Shortly after 2020 sci-fi film Tenet released, rumors began to swirl that the director was hoping to direct an entry in the franchise.
According to a new report from Variety, he was, but things fell through. In a new report on the recent acquisition of the creative rights to the franchise by Amazon, Variety breaks down longtime producer Barbara Broccoli’s control of the franchise alongside Michael G.
Wilson. The report notes that, although Broccoli and Wilson resisted things like spawning off the Bond films into a whole universe, sources believe they were too cautious.
One specific example noted involves Nolan. According to Variety, Nolan expressed interest in making a Bond movie after Tenet came out.
However, Broccoli “made clear” that no director would be given final cut of a movie. Nolan, who notoriously does command final cut of his projects, ended up not making the movie, and going on to make 2023’s Oppenheimer.