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Post by DeepArcher on Mar 21, 2019 17:59:55 GMT
Not sure why everyone is assuming the "older" role will necessarily be in the Caine/Grant/Rylance age range (which I realize is a very wide range in itself). It just seems to mean older than three pretty young actors ... this could be the freaking Tom Hardy role for all we know
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Post by TerryMontana on Mar 21, 2019 20:52:38 GMT
Uumm.. In that case... just cast Michael Caine again
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Mar 22, 2019 21:52:27 GMT
Maybe he'll finally work with Guy Pearce again!
...or fucking Al!
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Post by countjohn on Mar 22, 2019 22:24:26 GMT
Very pleased with Debicki working with Nolan. I've been hoping she'd get a big break and become a major star since seeing her in Great Gatsby. I’d love Nolan to slip in Mendelsohn somewhere in here. And Mark Rylance. Ben Mendesohn is the man and one of the most underrated actors.
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Post by TerryMontana on Mar 22, 2019 22:36:42 GMT
Maybe he'll finally work with Guy Pearce again! ...or fucking Al! Fucking Al will still be really busy when they start shooting...
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Mar 23, 2019 0:09:38 GMT
Maybe he'll finally work with Guy Pearce again! ...or fucking Al! Fucking Al will still be really busy when they start shooting... Fucking Al can make it work!
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2019 8:47:46 GMT
I'm reading theories online that this movie might be Green Lantern Corps for the DCEU....and I think it's a semi-credible possibility.
So many things fit the theory. First, it's a WB project. Two male leads, black and white. It was reported a few years back that the Green Lantern DCEU reboot would focus on two Green Lanterns. Hal Jordan, the character Ryan Reynolds played in the flop original. But the second Green Lantern is John Stewart, an African-American. Pattinson and John David Washington are pretty much perfect fits.
A Green Lantern film certainly fits the "event film, action blockbuster" tag around this secretive film. I know Nolan said he'd sworn off the superhero genre, but he did exec produce Man Of Steel. And I feel like WB would give him a blank cheque and promise to bankroll his next 10 movies if he did them this solid. Imagine how frustrated WB must be that they fucked up Green Lantern the first time....something that so clearly has the potential to be one of their biggest ever franchises (if Aquaman can make a billion dollars, a good Green Lantern film can make more).
But the public have been burned by the Ryan Reynolds film. WB need to throw something special at a reboot to make people believe in this franchise. Chris Nolan provides that ingredient. One of the most popular and credible name brand directors in the world, his involvement would instantly wash away the stink of the Reynolds iteration, and allow people to view the property with fresh eyes. An austere, more intellectual space opera adventure flick from Nolan....half Star Wars half 2001:A Space Odyssey...I can defintely see the challenge it would present Nolan to do a film like this and have it still feel at one with his oveure. But at the end of the day, WB wants to revive a franchise that should have been a slam dunk to make them billions of dollars for years going forward, and I can see them making Nolan an offer he couldn't refuse.
Still have a hard time believing Nolan would do a Green Lantern movie though....
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Post by JangoB on Mar 23, 2019 8:58:33 GMT
I'm reading theories online that this movie might be Green Lantern Corps for the DCEU....and I think it's a semi-credible possibility. So many things fit the theory. First, it's a WB project. Two male leads, black and white. It was reported a few years back that the Green Lantern DCEU reboot would focus on two Green Lanterns. Hal Jordan, the character Ryan Reynolds played in the flop original. But the second Green Lantern is John Stewart, an African-American. Pattinson and John David Washington are pretty much perfect fits. A Green Lantern film certainly fits the "event film, action blockbuster" tag around this secretive film. I know Nolan said he'd sworn off the superhero genre, but he did exec produce Man Of Steel. And I feel like WB would give him a blank cheque and promise to bankroll his next 10 movies if he did them this solid. Imagine how frustrated WB must be that they fucked up Green Lantern the first time....something that so clearly has the potential to be one of their biggest ever franchises (if Aquaman can make a billion dollars, a good Green Lantern film can make more). But the public have been burned by the Ryan Reynolds film. WB need to throw something special at a reboot to make people believe in this franchise. Chris Nolan provides that ingredient. One of the most popular and credible name brand directors in the world, his involvement would instantly wash away the stink of the Reynolds iteration, and allow people to view the property with fresh eyes. An austere, more intellectual space opera adventure flick from Nolan....half Star Wars half 2001:A Space Odyssey...I can defintely see the challenge it would present Nolan to do a film like this and have it still feel at one with his oveure. But at the end of the day, WB wants to revive a franchise that should have been a slam dunk to make them billions of dollars for years going forward, and I can see them making Nolan an offer he couldn't refuse. Still have a hard time believing Nolan would do a Green Lantern movie thtough.... C'mon, he ain't doing some second-rate DCEU movie at this stage of his career. Whatever this project is, it's definitely not some Green Lantern stuff.
