"prints of ""The Avengers"". Continuing a method used with ""The Dark Knight"" whereby the opening sequence of the film was attached to IMAX prints of ""I Am Legend"" seven months before release, a six-minute prologue of ""The Dark Knight Rises"" was attached to 70mm IMAX prints of """", again approximately seven months before release. Critical reaction to the prologue was positive, with one critic commenting that ""no one gets to make a film on this kind of scale anymore. Except for Christopher Nolan,"" though a round-up of reviews highlighted the way many critics found Tom Hardy's dialogue very difficult to"
"influenced by ""that era of movies where you had ""The Matrix"" (1999), you had ""Dark City"" (1998), you had ""The Thirteenth Floor"" (1999) and, to a certain extent, you had ""Memento"" (2000), too. They were based in the principles that the world around you might not be real."" Nolan first pitched the film to Warner Bros. in 2001, but then felt that he needed more experience making large-scale films, and embarked on ""Batman Begins"" and ""The Dark Knight"". He soon realized that a film like ""Inception"" needed a large budget because ""as soon as you're talking about dreams, the potential"
"2018, Nolan was awarded the inaugural Vanguard Award from The Digital Entertainment Group, in recognition of his use of technology ""to deliver increased scale and resolution, enhanced color and immersive audio to film audiences both in cinemas and in the home theater environment."" Critical, public and commercial reception to Nolan's directorial features . In 2016, ""Memento"", ""The Dark Knight"", and ""Inception"" appeared in BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list. In the following year, five of his (then nine) films featured in ""Empire"" magazine's poll of The 100 Greatest Movies. Christopher Nolan Christopher Edward Nolan (; born 30"
"Inception Inception is a 2010 science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan, and co-produced by Emma Thomas. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infiltrating the subconscious, and is offered a chance to have his criminal history erased as payment for the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious. The ensemble cast additionally includes Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine. After the 2002 completion of ""Insomnia"", Nolan presented to Warner Bros. a written 80-page treatment"
"drama ""The Prestige"" (2006). He found further popular and critical success with ""The Dark Knight Trilogy"" (2005–2012); ""Inception"" (2010), which received eight Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay; ""Interstellar"" (2014); and ""Dunkirk"" (2017), which earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Director. His ten films have grossed over US$4.7billion worldwide and garnered a total of 34 Oscar nominations and ten wins. Nolan has co-written several of his films with his brother Jonathan, and runs the production company Syncopy Inc. with his wife Emma Thomas. Nolan's films are typically rooted in epistemological and metaphysical"
"Christopher Nolan Christopher Edward Nolan (; born 30 July 1970) is an English film director, screenwriter, and producer who holds both British and American citizenship. He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history, and among the most acclaimed and influential filmmakers of the 21stcentury. Having made his directorial debut with ""Following"" (1998), Nolan gained considerable attention for his second feature ""Memento"" (2000), for which he was nominated for numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The acclaim garnered by his independent films gave Nolan the opportunity to make the big-budget thriller ""Insomnia"" (2002) and the mystery"
"about a horror film envisioning ""dream stealers"" based on lucid dreaming. Deciding he needed more experience before tackling a production of this magnitude and complexity, Nolan retired the project and instead worked on 2005's ""Batman Begins"", 2006's ""The Prestige"", and ""The Dark Knight"" in 2008. The treatment was revised over 6 months and was purchased by Warner in February 2009. ""Inception"" was filmed in six countries, beginning in Tokyo on June 19 and ending in Canada on November 22. Its official budget was $160 million, split between Warner Bros and Legendary. Nolan's reputation and success with ""The Dark Knight"" helped"
