It was only a couple of weeks ago that it was officially announced that interstellar would be director Christopher Nolan’s next movie, but he’s already moving fast to find his lead actor. Deadline reports that he has offered the main male role to Matthew McConaughey.
There is no deal in place at this time, but the actor would portray a character named Cooper if he does sign on. As always with Nolan, there aren’t too many plot details available, but the story centres on an interstellar voyage that pushes the boundaries of scientific knowledge.
The project’s roots go back to 2006, when Steven Spielberg hired Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan’s younger brother, to write the screenplay. The idea sprung from noted physicist Kip S. Thorne’s theory that wormholes actually exist and can be used for time travel.
Christopher Nolan wrote the screenplay, which merges his own original ideas with the script that his brother Jonathan Nolan wrote. A release date of November 7th, 2014 has been set.