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Post by jimmalone on Mar 23, 2019 9:05:08 GMT
I really don't believe that Green Lantern movies. Wouldn't seem nolanesque to me.
I'd obviously love Al Pacino in a Nolan film. Especially if it would be another thriller.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2019 9:08:51 GMT
I'm reading theories online that this movie might be Green Lantern Corps for the DCEU....and I think it's a semi-credible possibility. So many things fit the theory. First, it's a WB project. Two male leads, black and white. It was reported a few years back that the Green Lantern DCEU reboot would focus on two Green Lanterns. Hal Jordan, the character Ryan Reynolds played in the flop original. But the second Green Lantern is John Stewart, an African-American. Pattinson and John David Washington are pretty much perfect fits. A Green Lantern film certainly fits the "event film, action blockbuster" tag around this secretive film. I know Nolan said he'd sworn off the superhero genre, but he did exec produce Man Of Steel. And I feel like WB would give him a blank cheque and promise to bankroll his next 10 movies if he did them this solid. Imagine how frustrated WB must be that they fucked up Green Lantern the first time....something that so clearly has the potential to be one of their biggest ever franchises (if Aquaman can make a billion dollars, a good Green Lantern film can make more). But the public have been burned by the Ryan Reynolds film. WB need to throw something special at a reboot to make people believe in this franchise. Chris Nolan provides that ingredient. One of the most popular and credible name brand directors in the world, his involvement would instantly wash away the stink of the Reynolds iteration, and allow people to view the property with fresh eyes. An austere, more intellectual space opera adventure flick from Nolan....half Star Wars half 2001:A Space Odyssey...I can defintely see the challenge it would present Nolan to do a film like this and have it still feel at one with his oveure. But at the end of the day, WB wants to revive a franchise that should have been a slam dunk to make them billions of dollars for years going forward, and I can see them making Nolan an offer he couldn't refuse. Still have a hard time believing Nolan would do a Green Lantern movie thtough.... C'mon, he ain't doing some second-rate DCEU movie at this stage of his career. Whatever this project is, it's definitely not some Green Lantern stuff. Well here's an article discussing the Green Lantern/Nolan theory, for whatever that's worth wegotthiscovered.com/movies/theory-christopher-nolans-secret-film-green-lantern-corps/Yeah, on paper it doesn't make much sense, but Nolan's ties to Warner Brothers are extremely deep. He's pretty much a WB house director. He owes Warner Brothers his career to some extent. I can see him possibly doing this as a favor to the company. Like I said, done right, Green Lantern is worth billions. Nolan might be willing to abandon his usual type of film and tone with the value at stake. And no one can say he's a sell out, as he's already directed 3 superhero films and produced a couple more. Also, with Disney completing the merger with Fox, the pressure is on other studios not to get left in the dust or crushed by the Disney machine. A studio like WB need more mega-franchises to simply keep up with Disney. I mean, this movie probably isn't Green Lantern, but it's not a possibility I'd completely write off either. In Hollywood, $$$$$ talks.
