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Christopher Nolan is the latest major film director to pay tribute to successful horror films mania and Back rooms.
In a new interview with Telegraph Promoting his upcoming epic OdysseyNolan reflected on the efforts he went to to make the film feel real, including traveling the world and assembling a “cast of thousands.”
“I believe cinema is vital, necessary and continues to transform itself,” the Oscar winner said. “We have all these amazing new young voices in film, making this medium their own and pushing it forward.”
The article mentions that Nolan mentioned Cary Parker and Ken Parsons – the filmmakers behind them mania and Back rooms – As evidence that “things are on the right track.” Both horror films made history at the box office.
Parker maniawhich was released on May 15, grossed over $400 million worldwide on a budget of $750,000. The film became the highest-grossing festival film of all time after its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival and is now Focus Features’ highest-grossing release of all time.
Meanwhile, Parsons said Back rooms It has crossed $350 million globally and is A24’s highest-grossing film in a number of countries. Parsons (21 years old) also became the youngest director to top the domestic box office.
“That’s why I’ve never bought into arguments that a young audience’s attention span is too limited to enjoy a three-hour Greek epic,” Nolan said. “Those movies are so vague and ruminative. I mean parts of them Back rooms They are like David Lynch at his most ambiguous. However, young people cannot get enough of them.”
the Oppenheimer The director continued: “I have never seen such a quick mass rejection of a supposed foundational leap in technology in my lifetime. So much energy has been spent on bringing in artificial intelligence, but if you look at the reaction of that generation, they completely reject it.”
Nolan also cited his own children, who are in their late teens and early 20s, as examples.
“Their judgment of AI failure is immediate and harsh,” he explained. “They see it for what it is very quickly – and it’s easier for them to recognize it, because it arose from the online world they know so well.” “While this does not mean that every aspect of technology is useless or meaningless, in filmmaking it is coming at exactly the wrong time. After years of moving toward largely virtual environments, we are seeing a renewed interest in more realistic, more realistic forms of storytelling.”
This sentiment was echoed when… Hollywood Reporter She spoke with Gen Z moviegoers about the rise of young filmmakers like Parker and Parsons.
“Audiences in general, but especially audiences my age, are so overwhelmed by all the CGI movies — the Marvel epidemic. It’s really deterred a lot of people from wanting to go see these big-budget movies,” one moviegoer said.
Nolan isn’t the only legendary director championing the next generation of talent. Steven Spielberg also recently praised it maniaSaying he “loved” the film, he praised Parker for making it on a budget of less than $1 million.
As for Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus’ long and torturous journey to Ithaca after the Trojan War to rescue his wife Penelope and son Telemachus. The film’s star-studded cast includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Jon Bernthal, Travis Scott, Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong’o, and more.
Check all Hollywood Reporter‘s mania Coverage here and Back rooms Coverage here.
