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Christopher Nolan reveals a producer once anonymously called him "a cold guy who makes cold films," a label that stuck with him for years despite Interstellar being his most emotional film. Christopher Nolan: "I had some very brave producer at some point had anonymously said of me, 'He's a... show more

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Christopher Nolan reveals the first time an actor said no to him was David Bowie, and he had to personally beg him to change his mind. Jimmy Fallon: Have you ever gotten a “no”? Christopher Nolan: Have I ever gotten a “no”? Yeah, I have. Jimmy Fallon: Besides me when I said I didn’t want to do Batman. Christopher Nolan: The only “no” I’ll admit to is David Bowie for The Prestige. He was my great idol, and I thought he’d be perfect to play Nikola Tesla. Christopher Nolan: We sent him the script and everything, and he said no. It was the first time I ever went back and said, “Can I just go and meet him? Can I try and convince him in the room?” Christopher Nolan: They agreed, so I quickly wrote him a better speech for his first appearance, showed up with a new script, and basically begged. I managed to turn that “no” into a “yes.” Jimmy Fallon: Yes! But you did get a “no” from the coolest kid in school.

Christopher Nolan reveals the first time an actor said no to him was David Bowie, and he had to personally beg him to change his mind. Jimmy Fallon: Have you ever gotten a “no”? Christopher Nolan: Have I ever gotten a “no”? Yeah, I have. Jimmy Fallon: Besides me when I said I didn’t want to do Batman. Christopher Nolan: The only “no” I’ll admit to is David Bowie for The Prestige. He was my great idol, and I thought he’d be perfect to play Nikola Tesla. Christopher Nolan: We sent him the script and everything, and he said no. It was the first time I ever went back and said, “Can I just go and meet him? Can I try and convince him in the room?” Christopher Nolan: They agreed, so I quickly wrote him a better speech for his first appearance, showed up with a new script, and basically begged. I managed to turn that “no” into a “yes.” Jimmy Fallon: Yes! But you did get a “no” from the coolest kid in school.

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The connection between Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" (2014) & Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" (2014): Christopher Nolan’s father died in 2009, after a year-long battle with cancer that was diagnosed just as he was finishing 'Inception' (2010), and as Jonathan Nolan was starting to write 'Interstellar' (2014). His father’s diagnosis was very much in his mind, Jonathan Nolan said, “the connection that you have with your parents. It was the background to much of it.” Christopher Nolan himself sees 'Interstellar' more in terms of his relationship with his own children – Rory, Magnus, Oliver and Flora – all of whom have given him the working titles for the last four of his movies. The Dark Knight was “Rory’s First Kiss”, Inception was “Oliver’s Arrow”, The Dark Knight Rises was “Magnus Rex”, and Interstellar was “Flora’s Letter”. The need to be away from them while filming eats at him. “There is a lot of guilt for that. A lot of guilt. The very sadness of saying goodbye to people is a massive expression of the love you feel for them. For me, 'Interstellar' is really about being a father. The sense of your life passing you by and your kids growing up before your eyes. Very much what I felt watching Richard Linklater’s 'Boyhood' (2014), an extraordinary film, which is weirdly doing the same thing in a completely different way. We are all engaged in the biggest mystery of all, which is just living through time.” ("Christopher Nolan: the man who rebooted the blockbuster", Tom Shone, The Guardian, 2014) P.S: 1) Happy 66th birthday Richard Linklater! 2) Happy 56th birthday, Christopher Nolan!

The connection between Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" (2014) & Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" (2014): Christopher Nolan’s father died in 2009, after a year-long battle with cancer that was diagnosed just as he was finishing 'Inception' (2010), and as Jonathan Nolan was starting to write 'Interstellar' (2014). His father’s diagnosis was very much in his mind, Jonathan Nolan said, “the connection that you have with your parents. It was the background to much of it.” Christopher Nolan himself sees 'Interstellar' more in terms of his relationship with his own children – Rory, Magnus, Oliver and Flora – all of whom have given him the working titles for the last four of his movies. The Dark Knight was “Rory’s First Kiss”, Inception was “Oliver’s Arrow”, The Dark Knight Rises was “Magnus Rex”, and Interstellar was “Flora’s Letter”. The need to be away from them while filming eats at him. “There is a lot of guilt for that. A lot of guilt. The very sadness of saying goodbye to people is a massive expression of the love you feel for them. For me, 'Interstellar' is really about being a father. The sense of your life passing you by and your kids growing up before your eyes. Very much what I felt watching Richard Linklater’s 'Boyhood' (2014), an extraordinary film, which is weirdly doing the same thing in a completely different way. We are all engaged in the biggest mystery of all, which is just living through time.” ("Christopher Nolan: the man who rebooted the blockbuster", Tom Shone, The Guardian, 2014) P.S: 1) Happy 66th birthday Richard Linklater! 2) Happy 56th birthday, Christopher Nolan!

