Celebrated Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan is known for several blockbuster hits, including The Dark Knight trilogy, Interstellar, Dunkirk, and Oppenheimer. While most of his movies involve complex storytelling, one of them particularly stands out as a truly mind-bending cinematic experience. Interestingly, the same film was first imagined by the Oscar-winning filmmaker as a horror movie. Can you guess which film it is? Read on to find out.
The Christopher Nolan Film That Was Imagined As a Horror Movie
We are talking about the 2010 sci-fi heist action flick Inception, which redefined the idea and execution of a modern sci-fi film. Before it became one of the most talked-about blockbusters of the 21st century, Christopher Nolan’s Inception began as something very different. A horror film that centred around dreams. Can you believe it?
According to an earlier interview as per Telegraph about Inception, Christopher Nolan said, “I was thinking along the lines of a horror movie at first, but it eventually became this project. I was looking for a device whereby the dreams would become important to the story, and the thought that someone could invade your dream space and steal an idea is immensely compelling to me. The concept that dreams feel real while we’re in them underlies the whole film.”
Here’s Why Christopher Nolan Should Soon Make a Horror Movie
Although the horror elements were not incorporated into the final version of Inception, just imagining Inception as a sci-fi horror film can get any movie lover excited. And now seems like the perfect time for Christopher Nolan to seriously consider directing a big-budget horror movie.
The idea is not just exciting, but it seems commercially promising too, especially considering how Ryan Coogler’s Sinners did wonders at the box office and how Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is getting a good response so far. So, alongside his upcoming project, Odyssey, the British filmmaker could potentially develop a genre-defying horror film unlike anything we’ve seen before. The potential Christopher Nolan horror movie already has ‘blockbuster’ written all over it.
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Inception – Plot, Cast & Critical Reception
The film follows a skilled thief, Cobb (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), who can steal secrets by entering people’s dreams. To clear his criminal history, he accepts an almost impossible assignment of planting an idea in someone’s mind. He assembles a team to complete the mission, but must face dangerous consequences as he dives deeper into layered dreams.
Inception also features Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, and Michael Caine in key roles. The film holds an impressive critics’ score of 87% on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes and a brilliant IMDb user rating of 8.8/10.
Where To Stream Inception In India?
The film is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Jio Hotstar OTT platforms in India. It has a runtime of around 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Inception Trailer
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