Christopher Nolan
British-American film director, screenwriter, and producer Christopher Nolan poses on the red carpet for the European premiere of the film Man of Steel in London on June 12, 2013.
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He has the most extraordinary powers. He has the most extraordinary ideals to live up to. He's very God-like in a lot of ways and it's been difficult to imagine that in a contemporary setting
He is the ultimate superhero
Superman Returns. Studio Warner Bros. enlisted director Christopher Nolan - whose three Batman films grossed more than $2 billion worldwide between 2005 and 2012, according to box-office tracker Boxofficemojo.com - as a producer and story writer to help shepherd the film along. He treated me probably how he would want to be treated ... If I had a problem he was there to say, 'What's going on? What about this?' offering advice and counsel whenever I needed it.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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'Man of Steel' review: Why so serious?
do you take your superheroes? I prefer mine light and sweet, but these days they mostly come dark and bitter. In the wake of Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy, Spider-Man has gone all angsty, Iron Man suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and now Read more »
Around the web
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DC Comics Mock Marvel In MAN OF STEEL! Here Is My Movie Review: 9.5 Stars!! One Minor Spoiler...
Marvel with a fairly sizable gauntlet. But other than that smack in the face of Marvel fans, I really loved the movie. Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer did an amazing job of putting together an origin story for what is arguably the greatest comic book 6/18/13 from MarketSaw Read more »
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Kick-Ass 2 Trailer: Building an Evil Army
offense to Christopher Nolan, but if superheroes existed in the real world, they'd probably be a lot more like these ones from Kick-Ass than his gritty version of Batman. In the new film, Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl have inspired a plethora of other crime-fighters 6/18/13 from The Hollywood Gossip Read more »
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Discuss: Zack Snyder's New Superman and Death in 'Man of Steel'
been completely turned off, shocked and even enraged by this move. Those fans might be pleased to learn that producer Christopher Nolan was not a fan of that ending in the least. In a discussion on Empire's podcast (via The Playlist), David S. Goyer and Zack 6/18/13 from FirstShowing.net Read more »
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If Christopher Nolan re-booted MARY POPPINS
FROM: Christopher Nolan TO: President of Walt Disney Pictures SUBJECT: Re-boot of MARY POPPINS After watching the original 1964 movie once I know how we could improve this beloved children’s classic and make it relevant for today’s theatergoers. The color 6/18/13 from by Ken Levine Read more »
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Christopher Nolan Initially Disagreed With The Ending Of 'Man Of Steel,' 'Superman: Birthright' Writer Hates The Result
agreed with Snyder on the idea, but there remained one behind-the-scenes holdout, and not a lightweight one either: producer Christopher Nolan. “[Chris] originally said, 'There's no way you can do this.' After checking in with DC Comics about the change, to 6/18/13 from Indie Wire Read more »
