Christopher Nolan - Appreciation Thread

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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Does this mean Matt Damon is the next James Bond?

    https://m.imdb.com/news/ni64863143/?ref_=nws_nwr_li

    I don't think so. Also, be careful he'll tell you how to vote!

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    Does this mean Matt Damon is the next James Bond?

    It's a Bourne crossover.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    It’s the musical remake of Memento we’ve all been asking for, clearly.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    Creasy47 wrote: »

    In for some people shocking turn, Christopher Nolan direct next Bourne movie.

    Earlier there was a remour that German directer going to direct a new Bourne movie and later on same directer was remour as Bond 26. So what if Nolan direct next Bourne movie and Bond 26 be directed by German directer.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Creasy47 wrote: »

    Nolan is a better match for The Prisoner than Bond.
  • echo wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »

    Nolan is a better match for The Prisoner than Bond.
    What I do know is that no living director is a better match for Bond than Nolan.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Based on?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    echo wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »

    Nolan is a better match for The Prisoner than Bond.
    What I do know is that no living director is a better match for Bond than Nolan.

    You know every director, every director's work, every director's affinity with Bond, and every director's match with Bond, the crew behind Bond and the audience for Bond then? ;-)

    I'm not seeking a confrontation here. I get what blind adoration can do to a fan -- I'm no stranger to it myself. However, it's this level of obsession that sometimes forces people into the anti-everything camp when they don't get their wish. Nolan is probably not going to do B26. I hope that whoever will direct the film can rely on your patience and fairness as well.
  • It's not blind adoration. I don't love everything Nolan puts out. I just happen to know that he is the perfect match for Bond.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    I'm a huge Nolan fan too. But I don't want to punish myself by hoping he's going to direct Bond 26.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    And again, Bond 26's success doesn't depend on him. There's so many directors out there who could do something interesting, and if anything, I'd be more intrigued by the mystery of that. We've seen Nolan, twice now with Inception and Tenet, produce films that invoke what he would do with James Bond...so it makes me wonder sometimes if Nolan is a "safety net" choice?
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Denbigh wrote: »
    And again, Bond 26's success doesn't depend on him. There's so many directors out there who could do something interesting, and if anything, I'd be more intrigued by the mystery of that. We've seen Nolan, twice now with Inception and Tenet, produce films that invoke what he would do with James Bond...so it makes me wonder sometimes if Nolan is a "safety net" choice?

    Yeah. Also, it's certain that Nolan's Bond is going to wear an Oxygen mask and a three piece suit as well in lots of action scenes. Yeah, maybe Barbara has seen too much of that Nolan's Bond would be like. Not that it's bad, just that it won't surprise her.
    Although, a Ludwig Goransson Bond score would be as good as Barry's TLD.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I just happen to know that he is the perfect match for Bond.
    That's blind adoration. Because this is not an exact science and you cannot know for sure. An as of yet unknown director might be so much better for Bond. We cannot know. It's unclear even by what criteria such statements can be made. What constitutes "the perfect match" for Bond? This is ridiculously subjective. Another Bond fan might think Nolan the worst choice for Bond.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Another Bond fan might think Nolan the worst choice for Bond.
    My ears started ringing. :P

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    echo wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »

    Nolan is a better match for The Prisoner than Bond.
    What I do know is that no living director is a better match for Bond than Nolan.

    I wouldn't say this but I understand what you're saying.

    You could give him complete freedom, there wouldn't be too much risk.

    You can't say the same about other famous directors.
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    I think there’s always a risk giving anyone complete freedom. Incidentally I don’t think Nolan would ever get that, nor would any director working on a franchise like Bond in practice. They can’t just do whatever they want, even if they have a great deal of creative control/input.

