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Will Nolan's next film be READY PLAYER ONE?
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Came here to say this.
Mackenzie 92
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Loved the book.
Hope this happens.
Hope this happens.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Come on, Blader. You should know better!
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Going from Interstellar to this seems not only like a waste of his talents, but a terrible career move.
He makes mostly stupid movies like this. I'm not sure what Wright has done either that would "blow out of the water" someone who made Interstellar, Memento and The Prestige but of course everyone is entitled to an opinion. Maybe better than those shitty Batman movies, but the Cornetto trilogy is straight up un-funny and Scott Pilgrim was awful.
Do you even like Edgar Wright?
Net_Wrecker
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WTF @ "Nolan shouldn't waste his time with this. Edgar Wright though..."
Am I suddenly on a different planet where Edgar Wright's hasn't been blowing Nolan out of the water? What just happened?
Am I suddenly on a different planet where Edgar Wright's hasn't been blowing Nolan out of the water? What just happened?
Discotheque
Banned
way more consistent for sure.
but i loved interstellar tho (despite it's glaring faults)
It's not so much a quality of film thing (which is entirely subjective as some people in this thread are conveniently forgetting) but more of a directorial style thing.
think it just means Wright's sensibilities are a way more natural fit for the material than Nolan's.
It's not that bad. I enjoyed it. Its not deep commentary, its no where near serious territory, its not the best written book either, but I enjoyed catching references, following the trail of clues with the characters. The setting and concept was unique enough for me, as well as centering around a ton of stuff from my childhood, that made it worth reading.
I don't see why Nolan would gravitate toward this at all, but maybe he's gotten his serious out enough that he wants to tackle something new. Maybe he'd bring a little more sharpness to the story. Don't know how he'd do it with his specific vision while maintaining what it is.
Sectorseven
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Nolan likes sci-fi with ideas, and this book doesn't really have any. At least not any that Neuromancer or Snow Crash or the Matrix don't cover.
thekonamicode
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I actually liked this book until it turned into an AIM conversation. Everything went downhill around there.
Permanently A
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I like the book. I don't know a single thing about 80's pop culture.
Icyflamez96
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I have never heard of that in my life, but i'm actually interested in how Nolan might handle that. So I'd actually like to see him go for it.
Onion_Relish
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For those who are unaware, this book is complete dreck. A product of someone lazy enough to live a life focused on video games but not lazy enough to stop posting on reddit for a month or two and crap out a book. A collosal waste of time for Nolan
Net_Wrecker
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Not even that I don't like Nolan. He's fine. I'm not as much of a fan as I thought I'd be in 2008 after TDK, but he's aight.
I can accept that. Just the vibe of some of the other responses made me salty.
HORRORSHØW
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hope not. book sucked.
I've seen all of those movies.
Does this mean I'm excused from reading the book, sir?
Gunstarheroes
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Weirdly enough, i had never heard about this book, but i like Fanboys, so maybe he just cant write novels
Far as Nolan directing, seems not like his kind of film
Far as Nolan directing, seems not like his kind of film
Three of my friends were RAVING about this book last week but the response in this thread seems to be that the book is mostly awful? A movie would save me the time of reading it though
i'm sorry to have to tell you this, but you're going to need to replace those friends
You're right, it's worse. The main character is probably the worst fictional character I've ever come across in any medium. The whole thing reeked of a redditor writing himself into a terrible story... the part that made me put the book down was about halfway through:
Main character is in an MMO night club where he sees this girl he's into. She ditches him (probably because he's a fat, unemployed MMO addict) and he starts crying. In a nightclub. On the internet.
I was like, what kinda fedora shit is this?
roundabout
Banned
I thought the book was OK but I felt like you needed to be born in 1976 to get the most out of it. I felt I was far too young for it.
Prime crotch
Banned
Maybe they got a good script that turns things around from the novel, doubt it but it could!
YoYo Switch
Banned
I keep hearing about this book and it just sounds awful
That would be gdlk
I'd be surprised if this comes to pass. Nolan gets offered everything that Warners thinks is half decent above everyone else.
It doesn't matter if he says no or not, it's really more of a sign of respect. They want him to feel wanted and thus he gets everything they have.
I heard that Nolan had given serious thought to directing a big 'Twilight Zone' film for WB but passed and went onto Interstellar instead. I doubt that Nolan would want a project that already has various producers onboard as he likes to run his own show and this sounds a little too 'Inception esque' to me.
But it does show that WB are moving forward with this film.
That film will never go as it's set up at Paramount and Paramount don't make 'films' anymore. They only make 'brands' now.
It doesn't matter if he says no or not, it's really more of a sign of respect. They want him to feel wanted and thus he gets everything they have.
I heard that Nolan had given serious thought to directing a big 'Twilight Zone' film for WB but passed and went onto Interstellar instead. I doubt that Nolan would want a project that already has various producers onboard as he likes to run his own show and this sounds a little too 'Inception esque' to me.
But it does show that WB are moving forward with this film.
If you love Edgar Wright, I assume you're also a Joe Cornish fan.
Instead of asking for EW to do this neckbeard jerkoff fest, read this and get hyped for JC's adaptation:
That film will never go as it's set up at Paramount and Paramount don't make 'films' anymore. They only make 'brands' now.
I loved RPO, and tbh this thread is the first time I've ever seen a lot of hate for it.
Not sure Nolan would be the idea choice for a movie adaptation, though.
132'000 reviews on Goodreads - 4.3/5 average.
It's worth remembering Gaffers shit on everything.
Not sure Nolan would be the idea choice for a movie adaptation, though.
Three of my friends were RAVING about this book last week but the response in this thread seems to be that the book is mostly awful? A movie would save me the time of reading it though
132'000 reviews on Goodreads - 4.3/5 average.
It's worth remembering Gaffers shit on everything.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
I was born in 1977 and it was one of the worst books I've finished.
it's worth remembering that twilight sold a ton. the shittier and fanservice-er is a book, the more it will be gobbled up by teh internet guys.
dancrane212
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Yeah, that book was not for me. I'd much rather Nolan keep working on original projects rather than adapting existing stuff.
AdventureRacing
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I'd rather he keep making original films as he's one of the few directors who can get a decent budget whilst doing so.
I'm really glad to see that most people here are calling out this book. I read it last year, when the hype for it was everywhere and I was shocked by how bad it was.
I'm fine with populist novels, I've enjoyed my fair share of Crichton/Clancy/King books over the years, but this is just bad writing wrapped up in 80's nostalgia in the hopes that no one will notice. I was born in '79, I grew up in the 80's, I got all of the references, but a collection of references does not make a book, and you've got to have some ideas outside of "remember when?"
I like Nolan. Not as much as some people, but enough to hope he avoids this and finds something more interesting.
I'm fine with populist novels, I've enjoyed my fair share of Crichton/Clancy/King books over the years, but this is just bad writing wrapped up in 80's nostalgia in the hopes that no one will notice. I was born in '79, I grew up in the 80's, I got all of the references, but a collection of references does not make a book, and you've got to have some ideas outside of "remember when?"
I like Nolan. Not as much as some people, but enough to hope he avoids this and finds something more interesting.
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