Jake Gyllenhaal says that director Christopher Nolan personally called to tell him that he didn’t get the role in Batman Begins. Jake Gyllenhaal was one of the top contenders to play Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins, and although the role went to Christian Bale, director Christopher Nolan called Gyllenhaal personally to tell him he didn’t … Read more
Is Christopher Nolan going to adapt the psychedellic sixties spy series, The Prisoner, into his next feature film? After earning seven Academy Awards for his latest opus, Oppenheimer, everyone wants to know what Christopher Nolan will be doing next. The short answer, of course, is anything he wants. But, buried within a Variety report about how … Read more
Somehow, in a career that’s produced some of the most acclaimed and popular films of the 21st century, Christopher Nolan has never won an Oscar. While his films have picked up stray prizes here or there, Nolan himself has gone unrecognized by the Academy Awards until now. 2024 was finally Nolan’s moment. The man behind … Read more
Christopher Nolan wants to make a horror movie. The Oppenheimer director has revealed he is a huge fan of the genre and would relish the opportunity to work on his own horror film. During a conversation with the British Film Institute, he said: “I think horror films are very interesting because they depend on very … Read more
Acting for Christopher Nolan is a dream for a lot of actors…They just can’t show up wearing a pair of Uggs. We’ve heard of directors banning cell phones and even producers from the set, but if you’re working on a Christopher Nolan movie, you better have the right footwear – that means no Uggs! Appearing … Read more
Christopher Nolan is one of the most legendary directors working today, and his love of film extends even to the Fast & Furious universe — a passion he says he isn’t ashamed of. During a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nolan was asked about his infamous love for the franchise, and … Read more
I rewatched Christopher Nolan’s Tenet shortly before Oppenheimer opened in theaters and felt, somewhat strangely, that I understood the film less than the first time I saw it. Maybe the first time I got swept up in the overall story of a mysterious organization protecting our present from time “inverting” interlopers from the future. Seeing it again and knowing … Read more
Christopher Nolan may be a fan of small-scale movies, but doesn’t want to step away from the large-scale arena he’s built for himself. Christopher Nolan may have gotten his start with lower-budget, more intimate movies, but he isn’t in any rush to return to those types of smaller-scale dramas. With each and every film, Nolan’s … Read more
Christopher Nolan sees the tremendous box office success of Oppenheimer as a sign that the state of moviegoing is on the upswing. Nobody would have thought that a three-hour movie about the father of the atomic bomb would be one of the highest-grossing movies of the year, giving pink dolls, plumber brothers and the Guardians’ … Read more
Christopher Nolan says that his feud with Warner Bros. is “water under the bridge” and he would “absolutely” work with the studio again. When Warner Bros. announced that they would be releasing their entire 2021 theatrical slate simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, the move angered several directors, including Christopher Nolan, who had called … Read more