Christopher Nolan He has been nominated for an Oscar several times, but only thanks to this “Oppenheimroy” He managed to win this prestigious award. As it turns out, The director's earnings depend on the profits the film will generatewhich is always a risky investment.
film director And he risked his budget He is betting on an uncertain income for the Oppenheimer film. All thanks to an agreement with the Universal studio, which acquired the rights to film the story of the famous creator.
According to Forbes, the director agreed with the studio to pay 15% of the production profits from the first day it was released for distribution. Oppenheimer won. It received 13 Academy Award nominations and has grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide. The final amount that Christopher Nolan will receive for this film is 72 million dollars.
This year, Oppenheimer turned out to be the big winner. Winning seven statues, including best picture, director and two male leads: starring (Cillian Murphy) and supporting (Robert Downey Jr.). The film presents the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the “Godfather of the Atomic Bomb.” During World War II, the American scientist served as scientific director of the “Manhattan Project” – a project to build the first atomic bomb in history.
What does Christopher Nolan think after finishing “Oppenheimer”?
“After finishing the film, it was very surprising for me to see how it resonated with the audience. And when I started working on this project, I told my son about it. He replied that young people today are not particularly interested in the subject matter. There is nothing that scares them,” the director said. nuclear weapons. “There's nothing to scare them.” He wanted to change this approach.
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