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Christopher Nolan shopping World War II atomic bomb movie around Hollywood

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It’s a rather strange situation when the big news about a new Christopher Nolan project isn’t the movie itself, but rather the fact that the filmmaker is currently shopping said project around the major Hollywood studios as his long tenure at Warner Bros. looks to have come to an end. Nolan was one of the […]

Christopher Nolan slams Warner Bros.’ 2021 HBO Max release plan

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Last week, Warner Bros. made a shocking announcement that it is moving its entire 2021 release slate to a simultaneous HBO Max and theatrical release model starting with this year’s DC title, Wonder Woman 1984. However, one director – who has had a long-running partnership with Warner Bros. – has heavily criticised their decision. In an interview […]

Zack Snyder says Man of Steel was potentially going to be set in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight universe

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Longtime friends Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan often work together in producing films. But what could’ve happened if Snyder and Nolan’s worlds crashed together? Well, we almost got that in 2013, or so says Snyder in a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast. During the interview, Snyder opened up to MTV‘s Josh Horowitz […]

Movie Review – Inception (2010)

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Inception, 2010. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard and Michael Caine.   SYNOPSIS: In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind a single idea can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset. Corporate thief Dom Cobb […]

Christopher Nolan reportedly parts ways with Warner Bros.

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According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, filmmaker Christopher Nolan has split from Warner Bros. after almost two decades of working with the studio. Nolan was one of the most outspoken critics of Warner Bros.’ announcement late last year that it would be simultaneously releasing its 2021 slate in theaters and on HBO […]

Christopher Nolan says Tenet’s summer theatrical release was Warner Bros.’ decision

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While the majority of studios moved swiftly to push back their releases into 2021, or even forego a theatrical release in favour of PVOD or streaming, Warner Bros. remained steadfast in its plans to bring Christopher Nolan’s Tenet to cinemas this past summer, coronavirus be damned. Prior to its release, Nolan’s film found itself tagged […]

Christopher Nolan says Tenet was inspired by Memento, reveals there’s a Tenet Easter egg in the film

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With Christopher Nolan’s time-inverted spy thriller Tenet releasing of DVD, Blu-ray, and digital platforms this week, the director has revealed the film was actually inspired by his 2000 breakout backwards-mystery thriller Memento. In an interview with  Complex, Nolan discussed how Tenet has been hinted at in his earlier work starting with Memento as well as revealing […]

Christopher Nolan opens about loving the Fast and Furious franchise, Tokyo Drift specifically

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In a bit of movie news that no one saw coming after Christopher Nolan’s explosive comments on the state of cinema over this past year, it seems like the Tenet filmmaker has a soft spot for movies about fast cars. In a recent interview with Happy Sad Confused podcast to plug Tenet’s home release, Nolan […]