Christopher Nolan talks OPPENHEIMER, James Bond, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr.

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On his 3rd visit to the podcast, Christopher Nolan talks about his latest towering achievement, OPPENHEIMER. #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #christophernolan #oppenheimer
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00:00 Introduction
00:44 What is a Christopher Nolan film?
01:42 Nolan's process
05:00 The approach to Oppenheimer
06:44 2001 influence
10:50 Casting Oppenheimer
13:39 Josh Hartnett
14:44 Robert Downey Jr.
16:39 Crosscutting technique
20:00 IMAX for drama
21:45 Inception ending
22:39 James Bond
25:47 Future projects
27:01 Trailers
29:46 Body of work
31:37 How has his approach evolved
35:36 Cillian Murphy
37:14 The Trinity test

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@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

What’s your favorite Christopher Nolan film and are you excited for Oppenheimer? Thanks for watching! Make sure to subscribe to the channel! More Oppenheimer chats coming soon.

@negarshafia 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for this amazing interview, I'm thrilled to watch Oppenheimer hopefully so soon, and Inception, interstellar, and dark knight are my favorites, can't wait for the next chats

@AnthonyJPiccione 10 месяцев назад

Waiting until I see Oppy tomorrow, but rankings so far… 1: Inception 2: Interstellar (his most underrated work) 3: The Dark Knight 4: Memento 5: The Prestige EDIT: Yup. Oppenheimer is Nolan at his best.

@edgarwanjala7788 10 месяцев назад

@@AnthonyJPiccione Dunkirk also is a masterpiece...

@anni__827 10 месяцев назад

please have an interview with cillian😊😊

@AnthonyJPiccione 10 месяцев назад

@@edgarwanjala7788 it is, but he has too many damn classics lol

@yanaymor 10 месяцев назад

26:30 “The films not finished until it goes to the audience, its the audience who finishes the films” 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@jp3813 10 месяцев назад

George Lucas: "It's never finished."

@albertNealli6986 10 месяцев назад

"RDJ as Iron Man is one of the greatest castings ever" I totally agree with him.

@thomasjackson5204 10 месяцев назад

why?

@kptmaci4979 10 месяцев назад

Not an unpopular answer to the question what is the greatest casting decision.

@Nova-fh2et 9 месяцев назад

The first Iron Man was very inspired...after that, RDJ was really stale in the role

@BreMue 10 месяцев назад

Not even 5 min in and him talking about sincerity and doing the best movie you can -- THIS is why he is as esteemed as he is. People can sense insincerity and a lack of authenticity. So good to have real cinema in theaters

@chizzy201179 10 месяцев назад

The prestige is a massively underrated film of his. Possibly because it came in between the first 2 batman movies. Amazing film that can be watched over and over

@comfykeegs 10 месяцев назад

Totally agree. Probably his most similar to Oppenheimer given the scope of the story combined with technique and artistry.

@jordankimball2104 10 месяцев назад

It’s underrated but probably his 3rd worse film behind tenet and insomnia. All 3 are still great movies

@MatthewPalanca 10 месяцев назад

The Prestige, Interstellar, and Inception are Nolan's best films. Still.

@Taesian 10 месяцев назад

I'd love to see Christopher Nolan work with Hugh Jackman again.

@ChickenOfMajesty 10 месяцев назад

@@MatthewPalancaInterstellar has a terrible storyline though. It’s so difficult to look past. But Oppenheimer is certainly one of the best films I’ve seen in years.

@user-ob6wu4tt2c 10 месяцев назад

This man is a genius, easily the greatest director of our generation! I watched Oppenheimer yesterday here in Morocco and goodness me what a cinematic experience it is from the visuals, the direction to the incredible acting led by Cillian Murphy who carries the hefty weight of portraying this complex mind and psyche from the beginning to the end of the film. What I can say is that you need to watch this in theatres as it is an immensely immersive film that makes for a heavenly experience for every cinephile!

@mehdi_stark 10 месяцев назад

Which cinema in Morocco?

