Watch Interstellar's Matthew McConaughey shed a tear for the new Star Wars trailer
In a clip that makes far more sense than Interstellar itself, a time-traveling McConaughey watches a Star Wars trailer of the distant past and channels the response of nerds everywhere. Watch below. —Ryu Spaeth
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