Story added by adamatc on April 3, 2020
f you’ve read anything about Nolan’s space epic development , you’ll know that it was once a project intended for a certain jobbing director by the name of Steven Spielberg. Back in 2006, producer Lynda Obst and astrophysicist Kip Thorne came up with the initial concept: a thrilling, big-budget sci-fi powered by a heartbreaking father-son relationship. In other words, the most perfect description for a Spielberg film you could hope for. And the feeling was mutual, with Spielberg announcing that “the wormhole was a concept that blew my mind.” So how did this match made in heaven fall apart, and what wonders would a Spielberg version have held?
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Tom Cruise
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Cate Blanchett
Dakota Fanning
Richard Dreyfuss
Shia LaBeouf
Pete Postlethwaite
Matt Damon
Harrison Ford
Robin Williams
John Williams
Steven Spielberg
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