6 Tantalising Movies Christopher Nolan Could Make Next
James Bond, Akira and more.
Christopher Nolan belongs to an elite group of directors who can make films about whatever the heck they please.
That's what happens when anything with your name on it is almost guaranteed to find that magical balance between widespread acclaim and big box office bucks.
Nolan has been reinventing the blockbuster since Memento scored him a breakthrough hit in 2002, and he's deconstructed many genres along the way.
Most recently, it was the war film with Dunkirk, an unsentimentally bombastic project that'll take some shifting from the upper reaches of box office charts.
Having already reshaped Batman for the modern age, bended our minds with Inception and boldly followed in the footsteps of filmmaking greats like Stanley Kubrick with Interstellar, where will Nolan head next?
Since studios are willing to hand him unbridled creative freedom, it could be practically anywhere, but there are projects he's been attached to in the past that could potentially end up on his future radar.
Some of these came closer to fruition than others, and there's also the rumour linking him with certain quintessentially British super spy that won't seem to go away...
6. James Bond
Christopher Nolan directing James Bond would be a dream within a dream come true.
The Inception filmmaker has previously expressed his love for the spy franchise and rumours linking him with the 007 hotset never seem to quit, no matter how much cold water is poured over them.
The speculation intensified in the run-up to Bond 25 when eagle-eyed IMDB users spotted Nolan's production company Syncopy Films listed as attached to the movie.
Although the man himself has always downplayed the link without ruling himself out completely, these reports are unlikely to die until a director has signed on the dotted line for the gadget-loving spy's next mission.
Nolan is the perfect fit for Bond, his ability to reinvent characters while remaining true to their essence is just what 007 needs, but he's more of an outside bet for the vacant directorial hotset as things stand.
Don't bet against it happened further down the line, though - after Daniel Craig is done with it the series will need another hard reboot, and who better to handle it?