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The much anticipated sci-fi film will be released in theaters and IMAX beginning November 7, 2014. Paramount will distribute domestically while Warner Bros Pictures will release internationally. This rare move by two major studios demonstrates how hot a project Christopher Nolan‘s Interstellar is in the movie marketplace. Today’s announcement was surprising as Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures don’t do business together on major films. But Interstellar will be co-produced and distributed by the two studios, with Paramount Pictures handling domestic distribution and Warner Bros Pictures distributing the film internationally. Just as interesting, this is a Nolan film that Warner Bros’ financial partner Legendary Pictures will not be associated with after helping bankroll his Batman trilogy as well as his Inception. Directed and written by Academy Award-nominee Nolan, pic is based on a script by Jonathan Nolan. The film will be produced by Nolan and Emma Thomas of Syncopy Films and Lynda Obst of Lynda Obst Productions. Kip Thorne will executive produce. The film will depict a heroic interstellar voyage to the furthest reaches of our scientific understanding:
Brad Grey, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures said, “As a filmmaker and storyteller, Chris has continuously entertained the world with his extraordinary and unparalleled talents. I am pleased beyond measure to welcome him to the Paramount Pictures family. Partnering with Chris, Emma, Lynda and Warner Bros. to release this original idea next November is the perfect way to start the Thanksgiving and holiday movie season for audiences around the world.”
Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, said, “Christopher Nolan is truly one of the great auteurs working in film today, and we’re extremely proud of our successful and ongoing collaboration with him and Emma Thomas. We are excited to be teaming with Paramount, and look forward to working with the Nolans, and producer Lynda Obst, on this extraordinary new project.”
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What is happening with Legendary? They fully finance a slate of questionable films and pass on a near sure-thing?
Can’t imagine they would pass unless there was bad blood, was he contractually obligated to them for another film?
Legendary’s been on the outs with Warner Brothers ever since Legendary pulled out of co-financing “Green Lantern.” Add that spat with Lee and Lin over “Godzilla” credits, and it’s no wonder WB hasn’t renewed a multi-year pact with them like they did with Village Roadshow Pictures.
I expect Legendary to join Alan Horn at Disney next year, if they don’t kiss and make up with WB.
Paramount and WB partnered like this on Benjamin Button
Paramount and Warners did Benjamin Button together.
Don’t forget Zodiac and Watchmen
Derp – Don’t forget ZODIAC as well.
They also did “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut.”
I know this isn’t the point of the article, but come on, journalists.
I was sure Warners would be horrified at the prospect of ‘sharing’ their golden boy Nolan with another film studio,
But then I remembered that the other studio in question is Paramount. The only film studio in town who finds the very notion of financing and distributing films a chore.
Cashing all those cheques they got from Disney for The Avengers must have felt like ‘event film welfare’.
And Watchmen.
An early November release date for a Nolan film is surprising, as he usually tentpoles in July. I wonder if this will hurt his BO, but I guess it worked out big for Skyfall.
Really looking forward to this. I hope Nolan continues to work on developing original material, not franchises. We need more Inceptions, not more Dark Knight Rises.
That’s funny. I know at lot of people who hated Inception.
I don’t want to know them.
this response makes my heart smile. perhaps it means they believe the project should be given attention for award season more so than being just a tent-pole?
good answer…me neither
Razor, you know a lot of people with bad taste.
I also know a lot of people who have opinions about movies. Does that make me special?
I’m sure there is someone who thinks you are special.
You forgot about the Mementos of the world.
Actually, The Dark Knight Rises was pretty great, but I’m always happy to watch more films like Inception, too.
If this movie is gonna be as good as it’s expected to be and wants to be considered for major awards, then November is perfect because the major award programs take movies released in fall and winter more seriously than in summer. Plus, it’s not the first time a Nolan film was released around Fall. I remember when The Prestige came out around that time of year in 2006.
This will be another masterpiece from Nolan. Cant wait for casting info/shooting dates.
Lynda Obst is based at Paramount and that’s where Interstellar is set up at one point Spielberg was going to direct it so we are lucky to be able to partner with Paramount on this. Now if we can only put Batman on the spaceship we’ll really have something worth financing!
Lynda was based at Paramount when she set this up years ago but she’s since left and is now at Sony. Always enjoy when I hear about how hot a project is in the movie marketplace and it turns out to have been stone-cold for many, many years. Lynda deserves all the credit for keeping the porch lights on for what will be an amazing film.
They may leave WB, but they won’t go to Disney. Co-financing has never really been Disney’s MO b/c the potential brand value is too high to share.
Anyone remember the late 80s/early 90s period when Silver Screen Partners funded a lot of Disney movies?
don’t cast any of the dark knight trilogy actors. get a now cast of actors.
The thing is this is a Chris Nolan film which means its going to have a massive budget. I think that WB didn’t want to shoulder the whole budget so they partnered with someone to split the risk, especially since tdkr didn’t eclipse avengers and most analysts thought that tdkr was going to be the box office winner of 2012.
A 165 minute movie that made 450 million domestically and 640 million internationally and you’re saying WB isn’t happy?
Avengers = Light/Family Friendly
Dark Knight Rises = Darker/Longer/Violent For Kids
Can’t compare the two or their Box Office results because both films were good and made money.
The Cult of Nolan is in full furor, isn’t it? Never have more dollars been spent, nor songs of praise wasted, on such an incoherent and philosophically bankrupt series of films as the Christopher Nolan filmography. (Heath Ledger was good in that one, though.)
Couldn’t agree more.
Nolan hasn’t done one masterpiece yet.
“The Rise of the Dark Haters”
I thought Nolan was already an inhouse Director at Warner Bros. Why would they have negotiate with Paramount to be in on Interstellar? Unless he switched studios. But, then what was his reason for leaving Warner Bros?