Christopher Nolan is one of the most prominent and talented filmmakers in Hollywood of this generation. Nolan’s latest film Oppenheimer is nominated in 13 categories at the 2024 Academy Awards and has a significant chance of winning multiple awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. He is a great movie buff and loves small-scale movies.
But can you imagine him getting back to his old days when he made films like Memento or Following? In a recent interview, the acclaimed filmmaker said that he’s probably never going to make such movies again. He is now accustomed to making bigger-than-life movies.
Christopher Nolan Reveals Why He Will Never Direct an Indie Film
Christopher Nolan”s latest directorial movie Oppenheimer was a giant epic that was, according to The Numbers, made at a budget of $100 million and grossed a worldwide total of $956.1 million. So, one question keeps coming to fans’ minds, will Nolan continue with such big-scale movies or he will go back to making indie movies?
In his recent interview with Time, the Inception filmmaker said that for now, he is not going back to making small-scale movies though he has a great admiration for such movies.
“I’m drawn to working at a large scale because I know how fragile the opportunity to marshal those resources is,” Nolan told the publication about sticking with big productions.
“I know that there are so many filmmakers out there in the world who would give their eye teeth to have the resources I put together, and I feel I have the responsibility to use them in the most productive and interesting way.”
Elsewhere in the interview, when asked to mention his favorite recent films, he doesn’t hesitate to name Past Lives and Aftersun.
Christopher Nolan’s Debut Movie Was Produced on a Reported Budget of Just $6,000
Today, Christopher Nolan is known for spending millions on his films to give them an authentic look. He never shies away from doing that. Be it Dunkirk which was made at a budget of more than $100 million or Batman Begi ns at $150 million, he spends a lot.
However, his debut feature film Following (1998) was made at a budget of just $6000, per The Numbers, the lowest-grossing film of Nolan’s career. But it’s not like the film had a lack of quality. If you are a fan of his work, it’s worth watching. The film had managed to gross $240 million worldwide which was almost a quarter of a million dollars and it’s very impressive though.
The Following is a neo-noir about a young writer, named “The Young Man” (Jeremy Theobald), who follows strangers through the streets of London in search of creative inspiration and along the way meets Cobb (Alex Haw), a thief who takes him under his wing.
You can watch Following on Prime Video.
