Christopher Nolan

Will Inception be Christopher Nolan’s first big flop?

The early reviews of Inception all praised its complexity and smart ideas, but warned it might be too smart for dumb moviegoers. Now some people are starting to wonder if it’ll make back its reported $200 million budget. https://gizmodo.com/we-round-up-inceptions-early-reviews-does-it-live-up-t-5580002 Science fiction writer Jason Sanford puts it right out there: This film will be a major…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 13

Watch 5 minutes of Christopher Nolan’s Inception!

A few clips from Christopher Nolan’s mind-blowing new movie Inception have appeared online. They give us the best explanation yet of the trippy career choice that Leonardo DiCaprio’s character’s made, including some intense scenes with Michael Caine and Ken Watanabe!

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 7

We round up Inception’s early reviews. Does it live up to the hype?

Will the director of The Dark Knight rescue us from Hollywood’s summer of meh? Early reviews of Christopher Nolan’s Inception are out, and they promise a complex, thrilling movie. Will it live up to the hype? Some spoilers ahead. So basically we’ll round up what the reviewers said, in a spoiler-free fashion, and then at…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 6

Does the secret at the heart of Chris Nolan’s Inception have to do with… Tron?

Christopher Nolan’s next film, Inception, remains a beguiling mystery. But one thing’s for certain: The visuals will be stunning. This new IMAX TV spot proves it, and there are more videos taking you behind the scenes and inside the dreams. What do you think is up with that vault door opening in the IMAX spot?…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 28

Christopher Nolan dislikes 3D as much as we do

When interviewed by the LA Times’ Geoff Boucher, the Dark Knight director explained why he’s “not a huge fan” of the technology that’s turning every other Hollywood movie into a theme-park ride. While he didn’t rule out 3D entirely, Nolan made it clear that he’d only do it if he could do it his way.…

Movies Marc Bernardin Jun 14

Latest Batman 3 casting rumor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the Riddler?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s reps have already denied that he’s playing the Riddler in Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie. But the rumors persist. And they’re making some people ask: Does Batman 3 even need a villain at all? The JGL rumor has gotten enough currency that the above Photochop of him as the Riddler (via the Playlist)…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jun 10

New Nolan Inception Trailer Explains Why Your Dreams Need Security

Now that we know the official synopsis to Christopher Nolan’s Inception, this gorgeous new trailer makes a whole hell of a lot more sense. Listen to Leonardo DiCaprio explanations of how he’s an expert in mind crimes. https://gizmodo.com/inceptions-dream-stealing-plot-twists-officially-explai-5531099 This trailer was released via the Inception viral game Mind Crime. Inception is out July 16th, 2010.

Movies Meredith Woerner May 7

The Next Batman Movie: July 20, 2012

And there was much rejoicing, in a growly, snarling voice: Warner Bros. has announced the next Batman flick arrives July 20, 2012, again directed by Christopher Nolan. (Insert girly squeals.) [Variety via Techland]

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 3

Christopher Nolan’s Batman 3 Gets A Release Date

Batman 3 finally has a release date, July 20, 2012. Which means it will be coming out the same summer as The Avengers, Spider-Man, Star Trek and the Battleship alien-war movie. 2012 might be the geekiest movie year ever. [THR]

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 30

Dream-Sector Physics and Inception Space

The Los Angeles Times calls Christopher Nolan’s Inception “Hollywood’s first existential heist movie.” The architectural design of the movie is also incredible. Here’s a preview of some of the film’s sets and architectural spaces. Warner Brothers” />. He specifically highlights the contributions of “special effects guru Chris Corbould (the man who built the Batmobile and…

Movies Geoff Manaugh Apr 19

Emily Blunt As Catwoman? You Can Probably Scratch That Rumor

We reported that Emily Blunt turned down the love-interest role in Captain America. Now an anonymous source claims this was so she could play Catwoman in Batman 3. But wait! Even the anonymous source says this is just a rumor.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 6

Is This Christopher Nolan’s Dream-Invasion Device?