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Post by morton on Mar 23, 2019 9:47:52 GMT
I'm reading theories online that this movie might be Green Lantern Corps for the DCEU....and I think it's a semi-credible possibility. So many things fit the theory. First, it's a WB project. Two male leads, black and white. It was reported a few years back that the Green Lantern DCEU reboot would focus on two Green Lanterns. Hal Jordan, the character Ryan Reynolds played in the flop original. But the second Green Lantern is John Stewart, an African-American. Pattinson and John David Washington are pretty much perfect fits. A Green Lantern film certainly fits the "event film, action blockbuster" tag around this secretive film. I know Nolan said he'd sworn off the superhero genre, but he did exec produce Man Of Steel. And I feel like WB would give him a blank cheque and promise to bankroll his next 10 movies if he did them this solid. Imagine how frustrated WB must be that they fucked up Green Lantern the first time....something that so clearly has the potential to be one of their biggest ever franchises (if Aquaman can make a billion dollars, a good Green Lantern film can make more). But the public have been burned by the Ryan Reynolds film. WB need to throw something special at a reboot to make people believe in this franchise. Chris Nolan provides that ingredient. One of the most popular and credible name brand directors in the world, his involvement would instantly wash away the stink of the Reynolds iteration, and allow people to view the property with fresh eyes. An austere, more intellectual space opera adventure flick from Nolan....half Star Wars half 2001:A Space Odyssey...I can defintely see the challenge it would present Nolan to do a film like this and have it still feel at one with his oveure. But at the end of the day, WB wants to revive a franchise that should have been a slam dunk to make them billions of dollars for years going forward, and I can see them making Nolan an offer he couldn't refuse. Still have a hard time believing Nolan would do a Green Lantern movie thtough.... C'mon, he ain't doing some second-rate DCEU movie at this stage of his career. Whatever this project is, it's definitely not some Green Lantern stuff. Yes, I can't really see Nolan doing that. No offense to Green Lantern, but even if it's likely to be a hit, it would seem odd that Nolan would agree to direct a reboot at this stage in his career. He just came off his first Best Director nomination at the Oscars. He can pretty much get anything greenlit right now, and his films have a built in audience because he's the director. I don't think he'd waste that opportunity doing Green Lantern. Plus I think it would be weird for Robert Pattinson to do a Green Lantern film. I could see maybe Batman because it's Batman, but I think he'd pass on Green Lantern even if it was directed by Nolan. I'm not really sure about John David Washington either. Being cast as a lead in a Marvel or DC film would make him more of a household name, but looking at the film projects he's doing or has done, it seems like he's more concerned with working in good projects rather than going the blockbuster route. Finally, I haven't seen either Guardians of the Galaxy, but I see that Elizabeth Debicki is listed for part 3 still. I know that there's crossover between DC and Marvel, but when an actor is still filming one franchise for one company, I'm not sure if they're allowed to work with the rival company until their franchise is done and/or they're written out of the franchise.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2019 10:14:04 GMT
C'mon, he ain't doing some second-rate DCEU movie at this stage of his career. Whatever this project is, it's definitely not some Green Lantern stuff. Yes, I can't really see Nolan doing that. No offense to Green Lantern, but even if it's likely to be a hit, it would seem odd that Nolan would agree to direct a reboot at this stage in his career. He just came off his first Best Director nomination at the Oscars. He can pretty much get anything greenlit right now, and his films have a built in audience because he's the director. I don't think he'd waste that opportunity doing Green Lantern. Plus I think it would be weird for Robert Pattinson to do a Green Lantern film. I could see maybe Batman because it's Batman, but I think he'd pass on Green Lantern even if it was directed by Nolan. I'm not really sure about John David Washington either. Being cast as a lead in a Marvel or DC film would make him more of a household name, but looking at the film projects he's doing or has done, it seems like he's more concerned with working in good projects rather than going the blockbuster route. Finally, I haven't seen either Guardians of the Galaxy, but I see that Elizabeth Debicki is listed for part 3 still. I know that there's crossover between DC and Marvel, but when an actor is still filming one franchise for one company, I'm not sure if they're allowed to work with the rival company until their franchise is done and/or they're written out of the franchise. I dunno. Anything can be done well, in the right hands. The original Green Lantern film was a cheesy mess, but the actual source material from the comics has a lot of strong science-fiction and metaphysical concepts that might actually interest someone like Nolan. The Green Lantern concept is loosely based on the Lensman novels by E.E Doc Smith, which is a legendary and hugely influential series of Sci-fi novels. If Nolan were given creative freedom to make the Green Lantern films closer to the Lensman concept, which covered a lot of very heavy political and philosophical stuff in a sci-fi adventure context, that might spur an interest for Nolan to make it, beyond just doing the studio a favor. And Nolan is a Science-Fiction fan. Maybe he feels he could bring some serious sci-fi concepts to it. A decade ago, nobody thought Oscar winning actors would be going out of their way to get cast in Marvel superhero movies, but that's the world we are in now. I don't think Robert Pattinson or JDW are above a Green Lantern movie, especially if Nolan was helming. Actors like being in massive films. Pattinson needed a break from blockusters because he admitted no one took him seriously as an actor after the Twilight films. So he had to build credibility in indie films before coming back to bigger films. His ex-girlfriend and former Twilight co-star Kirsten Stewart has done the exact same thing. Lots of arty or indie films to gain cred as an actress....now she's doing a Charlie's Angels reboot.
