Acclaimed film-makers Rian Johnson, Brad Bird and Edgar Wright, along with actors Emile Hirsch, Josh Gad and Patton Oswalt, are among the famous names lining up to offer praise for Christopher Nolan’s much-hyped, Oscar-tipped space drama Interstellar.
Starring Matthew McConaughey as a widower engineer forced to leave his young family behind as he embarks through a wormhole to distant exoplanets in the hope of finding a new home for mankind away from the dying Earth, Nolan’s film is expected to be one of the best-reviewed movies of 2014.
While critics have so far kept to a strict review embargo, which expires on Monday, Twitter exploded with a supernova of positivity following a reported screening in New York on the evening of Sunday 19 October, held by Paramount studio chief Brad Grey.
Rian Johnson, the director of Looper and forthcoming Star Wars: Episode VIII wrote:
Interstellar is bold & ballsy. Huge ideas done in a concrete grounded way, and some of the finest space travel spectacle this side of 2001.
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) October 23, 2014
Plus if you're a space nut like me there's an IMAX sequence of the ship passing Saturn that'll make you pee. (Hey that rhymed)
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) October 23, 2014
Bird, best known for The Incredibles and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, wrote:
Dazzled by the ambition & intelligence of Chris Nolan's INTERSTELLAR. Terrific performances, haunting imagery, WOW. See it in 70MM IMAX.
— Brad Bird (@BradBirdA113) October 21, 2014
Tweeted Shaun of the Dead and The World’s End’s Wright:
Am I allowed to say that 'Interstellar' is incredible yet?
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 13, 2014
Saw 'Interstellar' for a second time projected on IMAX film. Truly an magnificent film. Emotional, visually stunning. See it large and loud.
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) October 23, 2014
Hirsch, known for Milk and Into the Wild, wrote:
Saw a private showing of @Interstellar last night. INCREDIBLE film. An absolute must see, it is truly unforgettable.
— emile hirsch (@EmileHirsch) October 23, 2014
Added Oswalt, star of Young Adult and Ratatouille:
I saw INTERSTELLAR last night & I'm just now taking it all in. Holy moley. Amazing.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) October 23, 2014
While Gad, the star of Frozen and Jobs, said:
#Interstellar is truly incredible. A thought provoking, challenging gut punch of a film. Wow.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) October 23, 2014
Co-starring Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck, Interstellar hits cinemas in the US and UK on 7 November. The film is expected to receive the widest global release ever in Imax cinemas, with a reported 770 sites worldwide due to screen the science-fiction adventure.
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