Christopher Nolan's Move to Universal Was Encouraged By M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan reveals that he spoke to fellow director Christopher Nolan ahead of his move to Universal, convincing him to work with the studio. The Tenet director had seemingly ended his close partnership with Warner Bros. following a series of disagreements. Nolan shopped his upcoming film Oppenheimer to multiple studios, before working with Universal.
Much of the film industry was shocked in September 2021 when it was revealed that Nolan had seemingly fallen out with Warner Bros., leading him to shop his next feature with multiple studios. Scheduled for release in 2023, Oppenheimer is a biopic centered on J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, and is set to be the director's 12th feature-length film. Starring Cillian Murphy as the WWII scientist alongside Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, and Josh Hartnett, the film was picked up by Universal Pictures, and now Shyamalan has revealed that he may have played a role in Nolan choosing to work with the studio.
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Speaking to THR, Shyamalan revealed that he had spoken positively about the studio before Nolan made the decision to work with them. Shyamalan emphasized that Universal remained committed to storytelling and supporting theatres in an era where studios are leaning towards streaming releases. He elaborated by firmly stating he continues to support theaters and theatrical releases, not buying into the narrative that audiences were tiring of them and that he, Nolan, Jordan Peele, and others have and can continue to prove that narrative wrong. Check out Shyamalan's full response below.
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