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Christopher Nolan Explains Why He Doesn’t Use CGI and Shoots on IMAX Robert Downey Jr.: Why Christopher Nolan doesn’t use CGI. Christopher Nolan: I find CGI, however versatile it is, but it always tends to feel a little safe to me. Christopher Nolan: I think if you want something to have a bit of bite, you’ve got the imagery to a better threat, even if it’s a miniature, even if it’s something very fake, but something real on camera. Christopher Nolan: I think it gives you a better result. Robert Downey Jr.: Why does Christopher Nolan shoot on film? Christopher Nolan: I shoot on film because it’s the highest quality imaging format ever devised, particularly IMAX film, large-format film. Christopher Nolan: Film shows you the world kind of the way your eye sees it. Robert Downey Jr.: Where does Christopher Nolan get his ideas? Christopher Nolan: All over the place. Different on every film. Christopher Nolan: Oppenheimer, I’d been interested in a long time, didn’t know that much about the specifics of his story, then came to the book American Prometheus, and that absolutely got me hooked. Christopher Nolan: So, in the case of Oppenheimer, the idea… I trace it right back to, like, as a kid in the eighties, and we all thought we were gonna die in nuclear Armageddon. Robert Downey Jr.: Absolutely. Me too.

Christopher Nolan Explains Why He Doesn’t Use CGI and Shoots on IMAX Robert Downey Jr.: Why Christopher Nolan doesn’t use CGI. Christopher Nolan: I find CGI, however versatile it is, but it always tends to feel a little safe to me. Christopher Nolan: I think if you want something to have a bit of bite, you’ve got the imagery to a better threat, even if it’s a miniature, even if it’s something very fake, but something real on camera. Christopher Nolan: I think it gives you a better result. Robert Downey Jr.: Why does Christopher Nolan shoot on film? Christopher Nolan: I shoot on film because it’s the highest quality imaging format ever devised, particularly IMAX film, large-format film. Christopher Nolan: Film shows you the world kind of the way your eye sees it. Robert Downey Jr.: Where does Christopher Nolan get his ideas? Christopher Nolan: All over the place. Different on every film. Christopher Nolan: Oppenheimer, I’d been interested in a long time, didn’t know that much about the specifics of his story, then came to the book American Prometheus, and that absolutely got me hooked. Christopher Nolan: So, in the case of Oppenheimer, the idea… I trace it right back to, like, as a kid in the eighties, and we all thought we were gonna die in nuclear Armageddon. Robert Downey Jr.: Absolutely. Me too.

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Christopher Nolan says The Odyssey is a promise he made to himself at 16, watching a volcano documentary in a dome-screen IMAX in Chicago. Christopher Nolan: "Going to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago when I was 16 years old, seeing a documentary about volcanoes in the OmniMax format, and thinking... why on earth isn't Hollywood using this format? I always wanted to be a director. If I ever got the chance, could I shoot a film in this way?" Christopher Nolan: "I called my friends at IMAX and said, look... if ever we're going to make a film entirely on IMAX, this is The Odyssey. This is the one. Can you find a way to alleviate the limiting factor? The cameras are extremely loud." Christopher Nolan: "What they did is they came up with a way of blimping the camera... a high-tech box that silences it. The thing weighed about 300 pounds. But it let us, for the first time ever, get the quiet scenes, the dramatic scenes, and therefore do the whole film."

Christopher Nolan says The Odyssey is a promise he made to himself at 16, watching a volcano documentary in a dome-screen IMAX in Chicago. Christopher Nolan: "Going to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago when I was 16 years old, seeing a documentary about volcanoes in the OmniMax format, and thinking... why on earth isn't Hollywood using this format? I always wanted to be a director. If I ever got the chance, could I shoot a film in this way?" Christopher Nolan: "I called my friends at IMAX and said, look... if ever we're going to make a film entirely on IMAX, this is The Odyssey. This is the one. Can you find a way to alleviate the limiting factor? The cameras are extremely loud." Christopher Nolan: "What they did is they came up with a way of blimping the camera... a high-tech box that silences it. The thing weighed about 300 pounds. But it let us, for the first time ever, get the quiet scenes, the dramatic scenes, and therefore do the whole film."

