'Interstellar Was a Much Better Movie in Chris Nolan's Hands Than It Would Have Been in Mine' — Steven Spielberg Opens Up on Sci-Fi Classic He Walked Away From

Steven Spielberg has discussed his time working on Interstellar, which he ended up walking away from before Christopher Nolan took over. Interstellar, which came out in 2014, stars Matthew McConaughey as a pilot who travels through space in a desperate attempt to find a new home for humanity amid catastrophic blight on Earth. It was praised for its visuals and realistic representations of the effects of gravity and space travel, as well as its soundtrack. However, some criticized the movie for its ending, which leant on sentimentality. Spielberg, currently doing the rounds promoting his upcoming sci-film Disclosure Day, told Empire (via GamesRadar), that he worked on Interstellar for a year, but despite Christopher Nolan’s brother, Jonathan, writing multiple drafts of the script, “it didn’t stick.” As Spielberg recalled, Jonathan Nolan recommended Christopher Nolan take on Interstellar, should he walk away from it. And so it proved. "I was involved with Interstellar for a year," Spielberg said. “Kip Thorne brought me the project with Lynda Obst, the producer, and I became fascinated with it. I spent a lot of time at the [Jet Propulsion Laboratory] in Pasadena, California, talking t