@Luke-kj1rj 10 месяцев назад

Villeneuve is better imo

@Darkstar_Dayne 10 месяцев назад

@@Luke-kj1rjHe only has 2 movies in his belt to be even considered (Sicario, Dune) while Nolan has a bunch of them. Just because it's your opinion doesn't mean it's true. And don't tell me Blade Runner 2049 was peak cinema cuz it's not

@aka_15 10 месяцев назад

@@Luke-kj1rjno he ain't lol

@aka_15 10 месяцев назад

@@Luke-kj1rjdidn't villeneuve literally call himself "the biggest nolan fanboy" and that he "can't imagine being on the same level as chris"? even villeneuve doesn't agree

@KameronMcQueen 10 месяцев назад

I've always hated and never understood how today when you say Christopher Nolan is one of your favorite filmmakers you get called a “Nolan fanboy” or “film bro”. You’re opinion on his filmmaking aside, you can’t dismiss the fact that has consistently made films that everybody knows, everybody talks about, and will continue to talk about forever. Why wouldn’t I be a fan and admire one of our greatest and most iconic filmmakers? Josh giving us the golden interviews per usual 🫡

@1zxtv 10 месяцев назад

If someone refers to somebody else has a film bro, they are a film bro. I've never heard that said by anyone other than someone who has a shallow and limited understanding or appreciation for film which is ironic.

@ahsanaslam9718 10 месяцев назад

I think it just stems for pure jealousy honestly. There isn't a single filmmaker right now whose name draws audiences in droves. at the screening I attended I saw many Gen z peeps dressed in suits raving about the experience. Unfortunately, any other film maker whether that is Tarantino, Scorsese, Ridley, Fincher, etc do not have international appeal. The key here is international appeal, I'm from Pakistan and I drove to another city 5 hours away with 7 friends just to watch the film in IMAX. The theatres here sold out with 1 hour of opening advance bookings. This is not to say that other great film makers aren't making great films but that their films aren't resonating with audiences particularly younger ones.

@BWrightAnimations 10 месяцев назад

@25:20 This was smart of Nolan to know how the entertainment news cycle works these days. He knew clickbait headlines with his take on the new Batman would overshadow news about Oppenheimer

@lytaquiroz1524 10 месяцев назад

yes... and i love Josh has a interviewer and overall the conversation was great, but those moments, like the Batman or Bond question, take away a bit from what he did with the interview. there was no necesity for the clickbaity questions

@At0mS8 10 месяцев назад

The man avoided an entire month of seeing "Nolan had THIS to say about The Batman." Good for him.

@92Langers 10 месяцев назад

Please God he directs the next Bond film. The timing is perfect now and I can't imagine anyone else rebooting the franchise other than Nolan.

@comfykeegs 10 месяцев назад

Idris and Him would be 💥💥💥💥💥💥

@tomiloger2910 10 месяцев назад

@@comfykeegsIf Nolan directs ne 007 Bond will be Tom Hardy

@Swamp_rattler 10 месяцев назад

Given how studios operate, it’s hard to imagine him being given absolute freedom to write Bond in a way that we would like to without studio interference. We can dream.

@Blindswordsman1994 10 месяцев назад

@@tomiloger2910what about Robert Pattinson? If they were to go for a younger Bond, he will be a good pick

@tomiloger2910 10 месяцев назад

@@Blindswordsman1994 Hell no! He has no carisma what so ever. As Batman he didn't even bulk up for Batman and you want him for 007?

@lankeymarlon 10 месяцев назад

I'm not an expert on body language but the most Nolan moves in this interview is when Bond gets brought up.

@Mamba_4_life8 10 месяцев назад

This has to be the best Nolan interview I've seen in a while. You've managed to get him very expressive about his answers and thank you for that! This interview is so informative and interesting like all of your interviews are, keep it up and can't wait to see the rest of your Oppenheimer interviews you have planned!

@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you!

@esinach 10 месяцев назад

@@JoshHorowitz Yup, great opening question too!

@stephenscharf6293 9 месяцев назад

Agreed. 👍

@k.taylor3526 3 месяца назад

Definitely! I’ve spent the past several days in the Oppenheimer black hole in the run up to the Oscars and this interview stands out!