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After winning his first 2 #Oscars, Christopher Nolan meets a reporter who went to school with him. “That was not what I was expecting to talk about in this moment.”

After winning his first 2 #Oscars, Christopher Nolan meets a reporter who went to school with him. “That was not what I was expecting to talk about in this moment.”

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Timothée Chalamet about the ‘Interstellar’ Screening with Christopher Nolan: “The whole experience with Nolan, I felt totally like 17 again. I went home, it was shocking. I don't know, anybody here was at that Interstellar spot? That was a crazy car ride home for me, because I was like, 'Holy shit', I feel like the 13 years having elapsed. The way he was cracking jokes backstage. We were taking pictures together. I didn't post it yet. I'm going to post it tonight or tomorrow. He throws me a headlock and starts hitting me with a noogie [...] I said 'Chris, I'm a 30-year-old man'. He says 'Not to me, you're not!'.”

Timothée Chalamet about the ‘Interstellar’ Screening with Christopher Nolan: “The whole experience with Nolan, I felt totally like 17 again. I went home, it was shocking. I don't know, anybody here was at that Interstellar spot? That was a crazy car ride home for me, because I was like, 'Holy shit', I feel like the 13 years having elapsed. The way he was cracking jokes backstage. We were taking pictures together. I didn't post it yet. I'm going to post it tonight or tomorrow. He throws me a headlock and starts hitting me with a noogie [...] I said 'Chris, I'm a 30-year-old man'. He says 'Not to me, you're not!'.”

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Timothée Chalamet reveals how Christopher Nolan and Matthew McConaughey inspired him “Nolan is my favorite director to this day and The Dark Knight made me wanna act, Inception inspired me” “When I read the script to Interstellar, I thought it was gonna change the world” “You guys took the work extremely seriously. I got a sense from you too that you felt like you were walking on sacred ground or something” “It was just so inspiring. It was hard to go back to college after that”

Timothée Chalamet reveals how Christopher Nolan and Matthew McConaughey inspired him “Nolan is my favorite director to this day and The Dark Knight made me wanna act, Inception inspired me” “When I read the script to Interstellar, I thought it was gonna change the world” “You guys took the work extremely seriously. I got a sense from you too that you felt like you were walking on sacred ground or something” “It was just so inspiring. It was hard to go back to college after that”

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Christopher Nolan reveals no one wanted to distribute his second feature film “Memento” it ended up being nominated for an Oscar Interviewer: “No one wanted to distribute Memento” Christopher Nolan: “Yeah, we don’t have to say it quite like, it quite so sternly” “I mean, the story does have a happy ending and no, it was a lesson in humility, it was a lesson in patience of independent filmmaking” “which is, you finish a film and you really feel you’ve achieved something… but convincing the industry of that, the industry of that” “it can take a long time”

Christopher Nolan reveals no one wanted to distribute his second feature film “Memento” it ended up being nominated for an Oscar Interviewer: “No one wanted to distribute Memento” Christopher Nolan: “Yeah, we don’t have to say it quite like, it quite so sternly” “I mean, the story does have a happy ending and no, it was a lesson in humility, it was a lesson in patience of independent filmmaking” “which is, you finish a film and you really feel you’ve achieved something… but convincing the industry of that, the industry of that” “it can take a long time”

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Nicolas Cage says Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, and Paul Thomas Anderson all stopped calling him after he turned down their movies but David O. Russell was the one director who actually came back and offered him another film. “David O. Russell is someone that offered me a movie a million years ago. I think it was… I don’t remember the name of the movie, but anyway, it was a good movie, and he offered it, and I said no.” “And he’s the only director that I ever said no to who actually came back and offered me another movie.” “Most of them, they get their feelings hurt or something and don’t call you back. This happened a million times to me.” “And it’s happened with Christopher Nolan. It’s happened with Woody Allen. It’s happened with Paul Thomas Anderson.” “They don’t call me back. And my schedule…” Q: “What movie did Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson offer you?” Nicolas Cage: “The Paul Thomas Anderson movie was a very early movie. He showed me a short film, which was very good, with Philip Seymour Hall, and we were going to do something and it didn’t work out.” “But anyway, David did call me back, and I thought that that was really… It showed a lot of class that he would call me back and invite me again.” “And I didn’t want to say no to him again because I do have great respect for his talent.”

