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[Mister Apoc]

Christopher Nolan Rumors Ramp Up — ‘Blue Thunder'? — World of Reel

So, there are three prevalent rumors about what Christopher Nolan’s next film might be, and I wouldn’t be surprised if all three turned out to be false. However, it’s worth tackling them all.

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These same sources of mine are refusing to confirm or deny rumor #2. They might be playing mind games with me, but it’s all in good fun, at least we now know that Nolan is definitely not shooting a horror film. The second rumor comes from Reddit, and it’s gained some major traction in the past few days…

The story goes that Nolan and his team are currently working with the NYPD Aviation Unit. The word is that the film will be an NYC-based futuristic action film about a helicopter pilot cop who heads up the Aviation Unit in the US and the creation of a super advanced yet dangerous helicopter which is also being pursued by terrorists.

i know World of Reel is hit or miss but still interesting

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

 

[DKehoe]

I like how varied the rumours are. I’m cool with whatever Nolan wants to make anyway.

 

[Mister Apoc]

here is the reddit on it

 

[xrnzaaas]

Airwolf was great, but let's not forget about Blue Thunder as well.

With so many remakes it's surprising they weren't brought back yet.

 

[Mister Apoc]

Airwolf was great, but let's not forget about Blue Thunder as well.

With so many remakes it's surprising they weren't brought back yet.

Blue Thunder is also a personal favorite of Nolan's

 

[ZehDon]

Christopher Nolan's Blue Thunder?

 

[Ulysses 31]

Christopher Nolan's Blue Thunder?

Funny way of spelling Airwolf.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Blue Thunder was the shit. Schneider streak continued.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

You got it all wrong guys. The movie is about a fat native American with an orthopedic leg who fights for his identity to be recognized.

 

[FunkMiller]

Good lord, I've never wanted a movie rumour to be more true in my life.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Good lord, I've never wanted a movie rumour to be more true in my life.

I'm holding out hope for my Nolan Directed Hard R Horror Film to be real

 

[FunkMiller]

I'm holding our hope for my Nolan Directed Hard R Horror Film to be real

I genuinely think I'd prefer the attack helicopter. Nolan's directorial canvas is far too large for horror. I think it'd be a great looking film, but not scary in the slightest. He's too polished for that kind of movie.

But some sort of sci-fi flick about an advanced attack helicopter in New York?

Come on. That shit is right up his alley, and would send him back to doing the kind of stuff I think he's best at: massive scale, epic action in the style of Batman.

 

[Hrk69]

Nolan never misses. Day uno babyy

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Nolan never misses. Day uno babyy

He did miss with Tenet and Interstellar

 

[Hrk69]

He did miss with Tenet and Interstellar

Spoiler

I would've accepted it if you said The Dark Knight Rises

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Spoiler

I would've accepted it if you said The Dark Knight Rises

That one too

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Nolan's next film is about an advanced helicopter action film​

Wait, his next film is about an advanced helicopter?

Or his next film is about a film about an advanced helicopter?

A bit like Inception? Am I in an advanced helicopter? Or am I in an advanced helicopter inside a film about an advanced helicopter?

 

[Mister Apoc]

I genuinely think I'd prefer the attack helicopter. Nolan's directorial canvas is far too large for horror. I think it'd be a great looking film, but not scary in the slightest. He's too polished for that kind of movie.

But some sort of sci-fi flick about an advanced attack helicopter in New York?

Come on. That shit is right up his alley, and would send him back to doing the kind of stuff I think he's best at: massive scale, epic action in the style of Batman.

yeah i think i have to agree with this

Nolan's movie are too, in a way, well produced i.e "polished" as you say, and they are also very big which i feel doesn't really work with Horror, which might be weird to say and hard to explain but you get my drift right

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

He did miss with Tenet and Interstellar

Tenet is the best worst film in any directors filmography ever.

 

[jason10mm]

I've a hard time seeing this premise being "worthy" of Nolan as he has continuously crawled up his own ass with concepts.

Or maybe he just wants a simple actioner?

Now a drone police state, THAT I could see, but a police run attack helicopter? Nah.

Though if he DOES do it, it had BETTER have the naked yoga peeping tom scene

Even for the 80's that scene was....whoa!

 

[Days like these...]

Christopher Nolan Rumors Ramp Up — ‘Blue Thunder'? — World of Reel

So, there are three prevalent rumors about what Christopher Nolan’s next film might be, and I wouldn’t be surprised if all three turned out to be false. However, it’s worth tackling them all.

www.worldofreel.com

These same sources of mine are refusing to confirm or deny rumor #2. They might be playing mind games with me, but it’s all in good fun, at least we now know that Nolan is definitely not shooting a horror film. The second rumor comes from Reddit, and it’s gained some major traction in the past few days…

The story goes that Nolan and his team are currently working with the NYPD Aviation Unit. The word is that the film will be an NYC-based futuristic action film about a helicopter pilot cop who heads up the Aviation Unit in the US and the creation of a super advanced yet dangerous helicopter which is also being pursued by terrorists.

i know World of Reel is hit or miss but still interesting

So like knight rider but a helicopter?

