The 2024 Oscar winning director and actor duo are all waiting for new film projects. Christopher Nolan is expected to make a 007 movie, while Cillian Murphy opened his own studio to produce movies in which he stars.
Christopher Nolan won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Director and Cillian Murphy won the Best Actor Award, both from the brilliant epic about the “father of the atomic bomb” Oppenheimer. The great achievement from the film both professionally and commercially (it is the third most popular film in 2023 with global box office revenue of 957 million USD) opens a new page in the history of both of their careers.
* Will Christopher Nolan make a 007 movie?
Christopher Nolan has become the most familiar name in the directing industry with only 12 films in the past 26 years. Among these are some of the most recognized films of the 21st century such as: The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, and Black Hole. (Interstellar)…
The 54-year-old director has received a total of 8 Oscar nominations in his career, and the final Oppenheimer work brought him his first 2 awards after many years of waiting. These are also two more prestigious awards: Best Film and Best Director.
Famous director Steven Spielberg was invited to present the golden statue to Nolan on the 2024 Oscar stage, which highly appreciates Nolan’s talent and always believes that the creator of the Dark Knight in the Batman film series will one day win an Academy Award. . When that day came, Nolan emotionally said: “Thank you to everyone who believed in my career.”
Currently, Nolan has not revealed any details about his next film project. “As writer and director, I have to feel in complete control. A movie idea can germinate from somewhere, but it must be developed through my perspective” – Nolan shared with Variety Magazine. He said there is no great secret when it comes to making a movie that audiences flock to see. “When you start making a movie, you’re two or three years away by the time it’s released. So you try to target the landing point that your audience is interested in. But sometimes you just follow a wave and the story you tell is what people are waiting for.”
Producer Barbara Broccoli – the person behind the 007 James Bond series – revealed that Nolan has long been interested in the character James Bond. Therefore, the audience expects him to sit in the director’s chair for the next films about this famous spy.
To date, Christopher Nolan has won 2 Academy Awards, 2 British Film Awards (BAFA), 1 Golden Globe Award, 1 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award, 1 Screenwriters Guild of America Award, 2 House Awards. critics voted… Nolan was awarded the title of British Royal Knight in 2019. In 2024, the British Film Institute honored Nolan “for his extraordinary achievements and enormous contributions to cinema”.
* Cillian Murphy produced the film
Cillian Murphy became famous for his role as crime boss Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders and rose to glory as Oppenheimer in the film of the same name. Irish actor Steve’s new film project is directed by Tim Mielants and invested by independent film company Big Things Films founded by Cillian Murphy and Alan Moloney.
Steve revolves around the principal character (played by Murphy) of a reform school for young men with psychological disorders. The story unfolds over an important 24-hour period in the principal’s life. In addition to managing students, he struggled with his own mental health issues.
Cillian Murphy inherently has a private life. Besides acting in films and winning almost all the most prestigious individual acting awards, he participates in the production industry as a way to renew himself in the film industry. “I think establishing a film studio means laying a solid foundation for yourself. You can reach many audiences and create unique cinematic products” – Murphy answered in an interview with movie news site Deadline. Steve is released by Netflix, expected to be released in 2025.