@LeeshMa 10 месяцев назад

once again Josh you have proven yourself to be one of the best journalists working in the field of Film Journalism. interviewing Nolan is nerve wracking I can imagine and you prepared inanely insightful questions.

@KING-ZEAL 10 месяцев назад

Nolan honestly looked bored as hell. Sorry.

@KING-ZEAL 10 месяцев назад

Honestly, I'd just throw out some completely left field shit on him. "Let's discuss the concept of TIME." Nolan: Awww shit. Let's go, bro. I'm thinking of making a hyper realistic movie based on Chrono Trigger, actually. *Schala's theme kicks in* *Earth explodes*

@andibyassee2497 10 месяцев назад

By far the best interview about Oppenheimer, and Nolan in general, I have seen. I particularly liked that it was free of the stock answers from the cast and director. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed those and felt that the answers may have been semi-scripted, but they were genuine. However, this interview elicited a lot more from-the-soul answers and truths from Christopher Nolan and made me appreciate him and his approach to filmmaking even more. Well done.

@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!! More Oppenheimer interviews coming soon!

@abcdefghi2749 10 месяцев назад

Oppenheimer is, to put it simply, an epic masterpiece of highly epic and profound moments. Everything is firing on all cylinders and this movie flies by and is highly captivating and I didn't want it to end. It is one of Nolan's top films, for sure.

@DavidKirkman 10 месяцев назад

What makes this interview a classic is that is the questions were off script and therefore his answers were thoughtful and surprising, as he was surprised.

@dasupertramp5855 10 месяцев назад

If it wasn't evident to everyone before this film it should be now, Downey doesn't act for the $ or the fame, he acts purely for the love of acting, of collaboration & discovery & entertaining.

@Dr_Jim57 10 месяцев назад

lol yes the hundreds of millions of dollars he made playing cape trash was for the pure love of the art

@Pixelkip 8 месяцев назад

@@Dr_Jim57😂iron man doesn’t have a cape moron

@angelpipessd 3 месяца назад

Finally got to see Oppenheimer - and it’s easily my favorite of Christopher’s films. Visceral, emotional, haunting, humanizing, mesmerizing, complicated, nuanced and authentic. A true and genuine masterpiece and master class of filmmaking and story telling. 👏 👏 👏

@NovelWonder 10 месяцев назад

Greatest filmmaker alive and a joy to listen to.

@101notfound17 10 месяцев назад

Ummm... Scorsese is alive

@Angyali 10 месяцев назад

@@101notfound17 Martin is past his creative prime.

@101notfound17 10 месяцев назад

@@Angyali still he is alive

@Pixelkip 8 месяцев назад

@@101notfound17imagine having a different opinion

@TheBirdOnCrack 10 месяцев назад

The modern day Kubrick

@prasannasurange Месяц назад

Nobody watches Kubrick's films twice....hardly any repeat value

@colsharp0076 9 месяцев назад

Nolan seems so shy but damn theres a reason why I get so excited when I find out he's making a movie, any movie he makes or anything is just amazing

@DarkEnv2 10 месяцев назад

Man, every time I see Nolan in an interview I just become a bigger fan. I would LOVE to see him take on a Bond film with Henry Cavill as his James Bond. Probably won’t ever happen but that would be something special.

@ray.b.75 10 месяцев назад

Cavill would have been perfect but if you look at all the Bond actors, none of them were as popular as Cavill when they were hired to play Bond. They become popular after doing Bond. So I’m guessing Cavill is too popular to be Bond now, the directors are afraid that people who will watch Cavill play Bond will always have Superman/The Witcher in their mind while watching the movie.

@mist5023 10 месяцев назад

@@ray.b.75 Nolan made Tommy Shelby into Oppenheimer. I think he'll manage.

@jdxsr85 10 месяцев назад

Cavill will never be Bond. Time to get over it lol.

@vacc1001 10 месяцев назад

Cavill as Bond is the singlehandedly the vilest thing that's ever been suggested. JFC.

@josephhouguez3801 10 месяцев назад

@@vacc1001I mean, not even close.

