Christopher Nolan has chosen Universal to help him make his next film about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb.” But Nolan met with several studies to potentially fund the project. But only Universal was able to meet Nolan’s strong demands.
For the past two decades, Nolan has worked almost exclusively with Warner Bros. in his films. But after WB’s decision to release day-to-day movies in theaters and on HBO Max, Nolan publicly criticized the move and it looks like Nolan wanted to work with someone for his next film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, potential suitors should meet some requirements. The report says Nolan is targeting a $ 100 million budget for the film, which he apparently considers “smaller-scale” compared to his other projects.
Nolan called for an equal marketing budget as well as “total creative control, 20 percent of the first gross dollar and a shutdown period from which the studio where the company would not release another three films weeks before or three weeks after its release “.
To ensure that his film did not immediately reach a broadcast service, Nolan also requested a theatrical window of at least 100 days. By comparison, Marvel’s Shang-Chi has a 45-day theatrical window.
The Hollywood Reporter says the three main competitors in Nolan’s film were Apple, Sony and Universal. Apple reportedly was unable to meet Nolan’s theatrical window request, and although Sony was considered to the end, Nolan sided with Universal after the company clearly said yes to all claims. of Nolan.
Nolan’s upcoming film is another historical image set around World War II. The specific details of the plot are closed, but it will deal with Oppenheimer, who was a key figure in the Manhattan Project in charge of developing the first nuclear weapons. It is rumored that Nolan’s collaborator, Cillian Murphy, will play a major role in the film.
You can read IGN’s review of Dunkirk for our view of Nolan’s last epic of World War II, or the most concept Tenet Nolan made with WB.
MattTM Kim is IGN’s news editor. You can get there @lawoftd.