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How Christopher Nolan Became The Biggest Movie Star In Hollywood

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🗓️ 18 July 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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AtThe Odyssey premiere in Mumbai on Saturday, director Christopher Nolan joked about its prospects as an international summer blockbuster. “It's wonderful how [the movie] kind of brings us together, and for us to go on the road and travel and come here,” the British-born director told the audience, before taking a Spider-Man jab at one of his movie’s stars. “but if you see only one Tom Holland film this summer…”  Because, of course, The Odyssey isn’t a Tom Holland movie. Even with a cast that includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron and other A-list actors, the only name listed on the poster is the one listed above the title:“A film by Christopher Nolan.” The 55-year-old director has achieved name-brand status among the most casual moviegoers and developed an army of cinephile devotees for his spectacle-driven films like Inception, Interstellar and a Batman trilogy, culminating in 2023 when he turned Oppenheimer—a three-hour historical drama about the father of the atomic bomb—into a nearly billion-dollar blockbuster and a winner of seven Oscars. This time around he’ll put that drawing power to the test with an even riskier project, a $250 million sword-and-sandal epic shot entirely in IMAX 70mm that rivals the most ambitious movies of all time. By Matt Craig, Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today on Forbes, how Christopher Nolan became the biggest movie star in Hollywood.

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At the Odyssey premiere in Mumbai on July 10th, director Christopher Nolan joked about its prospects as an international summer blockbuster.

1:06.7

The British-born director told the audience, quote,

1:09.9

It's wonderful how the movie kind of brings us together,

1:12.6

and for us to go on the road and travel and come here.

1:15.9

Then Nolan took a Spider-Man jab at one of his movie stars, saying, quote,

1:21.0

but if you only see one Tom Holland film this summer,

1:25.1

because, of course, the Odyssey isn't a Tom Holland movie. Even with a cast that

1:30.7

includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Inongo, Charlize Theron, and other A-List actors,

1:38.2

the only name listed on the poster is the one listed above the title, quote, a film by Christopher Nolan.

1:45.6

The 55-year-old director has achieved name-brand status among the most casual moviegoers

1:50.7

and developed an army of cinephile devotees for his spectacle-driven films like Inception,

1:56.4

Interstellar, and a Batman trilogy. Culminating in 2023 when he turned Oppenheimer,

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