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[Loxley]

Dat hot Spitfire action.

 

[MMarston]

It's settled.


I'll be watching in IMAX come hell or highwater.

 

[DMczaf]

http://time.com/money/4513577/hollywood-salaries-dropping/

Like actor salaries, director compensation isn’t as clear cut—or as colossal—as it once was. Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Interstellar) is said to be nabbing $20 million upfront and 20% of the gross for his upcoming World War II epic Dunkirk, but that far outpaces most. The average director salary for a studio film is in the $750,000 to $1.5 million range, depending on past credits, according to THR.

20%? golfham

 

[shira]

http://time.com/money/4513577/hollywood-salaries-dropping/



20%? golfham

I think this is specifically to prevent WB about contacting him for another DCCU movie

20/20 is some fat cash only rivaled by like Lucas and JC

 

[iuxion]

Goddamn. It is good to be Nolan.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

I think this is specifically to prevent WB about contacting him for another DCCU movie

20/20 is some fat cash only rivaled by like Lucas and JC

What do you mean to prevent him? I'm sure he can find another studio if they press him to make something he doesn't want to do. And what do you mean by JC, my mind is going blank.

And him making 20% gross means this movie has to be a ton of money for WB to get the cash back. It feels like Nolan will make enough money at some point to open his own studio to go against all the heavyweights. He makes obscene amounts of money, I believe he earned a ludicrous amount for Interstellar as well.

 

[Euphor!a]

What do you mean to prevent him? I'm sure he can find another studio if they press him to make something he doesn't want to do.

And what do you mean by JC, my mind is going blank.

James Cameron?

 

[gamz]

I think this is specifically to prevent WB about contacting him for another DCCU movie

20/20 is some fat cash only rivaled by like Lucas and JC

James "fucking!" Cameron baby!

 

[wachie]

What do you mean to prevent him? I'm sure he can find another studio if they press him to make something he doesn't want to do. And what do you mean by JC, my mind is going blank.

Joel Coen.

I cant think of any other big (king-of-the-world size) name directors with those initials.

 

[Guzim]

http://time.com/money/4513577/hollywood-salaries-dropping/



20%? golfham

We hungry.

 

[Joni]

I think this is specifically to prevent WB about contacting him for another DCCU movie

20/20 is some fat cash only rivaled by like Lucas and JC

They would happily pay him that much if they think he would take it and direct some billion dollar movies.

 

[Discotheque]

Crazy insane deal but this might end up being the least profitable Nolan film since his pre-tdk days as well. WW2 epic in the summer. I think it will have to completely coast on his name this time.

Hyped for it though.

 

[shira]

They would happily pay him that much if they think he would take it and direct some billion dollar movies.

There is a better chance of the DCCU making a hero called Nolman and casting Nolan to play him.

 

[Lord Virgin]

Nolan gotta eat.

 

[MindofKB]

His major motion pictures gross around $226 million on average.

That means he's going to pocket somewhere around another $45 million on top of his $20 million upfront.

Jeeeeesus.

 

[DMczaf]

We hungry.

Opening Weekend

 

[shira]

Opening Weekend

 

[Discotheque]

Opening Weekend

"my dogs are hongray" being WB in this case then huh.

 

[jey_16]

aren't the backend deals normally based on the profits rather then gross? Pretty crazy that the studio could lose money on this but Nolan will come out with $20m + 20% of the gross

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

aren't the backend deals normally based on the profits rather then gross? Pretty crazy that the studio could lose money on this but Nolan will come out with $20m + 20% of the gross

"Gross" usually refers to gross profits after the production budget has been paid back.

 

[Guzim]

Crazy insane deal but this might end up being the least profitable Nolan film since his pre-tdk days as well. WW2 epic in the summer. I think it will have to completely coast on his name this time.

Hyped for it though.

The One Direction fans will help it.

 

[broncobuster]

Nolan can finally afford that cellphone.

 

[shira]

aren't the backend deals normally based on the profits rather then gross? Pretty crazy that the studio could lose money on this but Nolan will come out with $20m + 20% of the gross

It's probably gross profit

edit: dammit sculli

 

[jett]

http://time.com/money/4513577/hollywood-salaries-dropping/



20%? golfham

20 million upfront plus 20% seems overkill, especially for this movie. War movies just don't gross that much.

I do hope it's R, btw. A PG-13 WW2 flick is just pathetic.

 

[Aurongel]

I actually feel like the public appetite is totally there for a film like this and I think Nolan's track record for superb production management makes it easy to justify this.

