”), Academy Award® winner Anne Hathaway (“Les Miserables,” “The Dark Knight Rises”), Academy Award® nominee Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Tree of Life”), Bill Irwin (“Rachel Getting Married,” TV’s “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”) Academy Award® nominee John Lithgow (“Terms of Endearment,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) Academy Award® nominee Casey Affleck (“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” Gone Baby Gone”), David Gyasi (“Cloud Atlas”), Wes Bentley (“The Hunger Games”), Mackenzie Foy (“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2”) Timothée Chalamet (TV’s “Homeland”), Topher Grace (“Spider-Man 3”), David Oyelowo (“Jack Reacher,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”), Academy Award® winner Ellen Burstyn (“The Last Picture Show,” “The Exorcist”), and Academy Award® winner Michael Caine (“The Cider House Rules,” “The Dark Knight” Trilogy).

What do you think about “Interstellar”? Give your opinions in the comments section below.

By Monique Jones

Monique Jones blogs about race and culture in entertainment, particularly movies and television. You can read her articles at Racialicious, and her new site, COLOR . You can also listen to her new podcast, What would Monique Say.

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