Christopher Nolan’s Holidays Ritual Includes Hugh Grant’s Best Christmas Movie
As Christmas is almost here, Christopher Nolan is all set to follow his Christmas movie tradition. Despite being a renowned hitmaker, the director prefers watching Hugh Grant’s highly acclaimed film.
Considering Nolan’s style of filmmaking and the genres he makes, many might believe that his favorite movie must be some thrilling action or a compelling biography. However, it’s not. Christopher Nolan has a tradition of watching the romantic comedy Love Actually every year during the holiday season.
Christopher Nolan’s Christmas Tradition of Watching Love Actually
It is that time of the year and Christopher Nolan must be ready to follow his tradition of watching Hugh Grant‘s Love Actually which became synonymous with the holiday season soon after its release. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oppenheimer director usually indulges in epic biographies or sci-fi thrillers, but when it comes to enjoying the holiday season, Nolan watches Grant’s movie every year along with his family.
While talking about Nolan’s recent work in Oppenheimer, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, and Cillian Murphy sat in the same interview, in which the Jungle Cruise star shared:
“He watches every single movie, of every type of genre,” says Blunt. “And you never hear him shit-talk other people’s movies. He knows how hard it is to direct a great movie.”
Love Actually had an incredible cast with a compelling story including different love stories leading up to Christmas in London. Richard Curtis‘ movie had a cultural impact and is regarded as one of the best Christmas movies of all time.
Christopher Nolan Felt Incredible After Making Oppenheimer
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is undeniably this year’s summer blockbuster and historical epic biography of the father of the Atomic bomb. The film has a star-studded cast including Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, and other acclaimed actors who were lauded for their strong performances. While speaking with Empire, the Interstellar director shared that:
“I’ve just made a three-hour film about Robert Oppenheimer which is R-rated and half in black-and-white – and it made a billion dollars. Of course, I think films are doing great.”
Oppenheimer isn’t just Nolan’s magnum opus but also holds personal significance as the director was able to witness the amazing reaction of the audience after his film was released. The Dark Knight Rises maker added:
“The crazy thing is that it’s literally the most successful film I’ve ever made. I’ve been doing this for 20 years and in the United Kingdom it’s my highest-grossing film. So I feel great about the state of the movie business, based on my own experience. But also based on seeing other movies break out, seeing audiences come back.”
Christopher Nolan considers Oppenheimer as his greatest achievement and felt incredible after crafting the entire movie using an IMAX camera with parts of it in black and white.
Oppenheimer is available on Prime Video.
