We don’t know a whole lot about Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, which is amazing because it’s just weeks away from landing in theaters. What we do know is that it involves science fiction, with Matthew McConaughey and a crew exploring outer space in search of a new planet for humans to inhabit. However, it turns out the science might not be so much fiction after all.

Physicist Kip Thorne is an executive producer on the project, and he spent months meeting with Nolan to help the filmmaker get a handle on the real science of space travel, black holes and wormholes for the film. From scattering matter to collapsing stars, the black hole featured in Interstellar promises to be the most accurate portrayal of the phenomenon we’ve ever seen on screen – all thanks to Thorne’s contributions.

Wired has a fascinating article about how Thorne’s work will make Interstellar more factually sound from a science standpoint – so sound, in fact, that Thorne is ready to write two new papers based on things he’s discovered about black holes while working on the film. You can check that out here.

Before you do that, be sure to watch this accompanying video -- which not only gives us a peek behind the scenes of the production (complete with shots of Thorne doing some complex mathematical equations on a chalkboard. We're a sucker for those scenes), but also shares some footage from the film. 

Interstellar comes out in select IMAX theaters on November 5 and everywhere on November 7.