Overview
- Steven Spielberg said he worked on Interstellar for about a year and researched at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- He hired Jonathan Nolan to write first and second drafts for his version, which he said did not stick.
- He recalled Christopher Nolan stepped in as soon as he exited, though Nolan has described a less instant handoff.
- Christopher Nolan has said he combined Jonathan Nolan's drafts with his own ideas about time when he took over.
- The film opened in November 2014, earned about $681 million worldwide, and won the Oscar for visual effects after five nominations.