Out Wednesday, July 19, Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan’s twelfth film in a quarter century. A figure that Quentin Tarantino should not reach, because he plans to stop at ten, and therefore the film critic will be his last opus.
And that’s while Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott, whose next films are coming out at the end of the year, continue to film well into their 80s. The question of retirement is hot (and not only in the world of cinema), and Christopher Nolan had it right while promoting his new feature film about the creator of the atomic bomb.
“To be honest, I understand both points of view”he answers in the podcast CinemaBlend. “Storytelling in movies is addictive. It takes a lot of work, but it’s fun. You feel the pressure to do it, so it’s hard to imagine yourself consciously stopping.”
Cillian Murphy in the movie “Oppenheimer”
“But on the other hand, I see…Quentin has always been very clear about this. He never, very grandly, specified which films he was talking about, but he looked at the work of some of the late directors and felt that if he couldn’t live up to his prime, he shouldn’t exist. I think this is a very neat point of view. A moviegoer’s point of view that gives meaning to the history of cinema.”
It must be said that Christopher Nolan admits that he is not “Certainly, I’m completely confident when we’re discussing whether or not there should be a job.”who acknowledges existence “big fan” of these opus which “They don’t quite do what they’re trying to do” : “I think I want to maintain a perfect reputation, but I won’t rule anything out.”
Storytelling in movies is addicting
Nor the connection to the world of superheroes, which took him to the heights of Hollywood thanks to Batman Begins and, above all, its sequel, The Dark Knight? This is the question that the French YouTuber Hugo deciphers asked him during a visit to Paris. And the answer has the merit of being clear: “No!”
Just like he pulls out his joker (no pun intended) when asked if he wants to direct a Star Wars movie. But his remarks about superheroes are consistent with remarks he’s been making since 2012 and the release of The Dark Knight Rises, the third and final installment in his Batman trilogy.
Although, at the same time, Christian Bale claims that he will not play Batman again if Christopher Nolan does not offer him, the latest answer of the latter should allow to close the topic. Until his next movie?
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