 

[Joni]

There is a better chance of the DCCU making a hero called Nolman and casting Nolan to play him.

He doesn't want to but there is no way that paycheck is stopping them. They just don't want to lose him by pushing him on it.

 

[frontovik]

I wonder if Nolan will release a full trailer before the end of the year... (the sooner the better though) It's been awhile since I've been impressed by a WW2 film.

 

[Guzim]

I wonder if Nolan will release a full trailer before the end of the year... (the sooner the better though) It's been awhile since I've been impressed by a WW2 film.

Maybe with Fantastic Beasts?

 

[Cloud Strife]

Bane?

You're a big guy

 

[Discotheque]

It might be pg 13. I feel like since it's starring young leads that he's going for that "the adventure of the great war" vibe with the movie until the shit gets real

Like gallipoli. It's gonna look great in imax too. Pretty damn excited for this.

 

[starchild excalibur]

People are thinking it might be R? I'd never assumed anything more than PG-13.

 

[DMczaf]

https://indierevolver.com/2016/10/2...ans-dunkirk-35mm-70mm-to-open-two-days-early/

Back in August Warner Bros announced that Christopher Nolan’s upcoming WWII epic Dunkirk would be released on July 21st 2017, but a source with knowledge of the release has revealed to me that Nolan and Warner Bros are planning to reward theaters who have the ability to project film (and fans who enjoy seeing it that way) by releasing the film two days early on July 19th.

 

[Dany]

Damn. Nolan loves him some film.

 

[shira]

https://indierevolver.com/2016/10/2...ans-dunkirk-35mm-70mm-to-open-two-days-early/

but a source with knowledge of the release has revealed to me that Nolan and Warner Bros are planning to reward theaters

 

[Guzim]

https://indierevolver.com/2016/10/2...ans-dunkirk-35mm-70mm-to-open-two-days-early/

Awesome. He did this for Interstellar too.

Any word on a new trailer?

 

[DMczaf]

Will McCrab on Twitter:
"11 months ago Hans Zimmer wrote an 'Overture' while the final draft was being polished.
The new DUNKIRK trailer will feature some of it."

We bout to eat, fam!!

 

[LucidMomentum]

We bout to eat, fam!!

Thanksgiving comes early.

 

[Guzim]

"So this is what they call a telephone..."

 

[Gila]

"So this is what they call a telephone..."

Still rocking his tea, love it

 

[DMczaf]

There's a rumor posted at NolanFans that Dunkirk will get a Prologue

I've recently learned that the next Dunkirk footage that we'll be seeing is likely in the form of a prologue (a la the TDK prologue attached to I Am Legend back in December '07, and the TDKR prologue attached to Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in December '11). I don't have any more concrete info besides that (for now...), but a prologue is definitely in the works!

As far as content, I can only speculate, but if Nolan follows the same template that he did for his previous two prologues, it could be a full scene (5-6 minutes) followed by a sizzle reel of different clips at the end.

 

[Solo]

Who asked for that?

 

[DMczaf]

https://twitter.com/mccrabb_will/status/796873617959096321

The DUNKIRK score, as it is right now, (a template) for the 2017 recording is astounding.
This will be a sensational summer film.

 

[jett]

There's a rumor posted at NolanFans that Dunkirk will get a Prologue

This is going to be some watered down PG-13 thing, isn't it.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Who asked for that?

This is going to be some watered down PG-13 trash, isn't it.

My bros. What the actual fuck? It's a WWII film. Syncopy and WB gonna start a viral marketing campaign next?

And yeah, I've said it since the get-go that ever since Nolan became Mr. blockbuster, he's never going back and doing an R rated picture again.

 

[DMczaf]

This is going to be some watered down PG-13 thing, isn't it.

Just like your posts.

#NolanCinematicUniverse

#Martha

#70sPoliticalThriller

 

[MMarston]

There's a rumor posted at NolanFans that Dunkirk will get a Prologue

Uh no


Wut

 

[Guzim]

Me, DM, Jett, Solo, and Sculli posting in a Nolan thread.

We're back, baby!!!

Come back, SpeedingUpToStop

 

[DMczaf]

Me, DM, Jett, Solo, and Sculli posting in a Nolan thread.

We're back, baby!!!

Come back, SpeedingUpToStop

We can still hang with these young bucks!

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Me, DM, Jett, Solo, and Sculli posting in a Nolan thread.

We're back, baby!!!

Come back, SpeedingUpToStop

Every time a Nolan fanbase reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance.

 

[Lord Virgin]

https://twitter.com/mccrabb_will/status/796873617959096321

Praise me.