    I dunno, I’ve just never seen a convincing argument for a Nolan Bond film. I don’t think it’s a guarantee he’d make the best Bond movie, and I don’t think his name itself would result in more people seeing it (Bond is a major franchise anyway, and I was shocked at how few people I know cared who Nolan was when Oppenheimer was released. The average moviegoer doesn’t often care about directors unfortunately). For me it also comes down to personal opinion - I don’t enjoy many of Nolan’s later films. I’d go as far to say that parts of TDKR and Tenet are actually badly directed. But that’s just me.
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    I'm sorry but I don't buy the idea that Nolan isn't good enough for Bond. I'm not a fan of him but if Mendes could do it, Nolan can do it too.
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    Of course Nolan’s good enough for Bond. I just don’t buy that he’s the only director for the job. He’s not the only one who could give us a great Bond film. I’d argue he wouldn’t even give us the best one in this hypothetical scenario.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Variety's latest article mentions speculation of Nolan's next film being in the espionage realm:

    https://variety.com/2024/film/news/christopher-nolan-new-movie-rejected-warner-bros-1236179734/
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Variety's latest article mentions speculation of Nolan's next film being in the espionage realm:

    https://variety.com/2024/film/news/christopher-nolan-new-movie-rejected-warner-bros-1236179734/

    If it’s anything like Tenet, I’ll be happily making a date to miss this, for the rest of my life.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    peter wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Variety's latest article mentions speculation of Nolan's next film being in the espionage realm:

    https://variety.com/2024/film/news/christopher-nolan-new-movie-rejected-warner-bros-1236179734/

    If it’s anything like Tenet, I’ll be happily making a date to miss this, for the rest of my life.

    I've still not had any interest in giving that one another viewing. The first one was torture enough.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    willowlove wrote: »

    I hope this is another stupid rumour that this guy is posting.

    I love Blue Thunder. I hope Nolan, or anyone else, stays well away from this property!!

    Edit: @Creasy47 … I hear you and I will never give it another go. That was the first, and only time, I’ve actually got angry by a film. Not the story. But the execution, starting with that “screenplay”.

    Nolan is the only one who could make John David Washington exceptionally unlikable, but then again, by the actor’s own admission, he had no idea what the film was about!!
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    Another rumour: Nolan's next film might be a spy movie!

    Is Nolan about to show EON how it's done? ^:)^
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    peter wrote: »
    willowlove wrote: »

    I hope this is another stupid rumour that this guy is posting.

    I love Blue Thunder. I hope Nolan, or anyone else, stays well away from this property!!

    Edit: @Creasy47 … I hear you and I will never give it another go. That was the first, and only time, I’ve actually got angry by a film. Not the story. But the execution, starting with that “screenplay”.

    Nolan is the only one who could make John David Washington exceptionally unlikable, but then again, by the actor’s own admission, he had no idea what the film was about!!

    Blue thunder?

    Why make that movie when you can make Firefox?
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    There no way even Nolan can improve upon 'Blue Thunder' excellent action movie!
    Firefox is one of Clints most boring movies!
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    There are plenty of spy novels he could adapt. Robert Ludlum has a few...
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Another rumour: Nolan's next film might be a spy movie!

    Is Nolan about to show EON how it's done? ^:)^

    @Colonel_Venus , considering Matt Damon is the star, and definitely not the new Bond actor, and he, himself (as in Mr. Damon), has famously made known his contempt for James Bond as a character, I’m gonna bet my house that this isn’t the new Bond picture (that will be released in October of 2027, not July 2026)….
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    peter wrote: »
    Another rumour: Nolan's next film might be a spy movie!

    Is Nolan about to show EON how it's done? ^:)^

    @Colonel_Venus , considering Matt Damon is the star, and definitely not the new Bond actor, and he, himself (as in Mr. Damon), has famously made known his contempt for James Bond as a character, I’m gonna bet my house that this isn’t the new Bond picture (that will be released in October of 2027, not July 2026)….

    I think they were implying that Nolan will show EON "how it's done" by making his own spy film and not doing Bond (unless I'm misreading what was meant too).
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