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Post by JangoB on Mar 23, 2019 10:38:44 GMT
C'mon, he ain't doing some second-rate DCEU movie at this stage of his career. Whatever this project is, it's definitely not some Green Lantern stuff. Well here's an article discussing the Green Lantern/Nolan theory, for whatever that's worth wegotthiscovered.com/movies/theory-christopher-nolans-secret-film-green-lantern-corps/Yeah, on paper it doesn't make much sense, but Nolan's ties to Warner Brothers are extremely deep. He's pretty much a WB house director. He owes Warner Brothers his career to some extent. I can see him possibly doing this as a favor to the company. Like I said, done right, Green Lantern is worth billions. Nolan might be willing to abandon his usual type of film and tone with the value at stake. And no one can say he's a sell out, as he's already directed 3 superhero films and produced a couple more. Also, with Disney completing the merger with Fox, the pressure is on other studios not to get left in the dust or crushed by the Disney machine. A studio like WB need more mega-franchises to simply keep up with Disney. I mean, this movie probably isn't Green Lantern, but it's not a possibility I'd completely write off either. In Hollywood, $$$$$ talks. The part in bold is what I really don't agree with. I think Nolan's certainly past the point of doing favors for studios. Now it's kinda the other way round - I feel like WB is more likely to do favors for him considering how successful his films have been. All of this combined with his reputation, his status, his desire to create new bold projects to amaze the audiences, his reluctance to go back to comic book movies and his reluctance to dive deep into CGI territories make me quite confident that he sure ain't doing some Green Lantern flick. Neckbeards on the internets probably want him to do that but I feel he's clearly above that stuff now.
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Post by Pavan on Mar 23, 2019 13:55:24 GMT
Green Lantern? C'mon this is Christopher fuckin' Nolan we're talking about.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2019 13:59:55 GMT
Green Lantern? C'mon this is Christopher fuckin' Nolan we're talking about. Hey, I'm just the messenger. This stuff is out there on the interwebs being discussed by the neckbeards I'm mostly playing Devil's advocate as to how it might be a possibility. Imagine if it turned out to be true though. The Nolan faithful would start questioning their religion
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Post by Pavan on Mar 23, 2019 14:14:57 GMT
Green Lantern? C'mon this is Christopher fuckin' Nolan we're talking about. Hey, I'm just the messenger. This stuff is out there on the interwebs being discussed by the neckbeards I'm mostly playing Devil's advocate as to how it might be a possibility. Imagine if it turned out to be true though. The Nolan faithful would start questioning their religion There's no way Nolan is doing some DCEU B-stuff (as someone pointed above) at this point in his career and that too after a two year gap. It will mostly be an original story. Nothing to gain from a Green Lantern movie except for some dollars.
