For starters, have you ever seen a spaceship that looks like this one?

Why are they bringing a little innocent birdie onto the ship?

Why do the aliens look part smoke monster and part octopus?

Arrival

Credit: Jan Thijs

Why is Amy Adams the only one speaking any sort of sense here?

It was really relaxed.

Almost too relaxed like, are we making a movie?

It was unlike any set Ive been on before, says Renner.

It has this sort of eerie calmness to it that was really great.

Denis has this great sense of humor and hes this gentle, thoughtful man.

I didnt realize till after I saw [the movie] just how visual he is.

After watching it for the first time I walked out thinking, Thats a goddamn director.'

Its heart-wrenching and beautiful and youll walk out weeping.

It was his direction that made it that way.

Arrivalwill be released in theaters on Nov. 11.