"Editing and a posthumous Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger. Nolan was recognised by his peers with nominations from the DGA, Writers Guild of America (WGA), and Producers Guild of America (PGA). Ten years after its release, Bilge Ebiri of ""The Village Voice"" wrote, ""Its politics have been discussed ad infinitum. Its stylistic influence has become ubiquitous, then passé, then somehow aspirational ... ""The Dark Knight"" is perhaps the most powerful exploration of guilt the modern American blockbuster has given us."" After ""The Dark Knight""s success, Warner Bros. signed Nolan to direct ""Inception"". Nolan also wrote and"
"director Christopher Nolan, as the basis for the film ""Memento"". Although Jonathan received a ""based on a story by"" credit, not a screenwriting credit, the brothers shared a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as the film was released before the story was published. In 2005, Jonathan and Christopher co-wrote the screenplay for ""The Prestige"", which is based on Christopher Priest's novel of the same title. The brothers collaborated on the screenplay for the 2008 film ""The Dark Knight"". The film went on to become the most financially successful Batman film, which has since been surpassed by"
"saved by him from Ra's al Ghul's men; Gleeson was cast at Bale's recommendation. Actors John Foo, Joey Ansah, Spencer Wilding, Dave Legeno, Khan Bonfils, Mark Strange, Grant Guirey, Rodney Ryan and Dean Alexandrou portray members of the League of Shadows. In January 2003, Warner Bros. hired ""Memento"" director Christopher Nolan to direct an untitled ""Batman"" film, and David S. Goyer signed on to write the script two months later. Nolan stated his intention to reinvent the film franchise of ""Batman"" by ""doing the origins story of the character, which is a story that's never been told before"". Nolan said"
"by his work on ""Memento"", Steven Soderbergh recruited Nolan to direct the psychological thriller ""Insomnia"" (2002), starring Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank. Warner Bros. initially wanted a more seasoned director, but Soderbergh and his Section Eight Productions fought for Nolan, as well as his choice of cinematographer (Wally Pfister) and editor (Dody Dorn). With a $46million budget, it was described as ""a much more conventional Hollywood film than anything the director has done before"". A remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name, ""Insomnia"" is about two Los Angeles detectives sent to a"
"Emma Thomas Emma Thomas (born 9 December 1971) is a British film producer, known for co-producing films such as ""The Prestige"" (2006), ""Inception"" (2010), the ""Dark Knight trilogy"" (2005–2012), ""Interstellar"" (2014) and ""Dunkirk"" (2017). She frequently collaborates with her husband, filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Thomas was born in 1971 in London. She graduated from University College London, where she met her future husband. Aside from producing films, Thomas worked as a script supervisor throughout the 1990s, and was an assistant to director Stephen Frears on ""High Fidelity"" (2000). She has produced all of Nolan's films since 1997, with the exception of"
"Award for Best Kiss. In both Christopher Nolan's film ""Memento"" (2000) and ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012), Lennon played the role of a doctor. Lennon's voice acting work includes ""Kim Possible"", ""Bob's Burgers"", ""Archer"" and ""Planet Sheen"", in which he played the character of Pinter. He played Scribble in ""Secret of the Wings"" and ""Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast"". He supplied the voice of Eddie the Shipboard Computer in the film version of ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" and plays the voice of Fearless Leader in the 2014 DreamWorks short film version of ""Rocky and Bullwinkle."""
