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Christopher Nolan
Sir Christopher Edward Nolan is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. His films have earned over $7 billion worldwide, making him the third-highest-grossing film director of all time. Nolan's accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two British Academy Fil…
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entertainment · British and American filmmaker (born 1970) · film director · screenwriter · film producer · writer · camera operator · film actor · executive producer · film editor · cinematographer · director · also Christopher Nolan, Sir Christopher Edward Nolan, Chris Nolan, Nolan
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When I was looking for what to do next, one of the things I heard about was that Warner Bros were looking to restart Batman. After the success of Spider-Man, they felt they ought to get their big guys off the bench. The great part was that they wanted to refresh and invigorate the franchise, but didn
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“When I was looking for what to do next, one of the things I heard about was that Warner Bros were looking to restart Batman. After the success of Spider-Man, they felt they ought to get their big guys off the bench. The great part was that they wanted to refresh and invigorate the franchise, but didn”
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ixbt.games: David Harbour instó a Christopher Nolan a filmar una película de World of Warcraft
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ABC: LA ODISEA DE CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
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Espinof: David Harbour le ruega a Christopher Nolan que dirija esta adaptación. "Es tan bueno como los griegos y La Odisea"
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SensaCine: "Una obra maestra del cine bélico que nunca ha sido superada": Christopher Nolan nos dio 'Dunkerque', pero no llega al nivel de esta otra película
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Toronto Film School: From The Dark Knight to The Odyssey: How Christopher Nolan’s IMAX Obsession is Changing the Movie-Going Experience
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The Daily Tar Heel: Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ merges an ancient story with contemporary themes
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Mercado Negro: Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Batman: el exclusivo reloj de Christopher Nolan del que solo existen 10 unidades
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Daily Sabah: How Viking longship sailed Into Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’
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STLtoday.com: Opinion: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan Is reimagining Homer. That's the point.
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IMDb: The Odyssey North America Box Office: Christopher Nolan’s Epic Beats The Dark Knight, Barbie With Historic 5th Monday
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ELLE: La adictiva película de suspense ‘low cost’ de Prime Video que alaba Christopher Nolan
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Collider: 3 Christopher Nolan Movie Lines That Sound Clunky but Are Secretly Brilliant
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Eurasia Review: The Impossible Homecoming: Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey And The Trauma Of War – OpEd
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Xataka México: "Una obra maestra del cine bélico que nunca ha sido superada": Christopher Nolan elogia una de las mejores películas de guerra de la historia
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¡HOLA! TV: 🎬 Anne Hathaway hace una inesperada confesión sobre Christopher Nolan… y sus palabras sorprenden
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Yahoo: A Brother's Praise: Jonathan Nolan on Christopher Nolan's Epic
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Blogthinkbig.com: Qué es la tecnología IMAX y por qué Christopher Nolan está obsesionado con ella
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facebook.com: Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Becomes Biggest Film Ever At UK's Biggest Cinema, The BFI IMAX Read more below.
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Aju Press: Christopher Nolans Odyssey surpasses 5 million admissions in South Korea
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IMDb: The Odyssey India Box Office: Christopher Nolan’s Film Delivers Nearly 11x Opening Day Multiplier!
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IMDb: Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Becomes Biggest Film Ever At BFI IMAX
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Time Out Worldwide: Dónde ver 'La Odisea' como quiere Christopher Nolan: estas son las salas IMAX en Madrid
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Yahoo: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Box Office Is About To Dethrone Marvel
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IMDb: Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Scores $37 Million China Opening Weekend
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Public attention spiked: 76,512 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 19,018, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: 2023–present: Oppenheimer and The Odyssey unnecessary ref
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Public attention spiked: 98,879 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.2× the usual 19,018, with 5 article edits. Editors noted: Filled in 2 bare reference(s) with reFill 2
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Public attention spiked: 150,157 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.9× the usual 19,018, with 15 article edits. Editors noted: Filmography the text above makes it clear
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Public attention spiked: 138,197 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.3× the usual 19,018, with 8 article edits. Editors noted: Recognition - Add Vulture naming him the most powerful director in Hollywood
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Public attention spiked: 201,014 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10.6× the usual 19,018, with 32 article edits. Editors noted: 2023–present
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Vulture ranked him first in their list of the 100 most powerful directors in Hollywood
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2025· 1 entry
Nolan was elected president of the Directors Guild of America, a labour organisation representing more than 19,500 members
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2024· 6 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for Oppenheimer (2024).
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Awarded Knight Bachelor (2024).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Director for Oppenheimer (2024).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Picture for Oppenheimer (2024).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Direction for Oppenheimer (2024).
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Nolan received the British Film Institute Fellowship in recognition of his "extraordinary achievements and enormous contribution to cinema," and the Honorary César award from the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
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2023· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “"Oppenheimer" director Christopher Nolan detonated a real nuclear bomb while filming.” Originated as Satire.
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Was awarded the Federation of American Scientists' Public Service Award for his depiction of scientists in his film Oppenheimer
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2021· 1 entry
After a fan posted a copy of Tarantella online, Nolan's production company filed a copyright infringement claim to have the film removed
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2019).
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And was knighted in 2024 for his contributions to film
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That Nolan "kept a viable alternate model of big-budget filmmaking alive", in an era where blockbuster filmmaking has become "a largely computer-generated art form"
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2018· 2 entries
The Hollywood Reporter listed Nolan as one of the 100 most powerful people in entertainment and described him as a "franchise unto himself"
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Nolan supervised a new 70 mm print of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), made from the original camera negative; he presented it at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
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2017· 2 entries
Nolan was awarded an honorary doctorate
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The Dark Knight, Inception and Interstellar featured in Empire magazine's poll of "The 100 Greatest Movies"
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2014· 1 entry
Nolan and Emma Thomas served as executive producers on Transcendence, the directorial debut of his longtime cinematographer Wally Pfister
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2012· 1 entry
Became the youngest director to receive a hand-and-footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form for Inception (2011).
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2010· 2 entries
Awarded Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Director (2010).
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The Academy increased their Best Picture nominees from five to ten, a change known as "The Dark Knight Rule"
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2008· 1 entry
Philip French deemed Nolan "the first major talent to emerge this century"
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2006· 1 entry
And conferred an honorary doctorate in literature in 2017
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Edgar Awards (2002).
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award presented by Sundance Institute for Memento (2001).
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Nolan and Emma Thomas founded the production company Syncopy Inc
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1996· 1 entry
And is considered one of UCL's best shorts
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1993· 2 entries
Nolan worked as a script reader, camera operator and director of corporate films and industrial films
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With a bachelor's degree in English literature
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1990· 1 entry
“Part of your brain just switches off. You can”
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1970· 1 entry
Born 1970-07-30.
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1940· 1 entry
And the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France
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