Christopher Nolan's directing ambition shut down by Barbara Broccoli
27-Feb-2025 • Bond News
Christopher Nolan wanted to direct a James Bond film but producer Barbara Broccoli closed the door, according to a report from Variety on the path that led to the sell-off to Amazon last week.
"Some say Broccoli was too cautious and exerted outsize control — to the detriment of Bond," reports Variety. "Sources say Christopher Nolan expressed interest in directing a Bond movie following the release of 'Tenet.' But Broccoli made clear that no director would have final cut while Bond was under her purview. Nolan, a final-cut director, wound up making 'Oppenheimer' as his follow-up to “Tenet,” with that film earning nearly $1 billion at the global box office and winning the best picture Oscar."
Other tidbits in the article include the claim that Broccoli and Wilson didn't always "see eye-to-eye" on what to do with Bond, and that "sources familiar with Amazon’s next steps on Bond say a film is still the top priority, and the studio will look first to attach a producer in the vein of David Heyman, who shepherded the 'Harry Potter' and 'Fantastic Beasts' films with a cohesive vision."