@KaitainCPS 10 месяцев назад

Get Nolan to do a Bond trilogy set in the 1960s. It would be fantastic.

@alexlazzerly3677 10 месяцев назад

He's gotta be one of the best people to interview. Extremely insightful and generous with his answers.

@BoomSlang001 10 месяцев назад

Definitely insightful, but I'm not sure his answers were what I'd call generous. He dodged, and immediately dismissed, quite a few questions that could've been interesting. Still, it was a job well done by Josh, in my opinion.

@danwhite9184 10 месяцев назад

@@BoomSlang001wtf are you talking about

@BoomSlang001 10 месяцев назад

@@danwhite9184 Was it unclear? The podcast episode with Nolan.

@danwhite9184 10 месяцев назад

⁠@@BoomSlang001he answered everything and gave long answers too. The only thing he dodged was The Batman question and it’s no surprise why.

@shukla000 10 месяцев назад

I really liked the questions that allowed nolan to articulate with detail and perception. This was a proper interview done by a cinephile for cinephiles. I learnt so much watching this!

@miguelfmyers 10 месяцев назад

A blu-ray release of The following has me so excited. Best news of the interview for me. Modern master of film.

@reflexjat3822 10 месяцев назад

The criterion already has one

@mrparts 10 месяцев назад

I was surprised at how this movie managed to condense such a complicated story in such a clear way. It didn’t even feel long.

@samsonnodelilah5459 10 месяцев назад

All IMAX seats were sold out on weekends since it’s release in singapore….gonna see this incredible movie again soon….

@IRenegadEEEEE 10 месяцев назад

Nolan is one of the few true superstar directors. There are certain films of his that landed better than others for me, but one thing is certain, his movies are a cultural event and that's not very common nowadays.

@theuniverse7227 10 месяцев назад

I’ve never seen Josh do a bad interview! You can tell he really loves film

@patriciatwomey9850 6 месяцев назад

Josh Horowitz Your interviewing is a breath of fresh air as your questions are totally relevant and engaging, great in depth knowledge of your interviewee and their work, you don't present yourself, concentrating on the person with whom you are conversing. I love you as an interviewer. Thank you for the great info you got out of Chris Nolan - it looks so effortless - deceptively so!!

@phantom213 10 месяцев назад

Thank you, Nolan, for this unforgettable cinematic experience l.

@markoivanmarelic 10 месяцев назад

This is Gold. Good job bringing Christopher Nolan. He is a filmmaker Masterpiece.

@TheProphegy 10 месяцев назад

40 minutes?! Damn you had him forever in the media day.

@Connor_S 10 месяцев назад

I genuinely could listen to Nolan explain his craft all day. Great interview.

@tskolits 3 месяца назад

Great interview! Thanks for posting!

@199453687 10 месяцев назад

Imagine if Christopher Nolan Directed James Bond movie. That will be so crazy.!! ❤

@TheMrTJWhite 10 месяцев назад

Might be one of the best Nolan interviews. Great job!

@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thanks!

@katcoyle251 9 месяцев назад

God this was great. Thanks so much Josh!

@crimsoncamera7783 10 месяцев назад

Have been waiting for this one!

@benrosn8154 10 месяцев назад

Christopher Nolan's work is so meticulous and beautiful and explosive. It's so cool to hear an interview with him about his creative process with someone who is respectful and knowledgeable about his career.

@omarsherief5690 8 месяцев назад

I’ve seen all Nolan interviews by now, this one is by far the most informative, you asked him some very important questions that I’ve always wanted to ask him. Unlike other interviewers, repeating previously answered questions. Thank You!

@JoshHorowitz 8 месяцев назад

Much appreciated!

@chancethadood 10 месяцев назад

thanks for such a thoughtful interview josh

@_ludba 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this interview; it was a wonderful conversation.

@ejoshcoron 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for video chapters!

@stephenscharf6293 9 месяцев назад

Excellent interview; insightful and informative. Best I’ve seen so far of Chris Nolan for Oppenheimer. Well done!

@SniffenProductions 10 месяцев назад

Great questions. Excellent interview.

