The biggest news in Hollywood today is that Christopher Nolan's new film about the father of the Atomic bomb is being made with Universal rather than longtime partner Warner Bros. It was made public that their relationship had broken down after Nolan was annoyed by warner's simultaneous streaming of new films. During that time, several major Hollywood companies, including Netflix, were bidding for Nolan, which was eventually snapped up by Universal.
Nolan and Warner have collaborated on nine directorial projects over the past 20 years, starting with "Day and Night" in 2002. He also oversaw several Warner releases, including Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Transcendent and Justice League.
Earlier this year, Warner announced that all new movies in 2021 would be released simultaneously in North American theaters and on streaming. Nolan, a cinema enthusiast, was extremely disappointed and released a statement: "The biggest producer and most important movie star in our industry went to bed at night thinking he was working for the best studio and woke up working for the worst streaming (HBO Max)."
In the past 20 years, Nolan and Warner bros. have worked together on nine projects, except for "Night and Day" and "The Prestige," the rest of the seven films are over 100 million yuan budget. While not entirely profitable, it has contributed to hits like The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk.
Mr. Nolan is one of the most prominent of Warner's many collaborators. Now that sweet cooperation is over, all good things must come to an end.
Fan recognition: batman: the dark knight, inception, interstellar, the dark knight rises and batman begins are among the TOP250 films on IMDb.
Peer recognition: Inception and Dunkirk are nominated for best picture.
