Christopher Nolan
Born	Christopher Jonathan James Nolan July 30, 1970 (1970-07-30) (age 37) London, England
Occupation	Film director, producer & screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Emma Thomas (1997-)

Christopher Nolan (born July 30, 1970) is an Academy Award nominated film director, writer and producer. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Emma Thomas is a Film producer, who has been married to Christopher Nolan since 1997 Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The son of an English father and American mother, Nolan is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and United States. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Multiple citizenship, or multiple nationality is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a Citizen under the laws of more than one state. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He is married to Emma Thomas, his longtime producer. Emma Thomas is a Film producer, who has been married to Christopher Nolan since 1997 They have three children together and reside in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Nolan is best known for directing the psychological thriller Memento and for resurrecting the Batman film franchise with the critically-acclaimed Batman Begins (2005) and the eagerly-awaited The Dark Knight (July 2008). Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre Memento is a Psychological thriller Film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, adapted from his brother Jonathan 's short Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created A media franchise is an Intellectual property involving the characters, setting, and Trademarks of an original work of media (usually Batman Begins is a 2005 American Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by The Dark Knight is a 2008 American Superhero film directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan.

Early life

Nolan began film-making at age of seven using his father's Super 8 camera and his toy action figures. Super 8 mm film, also simply called Super 8, is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the While living in the Chicago area as a child, he also made short films with future director and producer Roko Belic. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Roko Belic (born September 8 1971 is an American Film director, producer, Cinematographer, and Actor.

Nolan was educated at Haileybury College, an independent school near Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, and later studied English literature at University College London while filming several short films in the college film society. Haileybury and Imperial Service College, (usually shortened to Haileybury & ISC or Haileybury) is a famous British Independent school founded in 1862 An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of The term English literature refers to Literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by Writers not necessarily from University College London ( UCL) is a multi-faculty university institution based in the United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London His short film Tarantella was shown on Image Union, an independent film and video showcase featured on PBS, in 1989. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Another short film of his, Larceny, was shown during Cambridge Film Festival in 1996. The Cambridge Film Festival is one of the biggest Film festivals in the UK. One notable short film of his was called Doodlebug starring Jeremy Theobald who later starred in Following. Jeremy Theobald is a British Actor best known for his portrayal of Bill (credited as 'The Young Man' the main character in Christopher Nolan 's major picture Following is a 1998 Film noir. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a He married Emma Thomas in 1997. Emma Thomas is a Film producer, who has been married to Christopher Nolan since 1997

Professional career

Memento

Main article: Memento (film)

While not a gargantuan hit but still a box office success, Memento (2000) is a critically acclaimed cult classic and was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award (Oscar) for best screenplay. Memento is a Psychological thriller Film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, adapted from his brother Jonathan 's short Memento is a Psychological thriller Film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, adapted from his brother Jonathan 's short The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television

The movie, based on a short story written by Christopher's brother Jonathan Nolan titled Memento Mori, follows widower Leonard Shelby (played by English-born Australian actor Guy Pearce) who, as a result of a head injury delivered by his wife's rapist, is unable to form new memories. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan (born 1976 is an Academy Award -nominated Author who was born in London and raised in the Chicago area " Memento Mori " is a short story written by Jonathan Nolan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Guy Edward Pearce (born October 5, 1967) is a Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated English -born Australian raised actor perhaps What distinguishes the film within its genre is Nolan's technique in presenting events within the storyline partially in reverse-chronological order and in chronological order. Using this technique, Nolan forces viewers to relate with the mentally-impaired protagonist, since they encounter each event disoriented.

The same method of disorientating audiences is used in Nolan's previous film Following, which is very much a precursor to the production of Memento. Following is a 1998 Film noir. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a Following, however, presents a three-act structure in which the three acts are cut together, whereas Memento presents two linear timelines—one running forwards, one backwards—which are cut together and meet in the middle. The changeover from forwards to backwards is signified by the transition from black and white film stock to color.

Insomnia

Main article: Insomnia (2002 film)

In 2002 Nolan directed Insomnia, an American remake of a 1997 Norwegian film of the same name (although with major changes in both the plot and the nature of the main character). Insomnia is a 2002 American Remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name. Insomnia is a 2002 American Remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The plot involves two detectives brought to Alaska to assist local authorities locate a killer. However, the search occurs during the "sunny" season in Alaska, and the film's protagonist, Al Pacino, is unable to sleep because of the constant light. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning His days without sleep lead to bad decisions and Nolan's characteristic confusion, for both the protagonist and the viewer. The film also stars Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank. Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30 1974 is an American Actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer The movie was praised by critics as a rare case of a well-done American remake of a European film, and although it wasn't a giant hit, it still had a solid box office performance.

