Interstellar made six hundred and sixty-two
million worldwide - yet some, like me, still
say it missed the mark.
How is that possible?!
Well, when you’re Christopher Nolan expectations
are HIGH.
The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises
both joined the billion dollar club, while
Inception - the meat in Nolan’s Batman sandwich
- took in eight hundred and twenty-five million.
So for about two hundred million LESS Warner
Bros agreed to let Legendary walk away from
the DC Cinematic Universe for a cut of the
gross?
Plus with Interstellar, despite featuring
a who’s who of Academy darlings, Nolan finds
himself back in the typical Oscar categories
for blockbusters - production design, special
effects - while with The Dark Knight and Inception
he was landing nominations, and some wins,
for cinematography, editing, supporting actor,
original screenplay and PICTURE!
Yes, it would seem that Nolan’s momentum
has infact propelled him into a HOLLYWOOD
black hole, where’s drifting weightlessly
trying to figure out his next move.
And much like Murph, we’re rooting for him!
So let’s discuss what Nolan should do next,
and maybe if we think about it real hard - ‘cause
he doesn’t have a Twitter account - he’ll
get the message.
Now BTT viewer Theo James - who hails from
Nolan’s native England - has a smashing
idea!
Theo feels that since Nolan has already made
his version of 2001, how about an homage to
another - and more commercial - Stanley Kubrick
class, The Shining?!
Um, problem solved, Nolan.
Why should James Wan have the entire genre
to himself?
Espeically when Wan has done a stellar job
of setting the stage for my highbrow horror
with The Conjuring?
In fact, Wan’s success has made horror such
an alluring genre that later this year Guillermo
Del Toro will debut his haunted house movie,
Crimson Peak.
Horror is the obvious progression for Nolan’s
already famous love of mind games.
But if he’s just not feeling the horror
vibe, there are other routes he can pursue
for sure!
He could go back to franchise filmmaking,
and has expressed a strong interest in making
his own Bond film - what a patriot!
Only problem there is that Sam Mendes is already
making Christopher Nolan Bond movies...
No problem, there are other fish in the sea
- let’s see which ones are swimming in Warner
Bros, Paramount and Universal’s ponds, where
Nolan has already built up strong relationships
through Legendary Pictures.
There’s Harry Potter - which with Fantastic
Beasts will now focus on adults!
- Tolkien, Star Trek, Jurassic Park, Mission
Impossible, Bourne aaaand Fast and Furious?
Hmm, seems only Potter and Tolkien are a true
match with Nolan’s interests and aesthetics...
But whatever Nolan does next, perhaps he should
consider working off of someone else’s script
or at least collaborating with another party,
as he did on his Batman films.
Yes ironically, as someone who loves mind
games, Nolan has a tendency to get stuck in
his own head.
Finally, here’s the craziest option - go
back to basics, baby!
Small budget, fresh undiscovered talent!
Truly focus on the story and the craft, man
- Memento style!
So, what do you want to see Nolan do next?
Horror, another franchise?
His own script, or a collaboration?
And what size budget and actors do you want
to see him working with?
Write your thoughts down below!
I’m Grace Randolph and this has been a Movie
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