Christopher Nolan Says Playing it Safe With Mainstream Movies ‘Doesn’t Work’: ‘The Audience Is Looking for Something New’

According to Christopher Nolan, Hollywood studios playing it safe with blockbusters is a losing strategy. In an interview with The New York Times, the filmmaker argues that risk-taking is essential to success — audiences are looking for something new, not recycled formulas. Nolan points to film history as evidence: the movies that endure are the ones that dared to innovate.

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