Nicolas Cage says Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, and Paul Thomas Anderson all stopped calling him after he turned down their movies but David O. Russell was the one director who actually came back and offered him another film. “David O. Russell is someone that offered me a movie a million years ago. I think it was… I don’t remember the name of the movie, but anyway, it was a good movie, and he offered it, and I said no.” “And he’s the only director that I ever said no to who actually came back and offered me another movie.” “Most of them, they get their feelings hurt or something and don’t call you back. This happened a million times to me.” “And it’s happened with Christopher Nolan. It’s happened with Woody Allen. It’s happened with Paul Thomas Anderson.” “They don’t call me back. And my schedule…” Q: “What movie did Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson offer you?” Nicolas Cage: “The Paul Thomas Anderson movie was a very early movie. He showed me a short film, which was very good, with Philip Seymour Hall, and we were going to do something and it didn’t work out.” “But anyway, David did call me back, and I thought that that was really… It showed a lot of class that he would call me back and invite me again.” “And I didn’t want to say no to him again because I do have great respect for his talent.”

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“I genuinely cried when Christopher Nolan wanted to meet me." Samantha Morton starring as the sorceress Circe in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey reveals what it was really like to land a role in the epic film Samantha Morton; I've had times when I haven't worked for a year since making The Odyssey, and at 49, the industry's politics have changed massively, but for me, getting to work with Christopher Nolan in my lifetime is everything, I'm happy now, when I got the call that he wanted to meet me, I genuinely cried. Being part of The Odyssey is incredible because we live in the age of the ego, and this film is the exact opposite of that, it's a deeply human spiritual experience Josh Horowitz: Well, it's funny because you talk about like, I mean, your body of work is amazing

“I genuinely cried when Christopher Nolan wanted to meet me." Samantha Morton starring as the sorceress Circe in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey reveals what it was really like to land a role in the epic film Samantha Morton; I've had times when I haven't worked for a year since making The Odyssey, and at 49, the industry's politics have changed massively, but for me, getting to work with Christopher Nolan in my lifetime is everything, I'm happy now, when I got the call that he wanted to meet me, I genuinely cried. Being part of The Odyssey is incredible because we live in the age of the ego, and this film is the exact opposite of that, it's a deeply human spiritual experience Josh Horowitz: Well, it's funny because you talk about like, I mean, your body of work is amazing

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Christopher Nolan always refused to explain the ending of Interstellar (2014). Some fans believed Cooper never reunited with his daughter and it was imaginary. Nolan said “You have to see it yourself. It's there. I know what I think but it’s no more valid than yours.”

Christopher Nolan always refused to explain the ending of Interstellar (2014). Some fans believed Cooper never reunited with his daughter and it was imaginary. Nolan said “You have to see it yourself. It's there. I know what I think but it’s no more valid than yours.”

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Lupita Nyong'o claims Christopher Nolan wouldn't let her see The Odyssey script until she passed a mandatory "vibe check" "My agent called me and said, 'Christopher Nolan wants to meet you, but for a secret project.'" "'He's meeting to do a vibe check. But if he likes you, he might show you the script.'" "I sat down with him, and he walked me through the movie he was about to make." "'I have a role I'd like you to play.'" "'You were the only person I had in mind for it, so I'm desperate for you to play it.'"

Lupita Nyong'o claims Christopher Nolan wouldn't let her see The Odyssey script until she passed a mandatory "vibe check" "My agent called me and said, 'Christopher Nolan wants to meet you, but for a secret project.'" "'He's meeting to do a vibe check. But if he likes you, he might show you the script.'" "I sat down with him, and he walked me through the movie he was about to make." "'I have a role I'd like you to play.'" "'You were the only person I had in mind for it, so I'm desperate for you to play it.'"

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Christopher Nolan on reuniting with Elliot Page years after INCEPTION: “It was really fun. Elliot’s just terrific, and I just thought this was such a great part for him. We had such a great time years ago on Inception. It’s nice to reunite with people.”

Christopher Nolan on reuniting with Elliot Page years after INCEPTION: “It was really fun. Elliot’s just terrific, and I just thought this was such a great part for him. We had such a great time years ago on Inception. It’s nice to reunite with people.”

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Christopher Nolan praises Elliot Page’s performance in THE ODYSSEY: “It was really fun. Elliot’s just terrific, and I just thought this was such a great part for him. We had such a great time years ago on INCEPTION. It’s nice to reunite with people.”

