Bill Irwin Joins Christopher Nolan's Sci-fi Triller INTERSTELLAR

Comingsoon.net reports that legendary stage clown Bill Irwin has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's upcoming sci-fi thriller INTERSTELLAR. The actor joins previously announced cast members Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine.

While no details have been released, it is reported that Irwin may take on the role of a fourth crew member on a space voyage to explore a wormhole which leads to another dimension. The casting marks a reteaming of the actor and Hathaway who worked together on the tear jerker, 'Rachel Getting Married.'

Irwin appeared in 1988 on stage with Steve Martin and Robin Williams for a production of Waiting for Godot in the role of Lucky. Lucky's only lines consist of a famous 500-word-long monologue, an ironic element for Irwin since much of his clown-based stage work was silent. He appeared in 2002 with Sally Field in the replacement cast of The Goat or Who is Sylvia?. In 2005, he starred alongside Kathleen Turner as George in a revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He directed the 1998 Roundabout Theatre Company production of A Flea in Her Ear. In 2009 he played Vladimir (Didi) in a Broadway revival of Waiting for Godot, and Mr. McAfee in the Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie.

His movie credits include Julie Taymor's Across the Universe, M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water, Jonathan Demme's The Manchurian Candidate and Rachel Getting Married.