Christopher Nolan takes swipe at streaming services and issues warning to Oppenheimer fans
Topics: Film and TV, Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Niamh Shackleton
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Topics: Film and TV, Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan appears to not be too impressed with streaming services.
Nolan has directed a series of critically acclaimed movies from The Dark Night and Inception, to Dunkirk and the recently released Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer hit cinemas in July, and those who didn't get the chance to watch it on the big screen are eagerly awaiting it to drop on streaming services.
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But Nolan doesn't want you to watch it that way.
In fact, the director - seemingly jokingly - labelled streaming services as 'evil' as he discussed the importance of how a film is viewed in people's homes.
Speaking at a Los Angeles screening of The Story of Our Time: The Making of ‘Oppenheimer' on Monday (November 13), the 53-year-old said: "Obviously Oppenheimer has been quite a ride for us and now it is time for me to release a home version of the film. I’ve been working very hard on it for months.
“I’m known for my love of theatrical and put my whole life into that, but, the truth is, the way the film goes out at home is equally important.”
Noting that The Dark Knight was one of the first movies that was 'specifically formatted for Blu-ray', Nolan said that they've put a lot of time into the Blu-ray edition of Oppenheimer.
"We put a lot of care and attention into the Blu-ray version," he said, as per Variety.
"And trying to translate the photography and the sound, putting that into the digital realm with a version you can buy and own at home and put on a shelf so no evil streaming service can come steal it from you.”
Oppenheimer was based on the story of J Robert Oppenheimer, where Cillian Murphy stars as the scientist.
It went down a storm at the box office, and took the title off Bohemian Rhapsody to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time.
It pulled in more than $912 million at the box office, while the biopic about Freddie Mercury and Queen brought in $910 million during its theatrical run.
It was evident that Nolan had a lot of faith in Oppenheimer, as he's reported to have made a huge deal with Universal Pictures ahead of its release.
As part of his demands, the director is said to have requested a 20 percent share of the first-dollar gross.
If the reports are accurate, it's believed Nolan will have had an $180 million payday.
Impressive.