How Do You Build a Black Hole?

Director Christopher Nolan and VFX supervisor Paul Franklin, among others, explain how the black hole in “Interstellar” was created.
Four images illustrating different shapes of accretion discs around a black hole.

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In one of the next issues, we will take a closer look at the space epic, which will open in cinemas this Thursday. The responsible VFX studio was Double Negative.

Image: Warner Bros.