@shadabahmed579 10 месяцев назад

best 'nolan oppenheimer interview' . great questions! thanks josh

@jancythomas655 3 месяца назад

Oh.. wonderful and amazing picture. Never will forget this cinema till my end.

@StephenBeale 10 месяцев назад

Nice interview - even better to hear him mention Waterland - just picked it up a few weeks back, even more interested in it now!

@JoshHofer 10 месяцев назад

great conversation

@GrantKanigan 10 месяцев назад

Exceptional interview. Great work!

@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

Much appreciated!

@KaitainCPS 10 месяцев назад

Fox's 1979 "Alien" trailer is indeed probably the greatest trailer ever made.

@slax4884 10 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed watching this, not seen the channel before but appreciated the thoughtful questions

@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

Welcome!

@theguven5556 10 месяцев назад

thank you for the video❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@simbamasaku1 10 месяцев назад

What a great show. This was an eye opener for an indie film maker like myself.

@Neil52849 10 месяцев назад

very freakin good questions thanks gosh

@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!!

@richb313 10 месяцев назад

Great Interview

@rburst 10 месяцев назад

20:15 I’m genuinely interested in having him react to IMAX sequences from other directors like Michael Bay’s Transformers 2, JJ Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness, or even Jordan Peele’s Nope lol

@Naughty-jq2gg 10 месяцев назад

Thank you🙏💕

@Jalipino_Jay 10 месяцев назад

Always nice to hear praise for Alien 3. I love that film

@owensartspinepictures2552 10 месяцев назад

Great interview Josh, will go down as one of the all time best with Christopher Nolan. Well done!

@dynjarren7523 10 месяцев назад

This is the Bomb!

@anni__827 10 месяцев назад

i am so exited about watching the movie

@plasmafussion 10 месяцев назад

"A film is not finished till it goes out to the audience" 26:33

@VidaDw 10 месяцев назад

This man is a god of cinema!

@dariussalepetru6770 10 месяцев назад

Happy Birthday mr. Nolan

@adrianpale2342 9 месяцев назад

Great interview. Please increase volume next time around

@TimoCruz177 10 месяцев назад

imagine being Cillian Murphy and hearing the most legendary film maker ever saying that you're one of the best actors that has ever existed

@annettegilbert3715 8 месяцев назад

He's quite to right about that!

@annettegilbert3715 6 месяцев назад

He certainly is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@user-su7oo6pt2g 10 месяцев назад

Нолана можно слушать и всегда узнавать что нибудь интересное!

@janetbrockbank323 Месяц назад

An absolute legend xx 💕

@geniehults8171 2 месяца назад

I don’t know how any other film will EVER top Oppenheimer 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@juevosrantsyoutube 10 месяцев назад

Let this man direct Bond!

@shawman5676 10 месяцев назад

Best interview I have seen of Chris. Thank you Josh for the same.

@JoshHorowitz 10 месяцев назад

thanks so much!

@sushinskiy 10 месяцев назад

WHERE ARE ALL THE SETS FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S FILMS? This would be the coolest attraction in the world! Imagine: riding on the Endurance spacecraft or the Interstellar planes, visiting Cooper's house, hanging in the Tesseract like the main character, driving the Batmobile and having a drink in its cave, walking through the spinning room in Inception, strolling through the town of Oppenheimer. Just imagine. Where is all of this?

@Geohillierneo 10 месяцев назад

Such a fascinating person. Woukd love to meet him and just have a beer and talk about movies. Him and Tarantino.

@douglaspelin9062 10 месяцев назад

He is my #1 favourite director . Whenever he releases new movie I buy a ticket right away just because of his name.

@dr.dragan19 10 месяцев назад

Regarding the best trailers - highly recommend Kubrick’s the Shining theatrical trailer 1980. Absolutely brilliant, simple, chilling

@hOtneO 10 месяцев назад

Christopher Nolan doesn't need to direct a Bond film, he has this grand vision of storytelling, and it seems to me that doing a Bond movie with it's typical Bond formula would be too claustrophobic and constraining. The Bond producers are very strict with their IP and they know that the audiences have come to expect a consistent formula where Bond has a big opening scene, the main theme song over the credits, then the bad guy is introduced, then Bond gets his orders from M, gadgets from Q, and then he flies from one exotic place to another, bedding one girl after another, and saves the world at the end. It's too much of a straitjacket for Nolan.

