Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar hits Blu-ray in March; details here

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

INTERSTELLAR, which spawned plenty of love-it/hate-it arguments when it was released back in November, is ready to come back to Earth. Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic will hit home video in a Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand March 31st, from Paramount Home Media Distribution. The film arrives two weeks early on Digital HD March 17th.

And here’s a cool little addition: For a limited time, the Blu-ray Combo Pack will also include an authentic, collectible Interstellar film cell from an original 70MM IMAX print of the film.

Naturally, the Blu-ray comes loaded with extras:

– Blu-ray #1
· Feature film in high definition

-Blu-ray #2
· The Science of Interstellar—Extended cut of the broadcast special.
· Plotting an Interstellar Journey—Discusses the film’s origins, influences and narrative designs.
· Life on Cooper’s Farm—Bringing Americana and the grounded nature of a farm to a sci-fi space movie.
· The Dust—Learn how cast and crew avoided sand blindness, and see how to create, and clean up after, a catastrophic dust storm.
· TARS and CASE—Designing and building these unique characters and how they were brought to life on set and in the film.
· Cosmic Sounds—The concepts, process, and recording of Hans Zimmer’s unforgettable score.
· The Space Suits—A look at the design and build of the suits and helmets, and what it was like to wear them.
· The Endurance—Explore this massive set with a guided tour by production designer Nathan Crowley.
· Shooting in Iceland: Miller’s Planet/Mann’s Planet—Travel with the cast and crew to Iceland and see the challenges they faced in creating two vastly different worlds in one country.
· The Ranger and the Lander—A look at the other two spaceships in the film.
· Miniatures in Space—Marvel at the large-scale models used in the explosive docking sequence.
· The Simulation of Zero-G—Discover the various methods that the filmmakers used to create a zero gravity environment.
· Celestial Landmarks—Explore how the filmmakers used practical special effects informed by real scientific equations to give the illusion of real space travel for both the actors and the audience.
· Across All Dimensions and Time—A look at the concept and design of the Tesseract, which incorporated a practical set rather than a green screen.
· Final Thoughts—The cast and crew reflect back on their Interstellar experience.
· Theatrical Trailers

Academy Award-winner Matthew McConaughey1 stars as ex-pilot-turned-farmer Cooper, who must leave his family and a foundering Earth behind to lead an expedition traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

No pre-order links are available just yet.

Source: Arrow in the Head

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