Nolan's relationship with Warner Bros. is strained, and Netflix wants to be the shoulder he cries on. When parent company AT&T told Warner Bros. that they had to put movies onto the HBO Max platform, they brought down the ire of filmmakers who were promised to have theatrical releases for their films. While contracts were renegotiated and money was exchanged, filmmakers wondered—if they continued to make movies with Warner, would their features have a shot to make it to the big screen? One of the most prominent directors with these worries is Christopher Nolan. He has voiced displeasure with the new model. Could that affect his long partnership with Warner Bros.? Scott Stuber at Netflix hopes so. He is actually trying to get the filmmaker to join the ranks of Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Aaron Sorkin, Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, Zack Snyder, Noah Baumbach, Alfonso Cuaron, and other filmmakers who have turned to Netflix to make the movies they want. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 30 July, 2021