 

[calistan]

Tenet is the best worst film in any directors filmography ever.

I watched it four times and never really got the thing about the reversed people having some sort of advantage over the normal ones. It's batshit mental. But then I watched it four times, and will definitely watch it again.

 

[Hrk69]

I watched it four times and never really got the thing about the reversed people having some sort of advantage over the normal ones. It's batshit mental. But then I watched it four times, and will definitely watch it again.

This is how I think it works

So basically

Spoiler

 

[jason10mm]

So like knight rider but a helicopter?

Well shit, if he is gonna have knight rider in it as well as airwolf, might as well go for the vehicular trifecta!!!

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I watched it four times and never really got the thing about the reversed people having some sort of advantage over the normal ones. It's batshit mental. But then I watched it four times, and will definitely watch it again.

Exactly. I watched the whole thing and will never watch it again...but I watched the whole thing and frequently shut movies off if they're not holding my attention. Tenet was a beautiful disaster.

 

[AJUMP23]

Helicopter will cause time dilation. So you can fly it on your mission but you will stay young and everyone around will age by years when you return. They will think you went awol.

 

[FunkMiller]

I've a hard time seeing this premise being "worthy" of Nolan as he has continuously crawled up his own ass with concepts.

Or maybe he just wants a simple actioner?

Now a drone police state, THAT I could see, but a police run attack helicopter? Nah.

Nolan doesn't really do simple. Unless it's about a man in a bat suit. I'd imagine if there is any truth at all to this rumour, it'd be a movie about the dangers of an out of control police state. He's dabbled with the idea of invasive surveillance in The Dark Knight, and the corrupting use of power is a theme in his movies. He could probably say quite a lot about modern technology and how the government functions with a movie about Blue Thunder 2.

 

[Nonehxc]

First footage in, boys!

 

[pnutboy]

Tenet x Dunkirk basically. Sounds fucking ridiculous, so in. And the Matt Damon casting would make sense for this

 

[IDKFA]

Personally, I'm not convinced this rumor is accurate.

It sounds more like a Michael Bay film than a Nolan movie.

The rumor of the vampire movie made more sense since time is a recurring theme in Nolan movies. This advanced helicopter plot sounds like a low budget action movie.

 

[Mobilemofo]

Airwolf was great, but let's not forget about Blue Thunder as well.

With so many remakes it's surprising they weren't brought back yet.

I mean, if we're talking about airwolf, we may as well mention streethawk. That was the shit, and I don't even like iron monkeys.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

I'll take a Wraith remake by Nolan too please.

 

[EviLore]

First Blood by Christopher Nolan

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly by Christopher Nolan

Ice Pirates by Christopher Nolan

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty by Christopher Nolan

 

[clarky]

Tenet is the best worst film in any directors filmography ever.

Can't argue with that tbf.

 

[clarky]

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty by Christopher Nolan

Now then. There is something I would watch.

 

[Trilobit]

I would really prefer a remake of The Prisoner instead. It feels like it would fit him as it's quite stylish and mind-bending.

 

[thefool]

Knight rider but it's an helicopter

 

[FunkMiller]

I would really prefer a remake of The Prisoner instead. It feels like it would fit him as it's quite stylish and mind-bending.

Well, what he really should be doing, and very much wants to do, is James Bond.

But the Broccolis are assholes.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Well, what he really should be doing, and very much wants to do, is James Bond.

But the Broccolis are assholes.

Broccolis?

 

[FunkMiller]

Broccolis?

The Broccoli family own Eon Productions / Danjaq Holdings, who own the rights to James Bond (more or less, it's dreadfully complicated). Basically, nothing gets done without their say so, and Nolan would have wanted too much control over the production. They basically just want someone who'll do as their told. It's their ineptitude that's led to such a big delay with the next Bond movie.

 

[Kadve]

Well shit, if he is gonna have knight rider in it as well as airwolf, might as well go for the vehicular trifecta!!!

Still surprised no one has made a crossover comic between the three!

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[willothedog]

I wonder if he has seen 'Highwayman, ' a semi-truck with an inbuilt helicopter that can also go invisible. Many drugs were taken in the creation of this concept, no surprise it only lasted one season.

 

[jason10mm]

Ice Pirates by Christopher Nolan

There is an entire time manipulation scene in that film. Dammit man, you've cracked it!

 

[jason10mm]

A more likely "high concept" dragged from 80s obscurity would be this...

And he did have a helicopter...

 

[Badlucktroll]

Well, what he really should be doing, and very much wants to do, is James Bond.

But the Broccolis are assholes.

I always thought he should be the one that casts the new bond and does his first movie after craig was done

 

[Rat Rage]

Blue Thunder is a cool 80's movie.

 

[AJUMP23]

I would like him to make a musical.

 

[SlimySnake]

Nolan never misses. Day uno babyy

Have you seen Tenet?

He went full Nolan with that one. I enjoyed it for what it was, but after 5 viewing and dozens of youtube CG animations, i still have no idea what that movie was about.

You never go full Nolan. Hopefully this is more like Inception than Tenet.