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Post by pupdurcs on Mar 23, 2019 14:24:29 GMT
Hey, I'm just the messenger. This stuff is out there on the interwebs being discussed by the neckbeards I'm mostly playing Devil's advocate as to how it might be a possibility. Imagine if it turned out to be true though. The Nolan faithful would start questioning their religion There's no way Nolan is doing some DCEU B-stuff (as someone pointed above) at this point in his career and that too after a two year gap. It will mostly be an original story. Nothing to gain from a Green Lantern movie except for some dollars. Honestly, the one thing that makes me almost believe it could be real, is Nolan after directing nearly a dozen feature films, suddenly decides diversity matters and casts a black lead. Bit of a sudden, unexpected switch. Is that something he just felt he wanted to do?....or it's something he had no choice in, because the character is black in the script (ie the Green Lantern John Stewart), and he did not create these characters. We'll see...
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Post by TerryMontana on Mar 23, 2019 15:10:38 GMT
No way he's doing Green Lantern. Stupid troll theories. I'd obviously love Al Pacino in a Nolan film. Especially if it would be another thriller. Me too. But as I said before, Pacino will be filming his TV series and (hopefully) Lear. So, no time for him to be in Nolan's film. BTW, I do believe Insomnia was one of Nolan's best alongside Memento. No Dark Knight for me. Very good films but not among his best.
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Post by Pavan on Mar 23, 2019 17:42:45 GMT
There's no way Nolan is doing some DCEU B-stuff (as someone pointed above) at this point in his career and that too after a two year gap. It will mostly be an original story. Nothing to gain from a Green Lantern movie except for some dollars. Honestly, the one thing that makes me almost believe it could be real, is Nolan after directing nearly a dozen feature films, suddenly decides diversity matters and casts a black lead. Bit of a sudden, unexpected switch. Is that something he just felt he wanted to do?....or it's something he had no choice in, because the character is black in the script (ie the Green Lantern John Stewart), and he did not create these characters. We'll see... It seems like he is on a path of proving his critics wrong. Dunkirk with less dialogue and hardly any exposition. Now with this film he is ticking those black lead, no dead-wife/girlfriend boxes?. I don't mean to say he is purposefully doing that but it seems like he heard these criticisms and trying to put something different from his usual.
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Post by morton on Mar 27, 2019 7:59:50 GMT
Grain of salt and all, but this post at A_W said that they read, according to NolanFansForum, that its going to be shot in Italy.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Apr 4, 2019 19:01:30 GMT
Robert Pattinson talking about the script: link
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Post by DeepArcher on Apr 4, 2019 20:30:09 GMT
Hmmm... I'm getting the sense it must be another sci-fi or something in that vein to be described as "unreal." And if there's that much secrecy surrounding it, allegedly an "event film," I'd find it almost hard to believe that this isn't linked to an existing property, which would be...disappointing. But I won't make any assumptions just yet.
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Post by chris3 on Apr 5, 2019 3:59:13 GMT
Hmmm... I'm getting the sense it must be another sci-fi or something in that vein to be described as "unreal." And if there's that much secrecy surrounding it, allegedly an "event film," I'd find it almost hard to believe that this isn't linked to an existing property, which would be...disappointing. But I won't make any assumptions just yet. But this seems to contradict Pattinson's quote about how Nolan is "the only director now who can do what is essentially a very personal, independent movie that has huge scale." I doubt he'd frame the script in those words if it ends up being part of an established franchise or IP. But I definitely agree that this will likely contain some sci-fi elements. Cautiously excited for this project. Dunkirk was a major return-to-form for Nolan, and it's always great to see a big budget film with an original concept (even if I'm personally not a fan of Inception or Interstellar). John David Washington didn't really wow me in BlacKkKlansman but I'm sure he has a great lead performance inside him. I'm also extremely excited to see Robert Pattinson in a Nolan film. They seem like an ideal pair.
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Post by mhynson27 on Apr 5, 2019 5:47:19 GMT
I've read that they're filming in Italy, Hungary and Norway.
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Post by Pavan on Apr 5, 2019 5:54:53 GMT
This secrecy is killing me. Hopefully we get some official news (not another innovative, action blockbuster statement)from WB soon.
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