Brad Pitt Helped Make Christopher Nolan $39M Movie With Guy Pearce a Huge Success
In the vast world of cinematic masterpieces, lies star-studded collaborations that can lead a movie toward grand success. Such is the collaboration of one of the world’s finest directors Christopher Nolan and megastar Brad Pitt.
It might be a surprise for many that despite not starring in Christopher Nolan’s movie, Brad Pitt contributed to its immense success. The A-list actor played a significant role in bringing acclaimed actor Guy Pearce onboard Memento
Brad Pitt Helped Christopher Nolan’s $39M Movie Starring Guy Pearce
Christopher Nolan who is lauded for creating cinematic masterpieces revealed that despite not starring in his successful movie, Brad Pitt did contribute to its success. The Babylon star not only played a significant part in bringing talented actor Guy Pearce to Memento‘s cast but also added to the astounding success of Nolan’s enigmatic thriller. Once Speaking at a Slamdance Festival, The Dark Knight director revealed per Variety:
“Truthfully he did read the script,” said Nolan. “I mean that’s where the story comes from, is he read the script and he met with me about it when he didn’t have any reason to know who I was or anything about it. And nothing came of it.”
The director shared that The Lost City star did read the script of his mystery thriller and had a meeting to discuss the project. After the two remarkable twosome had a meeting, rumors started pouring in that Brad Pitt was playing the lead role in Memento. Nolan added:
“Other than him being interested in it, I think within the sort of [talent] agency world where the script was circulating, just sort of perked up a bit of interest in what was a very obscure project, otherwise. And I think really that’s how it came to Guy Pearce’s attention, and you know, he sort of got the ball rolling.”
The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star’s passion for the script created a buzz in the entire film industry where it was being circulated with rumors that Brad Pitt was a part of Nolan’s project and ultimately led to the casting of the critically acclaimed actor Guy Pearce in the lead role of Leonard Shelby.
Christopher Nolan Opened Up About Being an Indie Filmmaker
Unquestionably Christopher Nolan is one of the finest masterpiece creators in the world of sci-fi projects and this was again proved by his recent 2023 epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer. The director’s project had a star-studded cast that helped in the movie’s exceptional triumph.
A few years back while speaking at the same Slamdance festival, the Inception director shared what it’s like to be an indie filmmaker. Nolan emphasized that he’s primarily driven by a project’s storyline and its cast. He added:
“I’ve only ever been driven by story, I try not to think not too much about why I want to make a film, I think there’s also a sense of opportunity, that opportunity’s not always going to be there.”
Christopher Nolan added that he doesn’t obsess over why he wants to make a movie, rather makes them when he feels the need to make it, at the right time. However the Batman Begins director dominates the big-budget films, he doesn’t want to rule out making smaller-budget projects, but only when he finds a genuine story that will appeal to him.
Watch Memento on Prime Video.
