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Cortex Videos discusses “Christopher Nolan Is Leaving
Warner Brothers”
Warner Brothers is the distributor for his recent major films. Nolan is concerned about WB’s decision to go to HBO Max streaming simultaneously with theatrical release, obviously motivated by the long time in many months it is taking to get out from under the pandemic
A Nolan film is always a visual spectacle and does "world-building" and begs to be experienced in a theater with wide screen, Imax, Dolby Atmos, maybe 3-D, etc. New filmmakers are not usually in a position to hold those expectations.
The commentary distinguishes between “franchise” and “non-franchise”
films, and Nolan does both. In the world
of trademark law, and as business practicality, that’s an important concept in
planning a film, especially in sci-fi: does
the author of the idea envision a sequel with the same characters? Is a first film a “Pilot” for a
franchise? I don’t think that’s
necessarily a wholesome concept for new filmmakers.
But the entire industry, obviously reeling with the
disruption of the pandemic, considers Nolan to be one of its most important
contributors.
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