so we have a new update surrounding the situation between christopher nolan and warner brothers as
the director has apparently spoken out on the future between himself and the studio
with filmmakers talking about the way warner brothers have treated them during their push
for releasing movies at the same time as theaters on hbo max this is a big development in what could
be a shift away from the studio i'm going to be addressing these comments by christopher nolan
and giving you my brief thoughts at the end on this whole situation
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let's dive into the newest updates on the christopher nolan and warner brothers situation
so with the latest news today christopher nolan is apparently unlikely to make his next film at
warner brothers the director and studio have had a long partnership that dates back
nearly two decades with wb handling the domestic or international distribution on all of nolan's
movies since 2002's insomnia the relationship has seen a number of successful projects including
all three installments of the dark knight trilogy and non-franchise hits like inception
interstellar and dunkirk nolan's latest effort tenet was initially slated to be wb's major summer
temple in 2020 before its release was disrupted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic tenor ultimately
premiered exclusively in theaters last september looking to give exhibitors a much needed boost in
business now although tennet struggled at the box office grossing only 57.9 million dollars
domestically and 363.1 million worldwide it did well internationally and when looking at
its overall numbers they weren't necessarily bad considering the situation that unfolded its home
video release has since also been the biggest of the year so far and it will likely gain a slight
profit as the year goes on however its theatrical release did illustrate the risks of releasing
movies during the current time and this influenced wb's decision to release their entire 2021 slate
on hbo max the same day as theaters this again caused problems as warner brothers didn't contact
the filmmakers before making this decision leading to nolan and other filmmakers upset
about how they were handling things and the business model that they put in place nolan who
has long been a champion of the theatrical experience was very critical of this move
and now it seems like he isn't working with the studio anymore a new report in the wall street
journal which is a highly credible source includes a summary of an interview with nolan stating that
he will look elsewhere when he's lining up his next film after spending years as a top warner
brothers director and probably the biggest working in the industry today christopher nolan who wrote
and directed last year's tenets said that he is unlikely to return to the studio with his next
project in part because he was disappointed with the studio's hybrid distribution strategy
for 2021 according to people familiar with the matter warner brothers have previously said that
their controversial plan is for this year only but it looks like the damage has been done in nolan's
case it isn't entirely surprising to see him go to a different studio for his next movie considering
his remarks about hbo max which he previously called the worst streaming service it's worth
mentioning that nolan isn't the only talent upset by the studio's drastic move as james gunn is
reportedly unhappy about the suicide squad going to hbo max and june director denis villeneuve
also blasted the decision accusing wb's parent company at t of having no love for cinema warner
brothers now have to repair relationships and it will be interesting to see if other directors
will follow nolan's lead as for nolan he likely will not find much trouble finding a distributor
for his next movie he's long been established as one of the few directors in the industry
who can draw audiences with just his name tenet's box office conversation which at this point you
can argue from both sides shouldn't count against him given the circumstances of its release studios
will probably be eager to work with nolan and it wouldn't be shocking to see a heated bidding war
take place for the director from the sound of things a commitment to a traditional theatrical
release is a problem for nolan to do business with a studio but that ideally won't be an issue
by the time his next movie is ready to come out nolan works very deliberately taking time between
projects and his next film realistically won't debut until at least a few years from now when
theaters are hopefully safe again and the pandemic is in the past i honestly understand why nolan is
likely making this decision he's shown how much he cares about the industry he works in and the
medium he makes films for when a studio then comes out and completely shakes up the plan without
even contacting these filmmakers it becomes a huge question of ethics as nolan has pointed to
it also is an example of a terrible business plan where moving all of your films to a failing
streaming service that only releases in parts of america now sure it's a difficult situation from
either side of this debate but as a director who has shown time and time again that he knows what
medium he's making these films for it comes across as a big kick in the teeth for not just the prime
positions of filmmaking like the directors but also the talents and breadth of people who work
on a production behind the scenes most importantly though the fans that have supported filmmaking
theatrically and go to the cinema to watch these films in the way they are intended are being given
the cheap end of the experience cinema has lasted through decades and decades of issues within the
industry and seeing a studio like warner brothers who is supposed to care about filmmakers and
the work they make for the big screen it seems unfortunate that they would want to go through
with a crippling plan that doesn't even have the basic ethical support of contacting the people who
make these films i can honestly understand why nolan is doing this and it will be interesting
to see what studio he considers if he does in fact leave warner brothers for his next film
but they were all the latest updates on what has been going on
at warner brothers and it looks to be getting heated between the studio
and their biggest filmmakers if christopher nolan does choose another studio to make
his next film with then it will be really interesting to see what other directors do
in the fallout again i think what the studio did was disrespectful to the filmmakers and the
people working on the films and there could have been more transparency before even considering
a decision like they did some films are made to be seen on the big screen and with all the
effort and money that goes into them along with the consistency they can perform with it would be
a disservice to push them aside for a failing streaming service we've seen that with wonder
woman 1984 more recently as the film only released on streaming with hbo max in north america
and hasn't performed very well but regardless of what i think let me know down below what your
opinion is towards all of this warner brothers and christopher nolan drama along with what studio you
think nolan will end up working with if his recent comments seem to go through for more
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