Christopher Nolan: How do you make a movie worth hundreds of millions of dollars?

Nolan He revealed during the interview that his favorite films for the past season include, among others “past life” Celine song I “After the sun” Charlotte Wells. He described the first as “accurate in every sense of the word”, and the second as “simply beautiful”.

However, he himself wants to continue creating blockbuster films. As he himself admitted, he feels the need to work on it because he “realizes how little chance there is of raising the funds needed to implement it.” “I know there are creators out there who would give anything for the money I have. That's why I feel compelled to use it in the most productive and interesting way,” the creator said. “Oppenheimera”.

Nolan's films have accustomed us to huge budgets. “The Dark Knight Rises” At a cost of $250 million, A “Tenet” 200 million. Oppenheimer's costs amounted to “only” $100 million. But this does not mean that the director wasted money. In the case of his latest work, he shortened the filming period from 85 to 57 days to allocate more money to set design and location research.

Nolan is the front-runner in this year's Oscar race for directing. However, Oppenheimer may end up getting a Best Picture statuette. The biography of the Father of the Atomic Bomb received a total of 13 Academy Award nominations. Prizes will be awarded on March 10, 2023.