Filmmaker Christopher Nolan is known for a number of complex Hollywood blockbusters. He’s tackled superhero films, sci-fi epics, and historical biopics. Now, however, Christopher Nolan confirms that he’d love to tackle a different genre entirely: horror.
The horror genre is often considered to be a lesser genre by certain critics. Of course, horror fans know better, and it seems like Christopher Nolan is one of them. While speaking at an event for London’s British Film Institute, he confirmed that he’d consider making a horror movie.
Of course, as with any film, Nolan would only make such a movie if he were to stumble across “a really exceptional idea.” For now, he has yet to uncover that idea. Though he seems to be open to the possibility.
Here’s what he shared with Variety, also noting that his most recent movie Oppenheimer is, in some ways, a horror film:
“‘Oppenheimer‘ has elements of horror in it definitely, as I think is appropriate to the subject matter. I think horror films are very interesting because they depend on very cinematic devices, it really is about a visceral response to things and so, at some point, I’d love to make a horror film. But I think a really good horror film requires a really exceptional idea. And those are few and far between. So I haven’t found a story that lends itself to that,” Nolan said.
He also shared how “very interesting” horror is to him:
“But I think it’s a very interesting genre from a cinematic point of view. It’s also one of the few genres where the studios make a lot of these films, and they are films that have a lot of bleakness, a lot of abstraction. They have a lot of the qualities that Hollywood is generally very resistant to putting in films, but that’s a genre where it’s allowable,” Nolan added.
Hopefully, then, Christopher Nolan will have the idea needed at some point to create a proper horror film. Fans would no doubt love to see what he could add to the genre. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding Christopher Nolan and his next projects as we have them.