Christopher Nolan and Taylor Swift.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Christopher Nolanis giving props toTaylor Swift!
“And this is the thing, this is a format, this is a way of seeing things and sharing stories, or sharing experiences, that’s incredibly valuable," theOppenheimerfilmmaker added. “And if they don’t want it, somebody else will. So that’s just the truth of it.”
Nolan, whose recent movie centered aroundthe life of Manhattan Project physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer, appeared alongside his wife and producing partner Emma Thomas at the event. An official CUNY description of the event described it as a conversation with Kai Bird, the author who wrote the biographyOppenheimeris based on,American Prometheus, as the group spoke to “the challenges of turning complicated history into film.”
Taylor Swift on Oct. 11, 2023.John Shearer/Getty
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“Any time a film succeeds that isn’t expected to succeed, it’s an encouraging thing for Hollywood.… It’s encouraging for filmmakers,” Nolan said during the event, perTHR. “There’s always the tension in Hollywood between the familiar and what is predicted to make money, and that’s the meat and potatoes of how the studios stay in business, but there’s always this desire [among] audiences for something new, something fresh.”
Nolan’s three-hours-longOppenheimermade a mark on Hollywood as it grew into thehighest-grossing biopic eversince its July release. Meanwhile, Swift’sEras Tourfilm made $92.8 million at the box office after its release last Friday,dominating the domestic box officeand instantly becoming thehighest-grossing debut ever for a concert film, per AMC Theatres.
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Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas on July 17, 2023.Kevin Mazur/Getty
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“Any time a film that isn’t expected to succeed, and we vastly exceeded our highest expectations for the project [Oppenheimer], it’s encouraging everyone," Nolan said during the recent CUNY talk. “It’s encouraging for the studios and the filmmakers. That tension, that reality…between commerce and art, that formula never changes in Hollywood, because it’s just a reality of the industrial process. Films are very expensive to make.”
Taylor Swift: The Eras Touris now playing in theaters.
source: people.com
