Documentary/Biopic Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

[Pennywise]

 

[Filmfreak]

I can imagine that there could have been quite an uproar if Nolan had chosen to produce this film over at Sony.

Why is that?

 

[Gothamsknight]

Give it to me! I'm hyped haha. Honestly, no matter how many years go by I still get so excited whenever a Nolan film is gearing up.

 

[Prison Mike]

90 days used to be the max but now Nolan is asking for that to be the minimum.

 

[Gothamsknight]

120 days is crazy, but I wouldn't put it past Universal to do that as a "starting off point" for their relationship.

 

[Filmfreak]

I also find it a bit strange that it will take almost two years for this film to get out after it starts production. Usually his films get released about a year or so after they begin filming, which sometimes even takes 6-7 months, but not this time. Maybe it's because there are so many movies that are already waiting in line due to covid, or they want it to play at safer and more profitable times.

 

[BatLobster]

The more I've thought about it the more I think this tracks with Nolan's previous work. He's dealt a lot with highly ambitious and/or obsessive protagonists be it Bruce Wayne, Leonard Shelby, or Borden and Angier. I don't know much about Oppenheimer's story, but I assume it could fit in that pattern.

Heck, TDKR gives us a Bruce Wayne whose own technological investment is turned into a nuclear bomb, and there is a threat of nuclear annihilation for Gotham in the film.

 

[mclay18]

I also find it a bit strange that it will take almost two years for this film to get out after it starts production. Usually his films get released about a year or so after they begin filming, which sometimes even takes 6-7 months, but not this time. Maybe it's because there are so many movies that are already waiting in line due to covid, or they want it to play at safer and more profitable times.

It's likely because the movie will reportedly have "extensive digital effects" and Universal doesn't want to pay more than what they have to.

I don't really see Nolan getting a 120 day window for this. Thanks to Covid and the narrowed theatrical window, Universal is putting their new titles on Peacock four months after their theatrical release. 90 day window is more realistic, but that's if the movie is a big hit.

 

[emc5466]

Tenet and Interstellar were not good films. Nolan is somewhat overrated and appears to be an overwhelming egomaniac. He’s James Cameron without the talent.

 

[Pennywise]

The 2023/2024 release date uncertainty could also be because of COVID precautions.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Huge L for WB. Can't say the didn't deserve it though

 

[Pennywise]

Huge L for WB. Can't say the didn't deserve it though

Very true!

 

[BatLobster]

Tenet and Interstellar were not good films. Nolan is somewhat overrated and appears to be an overwhelming egomaniac. He’s James Cameron without the talent.

My salty-senses are tingling! Also, James Cameron disagrees.

James Cameron: ‘Inception’ Director Christopher Nolan Should Have Been Nominated for an Oscar – The Hollywood Reporter

 

[emc5466]

Inception was great. Tenet and Interstellar were not.

 

[BatLobster]

Inception was great. Tenet and Interstellar were not.

That's film baby. You're most likely not going to love every movie a director makes.

I love Fincher, but I have 0 desire to rewatch Benjamin Button or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ever again.

Spielberg is a living legend, but I did not think Ready Player One was too good. And haven't been blown away by anything he's made in a while, to be frank. I could go on listing filmmakers and their hits and misses, but you get the idea.

It still doesn't take away from their accomplishments and contributions to film history and make them retroactively untalented.

I don't really see Nolan getting a 120 day window for this. Thanks to Covid and the narrowed theatrical window, Universal is putting their new titles on Peacock four months after their theatrical release. 90 day window is more realistic, but that's if the movie is a big hit.

Yeah, I don't think he's getting 120, but I think he's negotiating aggressively and hoping to secure 90. Probably also trying to use his power and try to help set a precedent for longer theatrical windows. I'm betting he wants to make it a case-in-point for the viability of it as a business model. Which could be a pretty smart move actually. If it worked, studios would definitely take notice.

 

[Prison Mike]

What if…hypothetically…the movie tanks when it opens? Universal is still supposed to keep it on for 90 days?

 

[Pennywise]

What if…hypothetically…the movie tanks when it opens? Universal is still supposed to keep it on for 90 days?

That’s an interesting thought. I guess so, if they don’t want to damage any future collaborations with Nolan.

 

[Boom]

A young Oppenheimer reminds me of an actor but for the life of me I cannot place him.

 

[Pennywise]

The title of the film should be:

‘You Dropped a Bomb on Me’

 

[Doctor Jones]

I don't get it.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[The Lazarus Pit]

I don't get it.

It’s a reference to the song

 

[Doctor Jones]

Is it by the Baha Men?

 

[Pennywise]

Is it by the Baha Men?

The Gap Band.

 

[Persona]

Dunkirk performed really well, no doubt. But at the time Nolan doing a war movie was its own special hook.

I don't think as many people are going to be drawn to "Nolan does an Oppenheimer biopic." But yeah, if the budget is about $100 million, then the price is right.