Batman Begins

Main article: Batman Begins

Nolan had said that while he was content with his directing résumé, he had always dreamed as a child to direct a big blockbuster film, and he got his first opportunity to do so in 2003. Batman Begins is a 2005 American Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by This article refers to the theatrical slang term for other uses see Blockbuster (disambiguation.

In 1997, Warner Bros., owner of the Batman movie franchise, released Batman and Robin, directed by Joel Schumacher. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created " Batman & Robin " is a 1997 film from the Batman film series starring George Clooney as Batman, Chris O'Donnell returning Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939 in New York City) is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer The film received mostly negative reviews and earned the least box office revenue out of the series, forcing Warner Bros. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue to cancel any sequels and put the franchise on indefinite hiatus.

Six years later, Nolan, together with Blade screenwriter David S. Goyer, pitched the idea of restarting the franchise with a serious origin story. Blade is a 1998 vampire Action film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories David Samuel Goyer (born December 22 1965) is an American Screenwriter, Film director and Comic book writer Warner Bros. took the risk of hiring the relatively unknown director to direct the new installment of one of their biggest franchises. The actor selected to play the leading role, Christian Bale, was already a favorite choice among Batman fans long before he actually got the part, due to his work in movies such as American Psycho and Equilibrium. Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974 is a British American Psycho is a Thriller novel by Bret Easton Ellis published in 1991 Equilibrium is a 2002 action and Science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. Batman Begins was released on June 15, 2005 and has become a solid box office hit, ranking as the third biggest blockbuster of the summer. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It received a very positive critical and public reception, with many ranking it as superior to even the 1989 version. Batman is a 1989 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Batman Begins was also seen as having a dark but intelligent storyline and strong emphasis on character, two aspects that many summer blockbusters are known to lack.

Batman Begins was a major winner at the 32nd annual Saturn Awards, considered the most important awards devoted to genre fans. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy The film won for Best Fantasy Film, Best Actor for Christian Bale and Best Writing for Nolan and Goyer.

The Prestige

Main article: The Prestige (film)

The Prestige, released on October 20, 2006, is an adaptation of the Christopher Priest novel of the same name about two rival magicians in the 19th century. The Prestige is a 2006 period film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest 's 1995 The Prestige is a 2006 period film directed by Christopher Nolan, with a screenplay adapted from Christopher Priest 's 1995 Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Priest (born July 14, 1943 in Cheadle, near Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English novelist whose notable works The Prestige is a 1995 novel by British writer Christopher Priest. It reunites him with Batman Begins stars Christian Bale and Michael Caine. Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974 is a British Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and David Bowie also appear. Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October, 1968) is an Tony Award -winning and Emmy Award -winning Australian Actor Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. The movie had a mostly positive response from critics and made over $109 million worldwide. [1] The film was co-scripted by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan (born 1976 is an Academy Award -nominated Author who was born in London and raised in the Chicago area

Upcoming projects

The Exec

Based upon the graphic novel of the same name, The Exec shows future business played out as war. A The screenplay is to be written by Christopher's brother Jonathan. Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan (born 1976 is an Academy Award -nominated Author who was born in London and raised in the Chicago area

The Keys to the Street

While Nolan wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of the Ruth Rendell novel of the same name, he looks unlikely to direct it, reportedly since it "has a lot in common with the three films [Nolan] has made". Ruth Barbara Rendell Baroness Rendell of Babergh, CBE, (born 17 February 1930) who also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, is an The Keys to the Street is a psychological thriller (book by British writer Ruth Rendell. ^[1]

The Dark Knight

Main article: The Dark Knight (film)

