Christopher Nolan recently revealed a conversation he had with Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of Inception, where he directed the actor alongside Elliot Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, and Marion Cotillard in the 2010 thriller. This collaboration marked the first and only time Nolan worked with DiCaprio, and during their time on set, Nolan had to address an uncomfortable topic with the Oscar-winning actor.
In a recent interview, Nolan reflected on a script he had written about the life of Howard Hughes, a project he had to abandon due to Martin Scorsese’s competing film, The Aviator, released in 2004. DiCaprio played the role of the reclusive philanthropist in The Aviator, earning his third of five Oscar nominations.
Nolan confessed to DiCaprio during the making of Inception, revealing the emotional impact of not being able to bring his invested project to fruition, expressing, “It was very emotional to not get to make something I’d poured all that into.”
Nolan’s Hughes film would have featured Jim Carrey in the lead role.
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In the same interview, Nolan addressed a common complaint about his blockbuster Oppenheimer, released earlier in the year. Despite the criticism, the film received widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences. As of the latest update, Oppenheimer has grossed an impressive $948.6 million (£771.6 million) at the global box office, making it the third highest-grossing film of the year, trailing behind Barbie and The Super Mario Bros Movie. Additionally, its earnings have positioned it as the most successful biopic of all time, surpassing the achievements of the Freddie Mercury film, Bohemian Rhapsody.
