Christopher Nolan’s Inception movie trailer is playing beforeInglorious Basterdsin theaters. It plays like a Hitchcock movie such as Vertigo. Leonardo DiCaprio does, in a way, look like Jimmy Stewart.
I am fascinated. I want to know more about the movie. The trades reported that Nolan said it was going to be part science fiction, but I don’t see that aspect in this trailer. I think I will like it.
Hans Zimmer creates an eerie scene, which I just love, with a feel of mystery. The special effects of the physical universe turning sideways are way cool.
Over at a Comic-Con panel for the upcoming Book of Eli, actor Gary Oldman, who played Commissioner Gordon in both of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman films, leaked a few words on the third Batman flick: “We start filming the next ‘Batman’ next year, which means it won’t come out for another two years,” Oldman said, “but you didn’t hear that from me.”
It’s a surprise that we’d hear news of this from a completely unrelated panel event, but it’s a delight to hear nonetheless. Warner Bros. still hasn’t announced anything official, and a representative of the film studio even declined to comment. So, in all technicality, it’s still a rumor, even if it’s coming from a major actor’s mouth. We’ll still keep our eyes peeled for Nolan’s third Batman film, though.
The casting for Inception continues as The Hollywood Reporter carries word that Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy have joined Christopher Nolan’s project.
The contemporary sci-fi action film is reportedly set within the architecture of the mind. It stars Leonardo di Caprio as a CEO-type character. He will be contrasted by Watanabe who will play the film’s villain, a man who is blackmailing diCaprio. Hardy will be a member of diCaprio’s team.
Watanabe is noted for having played Ra’s Al-Ghul in Batman Begins; Hardy is best known for his role as the villain Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis.
Three outstanding actors, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page, are in talks with Warner Bros. to join Leonardo DiCaprio in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Nolan will write and direct the film as well as produce it.
Production starts this summer for 2010 release.
The storyline is hush-hush, but the studio hints at a contemporary sci-fi with action set within the architecture of the mind.
Christopher Nolan penned a sci-fi script called Inception that received a whopping seven-figure buy from Warner Bros.
Nolan plans to start production this summer on the project that is being described as a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.
The Directors Guild of America picked their five leading awards contenders by nominating Danny Boyle (”Slumdog Millionaire”), David Fincher (”The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), Ron Howard (”Frost/Nixon”), Christopher Nolan (”The Dark Knight”) and Gus Van Sant (”Milk”).
According to Variety, Boyle is the lone DGA newbie of the group, with the remainder having been nominated for features or, in the case of Fincher, commercials.
Howard has won twice, for “A Beautiful Mind” (2001) and “Apollo 13″ (1995), and was also nominated for “Cocoon” (1985). Nolan and Van Sant each previously scored a single mention, for “Memento” (2001) and “Good Will Hunting” (1997), respectively.
Taylor Hackford announced the winners at guild headquarters Thursday morning, filling in for DGA topper Michael Apted, who was on set. Hackford saluted the diverse films in the group, noting it was a “nice mix of small films and big films.”
When I first read from a blogger that Cher will be the next Catwoman for Christopher Nolan’s The Cape Crusader starring with Christian Bale as Batman and Johnny Depp as the Riddler, I didn’t believe it. I thought of it as a publicity stunt.
Then, I read it again at another blog site with the source identified UK Telegraph. It’s true.
I rather like the idea. I’d love to see Cher on the big screen, again. Of course, Johnny Depp is miraculous.
It’s great to hear Nolan is directing the next Batman movie, too. He’s done a marvelous job so far, which the box office proves.
The Dark Knight took in more money at the box office than the new release Step Brothers. Knight brought in $23.1 million while Brothers brought in $11.7 million.
The speculation is the Christopher Nolan film starring Christian Bale will soar to $300 million total domestic sales this weekend — that’ll be a record. Knight is at 261.7 million, so the chances look good, but we will know for sure come Sunday.
Glare in envy, fanboys, I have managed to charm Warner Brothers into letting me into a preview screening of The Dark Knight. Sure, I had to stagger out of the cinema at noon and burst my daze as I returned to work, but it was worth it. It’s no secret that The Dark Knight is the most anticipated film of the year, after Spielberg and Lucas destroyed a great franchise earlier this summer. The promos for the second revived Batman movie have been astounding, as have the rumours that the recently deceased Heath Ledger has delivered an award-winning performance. But, is the story of Batman’s battle with Joker and Two-Face going to live up to its expectations?
Before I continue with The Dark Knight, I should explain that I found Batman Begins to be a disappointing film. While I appreciated Nolan’s attempt to reinvent Batman according to Miller’s grim style, Batman Begins felt too serious, too much in love with its sense of unjustified gravitas to acknowledge that the plot was rather silly, despite Nolan’s best efforts to portray the villain as a moral force.
Fortunately, the sequel manages to avoid this, by generating a dizzying world of chaos and violence, represented by one figure: The Joker. This is not the prancing prat from the CRACK POW Batman series, nor is it the self-destructive maniac that is Jack Nicholson after a few pints of booze. No, this Joker has a one-track mind on a mission to revel in endless destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
Over at a Comic-Con panel for the upcoming Book of Eli, actor 
The casting for Inception continues as The Hollywood Reporter 
are in talks with Warner Bros. to join Leonardo DiCaprio in Christopher Nolan’s Inception. Nolan will write and direct the film as well as produce it.