Christopher Nolan praises Elliot Page’s performance in THE ODYSSEY: “It was really fun. Elliot’s just terrific, and I just thought this was such a great part for him. We had such a great time years ago on INCEPTION. It’s nice to reunite with people.”

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Christopher Nolan reveals big budget films don't have a higher a chance of being good films Host :"will you still be making movies in 10 years?" Christopher :"Yes" Host :"Could you make a TV show one day?" Christopher :"No" Host :"After Batman do you want to direct another super hero movie?" Christopher :"No" Host :"Is Interstellar your favorite movie in your filmography?" Christopher :"Pass" Host :"Does a big budget film have a higher chance of being a good film?" Christopher :"No. When you're making a film you never have time and you never have enough money no matter what the budget is"

Christopher Nolan reveals big budget films don't have a higher a chance of being good films Host :"will you still be making movies in 10 years?" Christopher :"Yes" Host :"Could you make a TV show one day?" Christopher :"No" Host :"After Batman do you want to direct another super hero movie?" Christopher :"No" Host :"Is Interstellar your favorite movie in your filmography?" Christopher :"Pass" Host :"Does a big budget film have a higher chance of being a good film?" Christopher :"No. When you're making a film you never have time and you never have enough money no matter what the budget is"

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241,449 views • 2 months ago

For Interstellar (2014), Christopher Nolan favored practical effects, real sets, and shooting on film to ensure it wouldn’t look dated in 20 years. This choice is a key reason why the movie has aged so well.

For Interstellar (2014), Christopher Nolan favored practical effects, real sets, and shooting on film to ensure it wouldn’t look dated in 20 years. This choice is a key reason why the movie has aged so well.

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Timothée Chalamet talks about his backstage photo with Christopher Nolan: “The whole experience with Nolan I was like, I felt totally like 17 again… I said to him, ‘Chris I’m a 30 year old man.’ He said, ‘Not to me, you’re not.’”

Timothée Chalamet talks about his backstage photo with Christopher Nolan: “The whole experience with Nolan I was like, I felt totally like 17 again… I said to him, ‘Chris I’m a 30 year old man.’ He said, ‘Not to me, you’re not.’”

Christopher Nolan Updates

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The Dark Knight Rises is unquestionably one of Christopher Nolan’s weaker films but what does that even mean? Does it even matter? Christopher Nolan has never made a bad film in his life, and that includes The Dark Knight Rises, which, despite being one of his weaker films, is still a damn good movie. The bottom line is that even in his “low” moments, Nolan still strikes with precision.

The Dark Knight Rises is unquestionably one of Christopher Nolan’s weaker films but what does that even mean? Does it even matter? Christopher Nolan has never made a bad film in his life, and that includes The Dark Knight Rises, which, despite being one of his weaker films, is still a damn good movie. The bottom line is that even in his “low” moments, Nolan still strikes with precision.

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Matthew McConaughey changed the direction of his movie career with Mud (2012). Christopher Nolan saw his performance in the film and he realized he found his Cooper for Interstellar. “I knew he was a good actor, but I didn’t know how much potential he had until I saw Mud.”

Matthew McConaughey changed the direction of his movie career with Mud (2012). Christopher Nolan saw his performance in the film and he realized he found his Cooper for Interstellar. “I knew he was a good actor, but I didn’t know how much potential he had until I saw Mud.”

Emir Han

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Christopher Nolan says airport customs agents in Scotland almost threw away the IMAX film for “The Odyssey” Q: “Airport customs agents almost disposed of your IMAX film while shooting The Odyssey.” Christopher Nolan: “That is true. Absolutely true.” “It was when we were going to Scotland.” “They opened up all the film cans.” “It was a massive amount of film.” “They almost disposed of it.” “We were able to rescue it.” Jimmy Fallon: “You must’ve been sweating.” Christopher Nolan: “Oh yeah.”

Christopher Nolan says airport customs agents in Scotland almost threw away the IMAX film for “The Odyssey” Q: “Airport customs agents almost disposed of your IMAX film while shooting The Odyssey.” Christopher Nolan: “That is true. Absolutely true.” “It was when we were going to Scotland.” “They opened up all the film cans.” “It was a massive amount of film.” “They almost disposed of it.” “We were able to rescue it.” Jimmy Fallon: “You must’ve been sweating.” Christopher Nolan: “Oh yeah.”

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