 Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humanity.Brothers Christopher and Jonathan Nolan wrote the screenplay, which had its origins in a script Jonathan developed in 2007.Christopher produced "Interstellar" with his wife, Emma Thomas, through their production company Syncopy, and with Lynda Obst through Lynda Obst Productions.