In the months following the film's release, Nolan made numerous comments suggesting that he would return to direct the sequel to Batman Begins. The Dark Knight is a 2008 American Superhero film directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan. ^[2] In late July 2006, the sequel was officially confirmed as The Dark Knight with Nolan at the helm and the late Heath Ledger joining the cast as The Joker, Batman's arch-nemesis. The Dark Knight is a 2008 American Superhero film directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008 was an Australian television and film actor The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. ^[3] The first image of Ledger as The Joker was released in a viral marketing campaign that included putting Joker cards in several comic shops and also a website with fake advertisement for Gotham's attorney Harvey Dent campaigning for District Attorney. Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to Marketing techniques that use pre-existing Social networks to produce increases in Brand awareness This article is about the DC comics villain For the Nigerian musician see 2face Idibia. The advertisement was "vandalized" in a different site that included a game in which people could post codes that would reveal the image one pixel at a time. Another viral campaign was made as the first teaser trailer was released, including several fans putting on Joker make-up and participating in a scavenger hunt during the 2007 San Diego Comics Convention. Since then, several other viral sites, including an online edition of the fictional newspaper Gotham Times, with different information about the movie's storyline and games were released, including a contest for fans to dress up as Joker and take pictures in front of landmarks from their cities. Part of the viral marketing also focused on Harvey Dent's campaign for District Attorney, including a call for fans to take campaign banners and pictures from his site and making pictures, videos, etc. , as well as following a mobile unit known as the "dentmobile". The first full theatrical trailer, which largely features Heath Ledger as The Joker, was released on December 14 with the movie I Am Legend. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic Science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. In IMAX theaters, I Am Legend was preceded by a short prologue from The Dark Knight also featuring The Joker, entirely shot in the IMAX format. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and The Dark Knight is the first Hollywood movie that has entire sequences shot in that format. Actress Katie Holmes, who played the hero's romantic interest in Begins, has been replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal, whose brother Jake Gyllenhaal auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in 2003. Kate "Katie" Noelle Holmes (born December 18 1978 is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television Margaret Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (born November 16 1977 is an American actress. Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Aaron Eckhart, who turned down the leading role in Memento, is going to play Harvey Dent, who in the comics becomes the villain Two-Face. Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12 1968 is an American film and stage actor This article is about the DC comics villain For the Nigerian musician see 2face Idibia. Nolan and Eckhart have both confirmed that Dent will become Two-Face during the running time of this movie. Eric Roberts is going to portray Gotham mafia boss Sal Maroni, who in the comics is responsible for Harvey Dent's disfigurement by acid that makes him become Two-Face. Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18 1956 is an American actor Salvatore Vincent "The Boss" Maroni is a Fictional Comic book Villain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, usually as one Jonathan Nolan has written a script, based on a treatment written by Christopher and David S. Goyer. Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan (born 1976 is an Academy Award -nominated Author who was born in London and raised in the Chicago area A film treatment (or treatment for short is a piece of prose typically the step between scene cards ( Index cards and the first draft of a Screenplay for David Samuel Goyer (born December 22 1965) is an American Screenwriter, Film director and Comic book writer The film began production in early 2007 with a scheduled July 2008 release.

The Prisoner

Universal Pictures has signed a deal for Christopher Nolan to direct a feature version of TV series classic The Prisoner. The Prisoner is an allegorical British 1960s Science fiction television series starring and co-created by Patrick McGoohan. The series ran for 17 episodes in 1967. Patrick McGoohan played a government agent who resigns, is kidnapped and placed on an isolated island known as "The Village". Patrick Joseph McGoohan (born March 19, 1928) is an American born Actor, raised in Ireland and England who rose to fame in the British The Village is the fictional setting of the 1960s UK television series The Prisoner, where the main character Number Six, was interned He's given a new identity -- Number Six -- and interacts with an island staff trying to get him to reveal why he resigned. The screenplay adaptation comes from David Webb Peoples and Janet Peoples, the husband and wife writing team who last collaborated to make Twelve Monkeys. This article is about David Peoples the screenwriter for the golfer of the same name see David Peoples (golfer. Janet Peoples is an American Screenwriter. She co-wrote the script for the 1995 Academy Award nominated film Twelve Monkeys with her Twelve Monkeys is an Academy Award -nominated 1995 Science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by David The film will take place in modern day. Production is set to begin after work is completed on The Dark Knight, with the studio currently hoping for a release date in the summer or fall of 2009.

Director filmography

Major motion pictures

• Following (1998) (also writer-producer)
• Memento (2000) (also writer)
• Insomnia (2002)
• Batman Begins (2005) (also writer)
• The Prestige (2006) (also writer-producer)
• The Dark Knight (2008) (also writer-producer)

Short films

• Tarantella (1989) (Also writer-producer)
• Larceny (1996) (Also writer-producer)
• Doodlebug (1997) (Also writer-producer)

References

External links

• Christopher Nolan at the Internet Movie Database