"— superhero epics, deep-space mind-benders — feel deeply personal"". Olivier Assayas said he admired Nolan for ""making movies that are really unlike anything else. The way I see it, he has a really authentic voice."" Discussing the difference between art films and big-studio films, Steven Spielberg referred to Nolan's ""Dark Knight"" series as an example of both; he has described ""Memento"" and ""Inception"" as ""masterworks"". Nolan has also been commended by Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron, Brad Bird, Guillermo del Toro, Matt Reeves, Danny Boyle, Wong Kar-Wai, Steven Soderbergh, Sam Mendes, Werner Herzog, Matthew Vaughn, Paul Thomas Anderson, Denis Villeneuve, Paul"
"always consult each other. The director has worked with screenwriter David S. Goyer on all his comic-book adaptations. Wally Pfister was the cinematographer for all of Nolan's films from ""Memento"" to ""The Dark Knight Rises"". Embarking on his own career as a director, Pfister said: ""The greatest lesson I learned from Chris Nolan is to keep my humility. He is an absolute gentleman on set and he is wonderful to everyonefrom the actors to the entire crew, he treats everyone with respect."" Lee Smith has been Nolan's editor since ""Batman Begins"", with Dody Dorn editing ""Memento"" and ""Insomnia"". David Julyan"
""""" (1984) and ""Megazone 23"" (1985), and the 1993 video game ""Gadget Invention, Travel, & Adventure"". When Christopher Nolan first started thinking about writing the script for ""Inception"", he was influenced by ""that era of movies where you had ""The Matrix"", you had ""Dark City"", you had ""The Thirteenth Floor"" and, to a certain extent, you had ""Memento"", too. They were based in the principles that the world around you might not be real"". ""Dark City"" was titled ""Dark World"" and ""Dark Empire"" leading up to the film's release. Warner Bros. wanted the filmmakers to consider the alternate titles due"
"Syncopy Inc. Syncopy Films Inc. is a British film production company based in London, England. The company was founded by film director, screenwriter and producer Christopher Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas. The name Syncopy Films derives from ""syncope"", the medical term for fainting or loss of consciousness. Christopher Nolan partnered with Legendary Pictures to produce ""Batman Begins"" (2005), ""The Prestige"" (2006), ""The Dark Knight"" (2008), ""Inception"" (2010), and ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (2012) for Warner Bros. Pictures. In 2013, Syncopy released Zack Snyder's ""Man of Steel"" (2013). Most recently Syncopy produced ""Interstellar"" (2014), the documentary short ""Quay"" (2015), and"
"Nathan Crowley Nathan Crowley (born 1966) is an English production designer and a former art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Production Design for ""The Prestige"" (2006), ""The Dark Knight"" (2008), ""Interstellar"" (2014), and ""Dunkirk"" (2017). For ""The Prestige"", he was nominated with set decorator Julie Ochipinti, for ""The Dark Knight"", he was nominated with set decorator Peter Lando, and for ""Interstellar"" and ""Dunkirk"", he was nominated with set decorator Gary Fettis. Crowley was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for ""Batman Begins"" (2005) and ""The Dark Knight"" (2008). Art director Production"
"Víctor Pérez (director) Víctor Raúl Pérez Raya (; born 11 February 1981) is a Spanish film director, producer, screenwriter and visual effects artist who has worked on a number of Hollywood films, including ""The Dark Knight Rises"" (Dir. Christopher Nolan, 2012), ""Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"" (Dir. Gareth Edwards, 2016), ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"" (Dir. David Yates, 2010)"","" """" (Dir. Rob Marshall, 2011) ""and 127 Hours"" (Dir. Danny Boyle, 2010)"","" plus many more. In 2015 Perez delved into the world of film directing. Since then, he has released two short films and received more than 27 awards"
"Larry Holden Laurence H. ""Larry"" Holden (May 15, 1961 – February 13, 2011) was an actor best known for his roles in several of Christopher Nolan's films, including ""Batman Begins"" as Finch, ""Memento"" as Jimmy and ""Insomnia"" as Farrell. Born in Framingham, Massachusetts to Command Sergeant Major Laurence E. Holden and his wife, Friederike, Larry Holden began his career in 1991's ""The Arc"". He appeared in episodes of ""Cracker"" and ""Charmed"". He began collaborating with Christopher Nolan in ""Memento"" and continued with ""Insomnia"" and ""Batman Begins"". Holden was known for his role as ""Darren Henson"" on """". He semi-retired as"
