Christopher Nolan Talks About How THE DARK KNIGHT Trilogy Is Different From Today's Superhero Movies

Christopher Nolan Talks About How THE DARK KNIGHT Trilogy Is Different From Today's Superhero Movies

Christopher Nolan's Batman films were a big part of the superhero movie renaissance, but Nolan says today's comic book directors don't have as much time as he had when making The Dark Knight trilogy.

By jph152 - Dec 04, 2017 09:12 AM EST
Filed Under: The Dark Knight
Source: Deadline
While it wasn't that long ago, a lot has changed in the film industry since Christopher Nolan directed The Dark Knight. Since then, Marvel's cinematic universe has taken off, and several superhero movies get released every year.

Nolan recently shared his thoughts on how this environment has changed the filmmaking process for blockbuster movies. 

At a BAFTA: A Life In Pictures event where Nolan reflected on several of his films, from the mind-bending classic Memento to this year's war thriller Dunkirk, the director was asked about the Dark Knight Trilogy. He answered by talking about how he didn't have to rush his filmmaking process. Nolan said:

“That’s a privilege and a luxury that filmmakers aren’t afforded anymore. I think it was the last time that anyone was able to say to a studio, ‘I might do another one, but it will be four years.’ There’s too much pressure on release schedules to let people do that now but creatively it’s a huge advantage. We had the privilege and advantage to develop as people and as storytellers and then bring the family back together.” 

It's worth noting that Nolan was able to alternate between Batman movies and his own passion projects during the eight years he was in charge of the Batman franchise. In between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, Nolan made The Prestige, and in between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, he directed Inception

Today, with release dates scheduled so far in advance and with so much competition in the superhero genre, filmmakers have extra pressure to finish their films on time. With recent reports about the hectic production of Justice League, it's clear that this makes a director's job pretty difficult. 

 

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MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 12/4/2017, 9:52 AM
Agree with him entirely on the luxury he was allowed. I think plenty of studio-time-constrained turn out well or great, but he's not really attacking the movies here so that's fine. Plus just look at the fact that we got The Prestige and Inception between his awesome Batman movies. Those are both very damn good.
JonC
JonC - 12/4/2017, 1:15 PM
@MosquitoFarmer - when you only plan on making 3 movies with an actor then 4 years is ok between, 12 overall..
but if you have 6 and 9 movie contracts then 4 years between movies no longer works as the actor ages too much from start to finish... potentially 36 yrs (9x4).
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 12/4/2017, 9:10 PM
@JonC - Which is why I said many studio/time-constricted movies turn out well or great (see: Marvel Studios). But that is not to suggest that these movies & franchises should be based off of an initial 6 to 9 film contract. That in and of itself can be very damning (though can also be rewarding when done right - and there are very few examples of a series of that sort done entirely right).
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 12/4/2017, 9:54 AM
yea aside from cap tri this maybe the last one we'll see for a bit :/
DEVWoulf
DEVWoulf - 12/4/2017, 9:54 AM
The Dark Knight still the GOAT 9 years later.



MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 12/4/2017, 9:57 AM
@DevarikaWoulf -

TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 12/4/2017, 9:56 AM
Yeah, you were afforded four years to produce by far the worst film of the three. Not exactly a riniging endorsement of that process.
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