Physicist Stephen Hawking is to switch from theories of multidimensional space to three dimensions of the Imax cinema by starring in a film that sets out his ideas on the origins and fate of the universe.
LONDON: Physicist Stephen Hawking is to switch from theories of multidimensional space to three dimensions of the Imax cinema by starring in a film that sets out his ideas on the origins and fate of the universe.
The film, Beyond the Horizon, will tackle some of the most daunting theories espoused by Hawking and other cosmologists, from the idea that space has up to 11 dimensions to the cause of the big bang itself, The Sunday Times reported.
Hawking will take the starring role and narrate a soundtrack explaining cosmological concepts as they are brought to life by advanced computer graphics.
"His aim is to popularise science, but for many the appeal could also lie in the ability of an Imax 3D film to make Hawking and his wheelchair appear to come right out of the screen into the audience," the report said.
Hawking's first book, A Brief History of Time, is among the most popular science books ever written, having sold more than 10m copies in 40 languages since its publication in 1988. The book became the inspiration for a feature film in 1991 and for an American television series in 1997.
Since then Hawking has become a scientific icon, playing himself in episodes of The Simpsons and Star Trek.
The storyline for the new film is simple, designed purely as a vehicle for Hawkings theories about the origins of the universe, space and time.
The film centres around a fictional religious affairs correspondent for The Times newspaper who approaches Hawking, interviewing the physicist for a major feature.
Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and former scriptwriter on Star Trek, is working with Hawking on the film project.
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