"Memento (film) Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and produced by Suzanne and Jennifer Todd. The film's script was based on a pitch by Jonathan Nolan, who later wrote the story ""Memento Mori"" from the concept. It stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. Pearce stars as a man who, as a result of a past trauma, has anterograde amnesia (the inability to form new memories) and has short-term memory loss approximately every five minutes. He is searching for the persons who attacked him and killed his wife, using an"
"Joe Johnston Joseph Eggleston Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as ""Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"" (1989), ""Jumanji"" (1995) and ""Jurassic Park III"" (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as ""The Rocketeer"" (1991), ""The Wolfman"" (2010), and """" (2011). Johnston also directed the biographical drama ""October Sky"" (1999). Johnston was born in Austin, Texas, and attended California State University, Long Beach, and Pasadena's Art Center College of Design. Much of the work at the beginning of Johnston's screen career combined design"
"Eisenstadt – ""Daydream Believer"" 17th Independent Spirit Awards The 17th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2001, were announced on March 23, 2002. It was hosted by John Waters. Memento In the Bedroom ""'Christopher Nolan – ""Memento"" ""'Tom Wilkinson – ""In the Bedroom"" ""'Sissy Spacek – ""In the Bedroom"" ""'Steve Buscemi – ""Ghost World"" ""'Carrie-Anne Moss – ""Memento"" ""Memento"" – Christopher Nolan ""Ghost World"" – Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff ""Mulholland Drive"" – Peter Deming ""Amélie"" • France Dogtown and Z-Boys ""'Paul Franklin Dano – ""L.I.E."" Jackpot Hybrid ""'Rene Bastian and Linda Moran – ""Martin &"
"Realms"" due to its director Lasse Hallström being unavailable. Joe Johnston Joseph Eggleston Johnston II (born May 13, 1950) is an American film director and former effects artist best known for such effects-driven movies as ""Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"" (1989), ""Jumanji"" (1995) and ""Jurassic Park III"" (2001). These movies include a number of period films such as ""The Rocketeer"" (1991), ""The Wolfman"" (2010), and """" (2011). Johnston also directed the biographical drama ""October Sky"" (1999). Johnston was born in Austin, Texas, and attended California State University, Long Beach, and Pasadena's Art Center College of Design. Much of the work"
"designer Nathan Crowley Nathan Crowley (born 1966) is an English production designer and a former art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Production Design for ""The Prestige"" (2006), ""The Dark Knight"" (2008), ""Interstellar"" (2014), and ""Dunkirk"" (2017). For ""The Prestige"", he was nominated with set decorator Julie Ochipinti, for ""The Dark Knight"", he was nominated with set decorator Peter Lando, and for ""Interstellar"" and ""Dunkirk"", he was nominated with set decorator Gary Fettis. Crowley was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for ""Batman Begins"" (2005) and ""The Dark Knight"" (2008). Art director"
"Zack Snyder Zachary Edward Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with a remake of the 1978 horror film ""Dawn of the Dead"". Since then, he has done a number of comic book and superhero films, including ""300"" (2006) and ""Watchmen"" (2009), as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe, ""Man of Steel"" (2013) and its follow-ups, """" (2016) and ""Justice League"" (2017). He also served as co-screenwriter for ""300"", ""Sucker Punch"" (2011), and """" (2014), and as co-writer of the story"
