Giving Nolan money he was owed isn’t the favor WB thought it was lmao
>Still, Warners’ overture underscores Nolan’s unique status in Hollywood, which has struggled to cultivate the next generation of auteurs who win Oscars and fill multiplexes. In fact, Nolan is part of a dying breed of directors with name recognition. That small pool includes Quentin Tarantino and James Cameron. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese held similar perches but have seen diminishing box office returns even as their production budgets hold steady.
Ryan Coogler and Greta Gerwig were mentioned and I think are well on their way to being household names.
SanderSo47 on
Just to confirm this ain’t the rumored *Prisoner* reboot some were thinking:
> What Nolan’s film will be remains a mystery. It won’t be “The Prisoner,” a project that has a long history at Universal and once was developed as a vehicle for the director. Sources say Nolan’s latest isn’t another sci-fi epic; some speculate that it may be in the espionage genre.
Zhukov-74 on
>As a goodwill gesture, Warner Bros. wrote him a seven-figure check, returning the “Tenet” fees he waived.
Nolan has had a blank cheque in Hollywood from every major studio since back-to-back *The Dark Knight* and *Inception*.
He can go anywhere and get his movie funded.
Once-bit-1995 on
Can’t say Nolan isn’t loyal, Universal is his home now unless they do something to majorly piss him off the way WB did.
Not sure he’s feeling them after they let a director on their payroll do something in a film to link to his work, a move he specifically vetoed because he hated it.
LimePeel96 on
I do think that’s a little petty of him, but he’s at a level that literally any studio would let him do whatever he wanted so maybe he just doesn’t want any drama or just doesn’t care. Or maybe the backend from Oppenheimer was unfathomable so he owes universal one.
MoonMan997 on
I remain somewhat convinced Nolan is the one who coerced Spielberg away from working with WB. His next film was meant to be the new Bullitt with Bradley Cooper up until late last year but then suddenly he wound up doing The Dish at Universal.
The breakdown of their relationship is gonna haunt them for years, I feel.
NormanBates2023 on
His better off at Universal
LupinThe8th on
Not surprised he didn’t return. Didn’t he *specifically* request that the Joker movie not do something that they then did in Joker 2 (leaving it vague in case there’s somehow anyone still interested in seeing that)?
Key-Payment2553 on
Good choice for Nolan staying with Universal since WB has screwed everything up thanks to David Zaslav destroying WBD
dk745 on
I hope Nolan is directing Fast 11.
seefourslam on
The balls on WB
KingMario05 on
Lol. You can’t undo Project Popcorn with Nolan, Zaslav. Even bothering to try is just throwing good cash after bad.
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Giving Nolan money he was owed isn’t the favor WB thought it was lmao
>Still, Warners’ overture underscores Nolan’s unique status in Hollywood, which has struggled to cultivate the next generation of auteurs who win Oscars and fill multiplexes. In fact, Nolan is part of a dying breed of directors with name recognition. That small pool includes Quentin Tarantino and James Cameron. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese held similar perches but have seen diminishing box office returns even as their production budgets hold steady.
Ryan Coogler and Greta Gerwig were mentioned and I think are well on their way to being household names.
Just to confirm this ain’t the rumored *Prisoner* reboot some were thinking:
> What Nolan’s film will be remains a mystery. It won’t be “The Prisoner,” a project that has a long history at Universal and once was developed as a vehicle for the director. Sources say Nolan’s latest isn’t another sci-fi epic; some speculate that it may be in the espionage genre.
>As a goodwill gesture, Warner Bros. wrote him a seven-figure check, returning the “Tenet” fees he waived.
I understand that Warner Brothers is basically “[playing with other people’s money](https://variety.com/2024/film/news/warner-bros-spending-joker-2-budget-tom-cruise-deal-1235917640/)” but the amount of spending on some of these projects is becoming somewhat ridiculous.
Nolan has had a blank cheque in Hollywood from every major studio since back-to-back *The Dark Knight* and *Inception*.
He can go anywhere and get his movie funded.
Can’t say Nolan isn’t loyal, Universal is his home now unless they do something to majorly piss him off the way WB did.
Not sure he’s feeling them after they let a director on their payroll do something in a film to link to his work, a move he specifically vetoed because he hated it.
I do think that’s a little petty of him, but he’s at a level that literally any studio would let him do whatever he wanted so maybe he just doesn’t want any drama or just doesn’t care. Or maybe the backend from Oppenheimer was unfathomable so he owes universal one.
I remain somewhat convinced Nolan is the one who coerced Spielberg away from working with WB. His next film was meant to be the new Bullitt with Bradley Cooper up until late last year but then suddenly he wound up doing The Dish at Universal.
The breakdown of their relationship is gonna haunt them for years, I feel.
His better off at Universal
Not surprised he didn’t return. Didn’t he *specifically* request that the Joker movie not do something that they then did in Joker 2 (leaving it vague in case there’s somehow anyone still interested in seeing that)?
Good choice for Nolan staying with Universal since WB has screwed everything up thanks to David Zaslav destroying WBD
I hope Nolan is directing Fast 11.
The balls on WB
Lol. You can’t undo Project Popcorn with Nolan, Zaslav. Even bothering to try is just throwing good cash after bad.
Bring zimmer back this time, nolan.