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Christopher Nolan

British director
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Born:
July 30, 1970, London, England (age 54)
Awards And Honors:
Academy Award (2024)
Golden Globe Award (2024)
Notable Works:
“Dunkirk”
“Oppenheimer”
“Tenet”
“The Prestige”
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Tom Holland set to star in new film from Christopher Nolan • Oct. 22, 2024, 7:06 AM ET (The Guardian)
Tom Holland to star in Christopher Nolan’s next film, rumoured to be vampire movie set in 1920s • Oct. 21, 2024, 7:04 PM ET (The Indian Express)
Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie Lands at Universal With Matt Damon in Talks to Star • Oct. 9, 2024, 5:02 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)

Christopher Nolan (born July 30, 1970, London, England) is a British film director and writer acclaimed for his noirish visual aesthetic and unconventional, often highly conceptual narratives. His notable films include Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), and several Batman movies. In 2024 Nolan won an Academy Award for best director for Oppenheimer (2023), which was also named best picture. Nolan was raised by an American mother and a British father, and his family spent time in both Chicago and London. As a child, he attended Haileybury, a boarding school just outside London. From a young age Nolan was interested ...(100 of 777 words)

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