"to mirror one from ""Out of the Past"". Lynch's ""Mulholland Drive"" (2001) continued in his characteristic vein, making the classic noir setting of Los Angeles the venue for a noir-inflected psychological jigsaw puzzle. British-born director Christopher Nolan's black-and-white debut, ""Following"" (1998), was an overt homage to classic noir. During the new century's first decade, he was one of the leading Hollywood directors of neo-noir with the acclaimed ""Memento"" (2000) and the remake of ""Insomnia"" (2002). Director Sean Penn's ""The Pledge"" (2001), though adapted from a very self-reflexive novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, plays noir comparatively straight, to devastating effect. Screenwriter David"
"its televised versions; the theatrical re-release greatly revived Lean's reputation. Several of the many other later twentieth century directors who have acknowledged significant influence by Lean include Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, Spike Lee, and Sergio Leone. John Woo once named ""Lawrence of Arabia"" among his top three films. More recently, Joe Wright (""Pride & Prejudice"", ""Atonement"") has cited Lean's works, particularly ""Doctor Zhivago"", as an important influence on his work, as has director Christopher Nolan (""The Dark Knight Rises)"". The critical verdict was not unanimous, however. For example, David Thomson, writing about Lean in his ""New Biographical Dictionary of Film"","
"Online Film Critics Society Awards 2001 The 5th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2001, were given on 2 January 2002. Memento <br> Mulholland Drive David Lynch – ""Mulholland Drive"" Billy Bob Thornton – ""The Man Who Wasn't There"" Naomi Watts – ""Mulholland Drive"" ""'Steve Buscemi – ""Ghost World"" ""'Jennifer Connelly – ""A Beautiful Mind"" ""Mulholland Drive"" – David Lynch <br> ""The Others"" – Alejandro Amenábar ""Memento"" – Christopher Nolan Amélie Startup.com Shrek ""The Man Who Wasn't There"" – Roger Deakins Gosford Park ""Mulholland Drive"" – Angelo Badalamenti Moulin Rouge! Christopher Nolan – ""Memento"" Naomi"
"Lin Oeding Lin Oeding (born August 9, 1977) is an American film director and stunt coordinator. A veteran stunt coordinator and performer, Oeding coordinated stunts in the films ""Straight Outta Compton"", ""The Equalizer"", and ""Olympus Has Fallen"". He also served as second unit director in ""Straight Outta Compton"". His credits as stunt performer include """", ""Star Trek"" - where he was stunt double for actor John Cho, ""Inception"", ""The Dark Knight Rises"", and ""Man of Steel"", ""Ant-Man"", and ""Logan"". Oeding's feature film directing debut ""Braven"", starring Jason Momoa, opened to positive reviews in February 2018. Oeding grew up in Houston,"
"17th Independent Spirit Awards The 17th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 2001, were announced on March 23, 2002. It was hosted by John Waters. Memento In the Bedroom ""'Christopher Nolan – ""Memento"" ""'Tom Wilkinson – ""In the Bedroom"" ""'Sissy Spacek – ""In the Bedroom"" ""'Steve Buscemi – ""Ghost World"" ""'Carrie-Anne Moss – ""Memento"" ""Memento"" – Christopher Nolan ""Ghost World"" – Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff ""Mulholland Drive"" – Peter Deming ""Amélie"" • France Dogtown and Z-Boys ""'Paul Franklin Dano – ""L.I.E."" Jackpot Hybrid ""'Rene Bastian and Linda Moran – ""Martin & Orloff"" and ""L.I.E."" ""'Debra"
"Chris Meledandri Christopher Meledandri (; born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and the founder, CEO and owner of Illumination. He is best known as the producer of the ""Despicable Me"" franchise. Before joining Fox, Meledandri was president of Dawn Steel Pictures at Walt Disney Pictures, where he served as an executive producer of ""Cool Runnings"". During his tenure, he produced """" and helped Fox become a major player in the world of animated feature films. In 1998 he led Fox's acquisition of fledgling visual effects/commercial house Blue Sky Studios, which he built into a successful producer of"
"received a multi platinum award for his contributions to The Verve's ""Urban Hymns"" album and their single ""Bitter Sweet Symphony"". It was this album Zimmer was listening to in 2000 when he spotted Wesson's credit and invited him to work on the score for """". Since that time Wesson has created his own niche within the movie score genre as an ambient music designer. This area of atmospheric sound has weaved its way through many of Zimmer's' scores including Ridley Scott's ""Hannibal"" and ""Black Hawk Down"". Christopher Nolan's ""Batman Begins"", ""The Dark Knight,"" and most recently ""Inception"". Outside of his"