So we have some new details surrounding the Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros situation,
with a new interview from executive Toby Emmerich.
The Warner Bros boss has finally spoken out regarding what he thinks
and whether Nolan would make his next movie with the studio.
I'm going to be addressing this new interview and discussing what
I think it means for the director.
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Christopher Nolan situation.
So as we already know, WarnerMedia had announced that their entire 2021 slate of theatrical
releases would debut simultaneously on HBO Max along with the traditional distribution,
and this news wasn't very well received by the filmmakers and fans.
One of the primary figures among those that were disappointed with the announcement was
director Christopher Nolan, who has produced and directed many movies for the studio, in
a relationship that spans almost 20 years.
Nolan had made criticisms of Warner Bro's decision and it was reported months
ago that he may no longer work with them moving forward, even resulting in the head of the
studio unsure about what was going to happen.
In a new interview with The LA Times, Warner Bros Chairman Toby Emmerich was asked where
things were between the studio and the filmmaker with Emmerich replying,
"Only Chris Nolan knows what his next movie’s going to be, but we do hope it will be at
Warner Bros".
In another article for The LA Times, Emmerich had also addressed the
response from other filmmakers that felt betrayed in trust, adding, “The initial reaction
of the town, we get it.
But I think we’re in a better place now.
Hopefully we’ve restored trust.”
The LA Times had also spoken with Bryan Lourd at Creative Artists Agency, who was asked
if he believed Warner Bros had made progress repairing any of its
hurt relationships, and Lourd replied telling them, “No, I don’t.”
Of course one of the standout problems in this whole situation was that Warner Bros
didn't consult a lot of the filmmakers before they made their decision and it sounds
like they having quite made up for that, with even Christopher Nolan still on the fence
based on this Toby Emmerich interview.
Nolan was critical of WB's day-and-date theatrical/streaming decision from the beginning,
writing in a statement, “Some of our industry’s biggest filmmakers and most important stars
went to bed the night before thinking they were working for the greatest movie studio
and woke up to find out they were working for the worst streaming service".
The director whose work has brought in billions for Warner Bros and resulting
in multiple Oscar nominations had called the ethics of the studio into question after it
occurred, telling The Washington Post, "They did not speak to those filmmakers.
They did not consult them about what their plans were for their work.
And I felt that somebody needed to point out that this
wasn’t the right way to treat those filmmakers.”
Obviously, Nolan only makes a new film every two to three years, so it's possible we may
not even hear about what his next project will be, or what studio he'll even pitch it
to, for at least another year.
So this is exactly what I was saying in that last video I did discussing why Nolan will
most likely leave.
It's some of the heads at Warner Bros like Toby Emmerich
who seem to have hurt the relationships with filmmakers after their HBO Max decision.
Toby Emmerich was also one of the heads that has been involved in a lot of the Zack
Snyder fallout, and to be honest, I'm excited to see what happens when the Discovery merger
fully takes over.
The discovery boss who is going to lead Warner Bros in the
next few years has already recognised the talent and property that the studio is sleeping
on, and until that goes through, we can't really get an idea of what this means
for filmmakers like Christopher Nolan.
I hope it is good news because under Emmerich's leadership the company has lost billions since
the WarnerMedia takeover.
And it's pretty obvious when you look at the decisions
they've made including the one at the end of last year.
I honestly think that Nolan will wait to see what this Discovery
merger brings and if it's good news for the filmmakers then he might stay.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised if he moved to a studio like Paramount, Sony or Universal
if things at Warner Bros continue to be heated.
We'll have to see, but I guess what this interview did confirm, is that Christopher Nolan will
only continue working with Warner Bros, if they can repair the relationship
they have damaged.
And of course, the same goes for other filmmakers like Zack Snyder and Denis Villeneuve.
But that was all the latest updates on what has been going on at Warner Bros and we'll
have to see how this all develops.
Again, Christopher Nolan has not officially left
Warner Brothers, but if things continue to stay as they are, then the studio will likely
lose one of their greatest filmmakers.
I will be keeping you up to date on this and it will be interesting to see what happens
in the coming months.
But regardless of the latest details and what I think, let me know down below what your
opinion is towards the Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros situation, along with what studio
you think Nolan will end up working with if he does leave the studio.
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