Could this be our first glimpse of the mysterious dream machine from Christopher Nolan’s trippy Inception? This was on a T-shirt that some attendees at Wondercon’s Warner Bros. panel received, and there’s a mysterious bar code on the back. [UGO]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 5

Christopher Nolan Pulls Back The Curtain On New Movie “Inception”

At WonderCon today we got an exclusive look at footage from Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new film Inception. It was basically James Bond in cyberspace, where heists involve stealing people’s dreams – literally. We saw an extended teaser trailer for the film, which introduced us to Leonardo DiCaprio’s character, an “extractor,” or dream…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 3

Nolan Explains What To Expect From Batman 3, Inception And The New Superman

Is the third Batman film Christopher Nolan’s last? He makes it sound that way. Plus the director spills a few details about Inception, Hollywood’s first “metaphysical heist film,” and why his Superman may be the loneliest hero on the planet. The LA Times interviewed Nolan, and he revealed a few details that will help us…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 11

Will We See The Riddler, Robin And More In Dark Knight Sequel?

Now that we know that Christopher Nolan’s third Batman movie is getting underway, rumors about the choice of villain and plot are beginning to trickle online. Surprisingly, they don’t seem entirely impossible… According to an anonymous source to ComicBookMovie.com, the third movie will feature not only the Riddler as the main villain – figuring out…

Movies Graeme McMillan Feb 14

Breaking Down Inception’s Dream Logic and Water Imagery

Yesterday, we showed you the second trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s dream-theft thriller Inception, jam-packed with surreal images and lots and lots of water. We give you the shot-for-shot breakdown to aid in your speculation. Spoilers ahead. https://gizmodo.com/nolan-floods-your-brain-with-dark-surrealism-in-new-inc-5435686 In today’s morning spoilers, we linked to eating class‘s analysis of the new trailer. Here’s our shot-for-shot breakdown…

Movies Lauren Davis Dec 29

Nolan Floods Your Brain With Dark Surrealism In New Inception Trailer

Watch Leo DiCaprio become the Morphius to his assistant, Ellen Page’s Neo, as he and his well dressed team of brain-busters attempt to rob your mind. The latest Christopher Nolan Inception trailer is out. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a powerful CEO, Page as his assistant, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a khaki suited bad-ass and…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 28

The Decade That Superhero Movies Beat Video-Game Movies

Ten years ago, superhero films and video-game films were both minor genres. You had your Batman Forever and your Mortal Kombat, but not much else. Both genres blew up in the 2000s, but superhero films won much bigger. For now. The 1990s were a pretty weak time for movies based on both video games and…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 21

What If Moviemakers Swapped Franchises?

The problem with big movie franchises is that you always know what to expect; it’s always the same guys making the same movies. But what if you swapped creators and movie franchises around? Here’s what’d work – and what wouldn’t. Bay, Kurtzman and Orci’s Batman Pros: You’d get a new Batman movie every two years,…

Movies Graeme McMillan Nov 10

Could Christopher Nolan’s Inception Be Something Like This? [NSFW]

Dennis Quaid is a powerful psychic, plus he’s hooked up to the U.S. government’s top-secret dream-machine, allowing him to visit a man’s dreams of Japanese people and Catholic priests having sex with his wife. It sorta makes sense. NSFW video. The thing that makes this sequence from Dreamscape especially ridiculous is the loopy music and…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 23

Will Inception be Christopher Nolan’s first big flop?

Watch 5 minutes of Christopher Nolan’s Inception!

We round up Inception’s early reviews. Does it live up to the hype?

Does the secret at the heart of Chris Nolan’s Inception have to do with… Tron?

Christopher Nolan dislikes 3D as much as we do

Latest Batman 3 casting rumor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the Riddler?

New Nolan Inception Trailer Explains Why Your Dreams Need Security

The Next Batman Movie: July 20, 2012

Christopher Nolan’s Batman 3 Gets A Release Date

Dream-Sector Physics and Inception Space

Emily Blunt As Catwoman? You Can Probably Scratch That Rumor

Is This Christopher Nolan’s Dream-Invasion Device?

Christopher Nolan Pulls Back The Curtain On New Movie “Inception”

Nolan Explains What To Expect From Batman 3, Inception And The New Superman

Will We See The Riddler, Robin And More In Dark Knight Sequel?

Breaking Down Inception’s Dream Logic and Water Imagery

Nolan Floods Your Brain With Dark Surrealism In New Inception Trailer

The Decade That Superhero Movies Beat Video-Game Movies

What If Moviemakers Swapped Franchises?

Could Christopher Nolan’s Inception Be Something Like This? [NSFW]

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