@braxtonwages195 10 месяцев назад

Yeah I agree. I think he already tried to do his own James Bond movie with Tenet.

@antoniobronx4955 10 месяцев назад

I agree it’s frustrating. I do it on a case by case basis. If I have a Criterion blu ray with quality visuals and all the extras I won’t go for a 4K. But if it’s an older movie I love that is out on 4K and I know the look and sound is going to be a major upgrade, I don’t mind spending the money. I also try to wait until there’s a big sale like the recent Prime Day to get 4Ks of movies I already own on blu ray. Sometimes the prices are so low it’s worth it

@realreview1285 10 месяцев назад

18:40 cross cutting helping ease coverage 30:15 30:45 goal

@ddvantandar-kw7kl 10 месяцев назад

It's all about taking the audience through it

@elijahmodnar1 10 месяцев назад

lowkey happy they are on strike so Nolan has to push the movie over the final week like this slick interview!

@IncognitoChild 10 месяцев назад

I will always say my favourite Nolan film is the next new release. In reality I have been with him on his cinematic journey since Memento. He just has a visually stunning way of making films that I find quite mesmerising , let alone being a pioneering champion of IMAX 70mm. The quality of his work is of such a high standard it is impossible to pick a favourite.

@thecomicdirector8417 10 месяцев назад

Wow, nolan likes alien 3?! He never ceases to amaze me

@MiguelJimenez-uc3yz 5 месяцев назад

Hearing Chris refer to Tarantino as "Quentin" felt surreal. And he's right about what he said. If Tarantino sticks to his word, that would be an incredible feat of self restraint. When you're a creative you're never at ease if you're not out there creating

@sivenareid8406 10 месяцев назад

His great director in are time the best generation great 👍 best film I have to say great 👍 all the actors are great most of all cillen

@specialcreativityinc 10 месяцев назад

Yes, when I see Christopher Nolan's name on a film. I know it was well-made.

@Agent-wn7le 10 месяцев назад

Happy birthday to him 😁

@Goldenwhatever 10 месяцев назад

Good on Nolan for not diving into the Reeves question.

@byucatch22 4 месяца назад

When he said he brings in one or two people to watch the film with himself and Emma, it got me wondering, which of his movies would I like to watch with just me, him and Emma? I think I'd go with Interstellar. That's not even my favorite of his but I just think it would be an incredibly cool experience.

@darkjedi7 Месяц назад

Sung Kang (Han) : “It’s super validating when you get validation from your peers,” Kang said. “The irony of the ‘Fast’ movies is that they were supposed to be B-movies at first, and now we have Oscar winners like Helen Mirren and Charlize Theron coming to play with us. And Christopher Nolan, a filmmaker like that, his statement gives you insight that the guy is a true film lover.”

@neilanadams5173 10 месяцев назад

Sincerity is the fundamental ingredient in a film. A recent example is the Flash

@jinnyfahey6689 10 месяцев назад

I’m waiting for “Oppenheimer” 🎥 to start. I also bought the 📕 book. I’m hopeful it’ll be as good as the hype. #❣️☘️💚☘️

@brenoramosmosso 10 месяцев назад

They shouldn't reboot the franchise. They should do as in the last chapter of the book: You Only Live Twice. Where Bond seems to have died, but it is revealed that he survived and lost his memory, he impregnates a Japanese woman and goes to the Soviet Union to recover his memory, leaving her pregnant without ever having met his daughter. The next book: The Man Whith The Golden Gun starts with M answering the phone and someone pretending to be James Bond, several had called, showing that James Bond was famous. This story could be mixed with the book: From Russia Whith Love, Which has a fanciful beginning full of suspense, despite being Ian Fleming's most plausible book. James Bond only appears in the middle of the book and almost dies at the end. This book was read by JFK who had a conversation with Ian Fleming shortly before creating the CIA and presented him with a revolver "for special services".