Why “Oppenheimer” Writer And Director Christopher Nolan Carries A Burner Phone

[@NotLeda]

The fact that all the parts of the interview are uploaded in non-chronological order is very Nolan-esque

[@Richard_Nickerson]

It's not intentional. They ALWAYS post out of order. It's annoying af.

[@landonfolken03]

I'm surprised they actually put the part numbers on the thumbnails

[@The8347135]

Look at the thumbnail

[@likebot.]

Look at the thumbnail? Why? Not only is it not the description, it's buried by the timestamp. The thumbnail is the ONE place you shouldn't have to look for the chronology.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Just recording before air the show

[@stephenholmgren405]

One of the greatest filmmakers of all-time. He said his next movie will be about A.I. can't WAIT

[@stacynorthrup1582]

I saw an interview he said he will never make an AI film

[@AimForMyHead81]

It's apparently about vampires

[@MADforSWU]

He didn't say that

[@krisfrederick5001]

He knew Oppenheimer couldn't bomb at the box office

[@ADTribalChild]

Quite the explosive analogy...

[@miltontavares9506]

I was a bit worried about Oppenheimer not being a box office hit because all the Barbie craze but thank it did well in the box office.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

if it had we could have called it "FLOPPENHEIMER"

[@seanez129]

Movie blew me away, Explosive story, The gegier counter is turned on for the oscars..... terrible jokes aside This was nonlinear storytelling at the highest level. already Top 5 all time director (scorcese, Quentin Tarantino, Hitchcock, Francis Ford Coppola, Renoir, Kubrick, Speilberg)

[@GreenGretel]

@@miltontavares9506 The Barbenheimer phenomenon greatly helped _both_ movies outperform initial expectations and have fantastic legs. I wish Hollywood did more smart counterprogramming weekends like that, but studio heads assume there isn't enough of a moviegoing audience these days to support that...and unfortunately, most of the time they're correct, but it's partly because Hollywood rarely makes exciting, original, or just well-crafted fun films these days, so most of the remaining moviegoing audience is just people who like predictable superhero and VFX-stuffed films or who'll show up for the occasional low-effort CGI animated film whenever they need to entertain their kids for a couple hours.

[@marjanp4784]

You know you're important when Colbert goes to you and not the other way around.

[@supermegaturboman5070]

Such as an amazing interview!

[@thegunslinger1363]

I was lucky enough to see The Dark Knight re-released on the big screen last year. It was absolutely incredible. And Oppenheimer is another masterpiece.

[@kalmanta1824]

I hope they do something similar for Interstellar‘s 10 anniversary this year.

[@FoodLiquorCool]

@@kalmanta1824maybe they can write a better ending

[@jordanbabcock9349]

​@@FoodLiquorCoolno rewrites, that's lame. Come up with an original. Obviously the film stands as a great, and as something greater than you will EVER produce LOL

[@empireoflightz]

@@FoodLiquorCool lol yeah, great film... up until that point.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

@@jordanbabcock9349 interstellar was a disappointment. The Prestige was FAR FAR better.

[@the4thviewer28]

Very useful putting the parts on the thumbnail but not so useful putting in the place where the timer is…. 😉

[@IngPeace]

At least they labeled them!

[@MrFancyFingers]

So dumb, someday they’ll figure it out.

[@hundredfireify]

That's a good feature still! Now, we wait until they realize some parts of the thumbnails are "dead zones"

[@julesk1567]

why don’t they simply include it in the title!? “- interview with soandso (part 1 of 2)” why is this so hard for them to figure out!?

[@willowsloughdx]

This show does not get "KZbin." They should try something new like VHS.

[@dakritic]

6:38 is the highlight of the interview. Nothing but respect for Mr. Nolan.

[@TxxT33]

Love the The Wire. Greatest TV show period

[@MrTanuki11]

I love the fact that Colbert doesn't try to be overly smart...and has his questions written down.

[@kingace6186]

This is part 1, for those who like watching in order.

[@dallasbhowell]

What Chris Nolan fan likes watching things in order?

[@jimfromzerosurge4846]

I can't wait to see this interview shown with the director's cut and with his commentary.

[@kawaiiafangirl]

It makes sense that Colbert would conduct an Oppenheimer-like length of an interview w/ Christopher Nolan.

[@HKim0072]

Best film director of his generation. Never puts out a bad movie.

[@MrJimheeren]

Tenet was not a good movie. Sorry. It was an incoherent mess. It looked great sure, but as a story it didn’t work. But he made the Dark Knight and Memento so all is forgivven

[@HKim0072]

@@MrJimheeren Original science fiction movies are going to have a wider range of opinions. It's not my favorite, but I'm sure some people hated Interstellar as well. Dunkirk is probably my favorite. Not because of the storyline, but the cinematography.

[@pcbradley841]

In my humble opinion, the most overrated director working today (does not mean he's a bad director)

[@AbhiT2]

Sometimes he is a pretentious snob. But one that you cannot ignore

[@M_k-zi3tn]

@@MrJimheeren Nah it was pretty coherent. I had no problem understanding and keeping up with what was going on. I'd say the movie severely falls short when it comes to making its characters compelling and less two dimensional.

[@pio4362]

I love the set ban on "uggs boots" . No time for trashy modern fads, a man of timeless class. What a legend Nolan is. Smartphone ban a great idea too.

[@shikharsav]

I thought it's April because it must be my birthday that I get so many Christopher Nolan interviews with Stephen Colbert!

[@imtheonlykit]

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! For labeling the parts of the interview so I can watch in order!

[@fernandooliveiralino]

Cinema on entire episode of the TV! So nice. Thank you, Stephen.

[@hannashamilsaadon284]

He not come to show , the show come to him 👑

[@tyrannosaurusinf1488]

"Interstellar" changed me. I know understand I can only perceive reality partially because of a brain that has evolved to operate only in 4 dimensions rather than more. There are no "good things" or "bad things" that happen to you. They are only "things" that you happen to perceive, because all possibilities are happening as well, just without your perception.

[@tilaNmanx]

Getting to geek out 30 minutes with Nolan must be heaven

[@sukanya3231]

Christopher Nolan is so sophisticated and so cerebral 🤩

[@ancientwordz]

That first question was a great question!

[@al_chem_i_cal]

Nolan talking about Robert giving him the book made me sight with relief. I was worried he wouldn't talk about it.

[@mariyamatia8726]

Actually, he talked about it many times. He even wanted robert pattinson in the movie, but sadly, he was busy with batman and other stuff

[@janetkriegl6720]

To clarify - He gave Nolan a book of Oppie's speeches from the 1950s. Reading 'American Prometheus' came via another route.

[@filmcourage]

"It's not my story, it's a great piece of history." This film is tied with Following as a Nolan favorite. Masterpiece.

[@seanez129]

The Following was amazing when you dont have a budget and your up against the ropes, sometimes it brings the best out of you...... ive watched it at least 10 times... Unfavorable opinion but I think Inception, had to say, but was extremely underrated. An absolute masterpiece, Leo needs to work with Nolan more.

[@filmcourage]

@@seanez129 True about Leo! Inception is definitely a winner. Guess the smaller indie feel of Following was more appealing for some reason. Where would you rate Memento?

[@youtubehandleofficial]

Would’ve loved to have you out in Berkeley, Stephen!

[@cleverusername9369]

To everyone complaining about the parts being out of order: go to the shows main page. Hit Playlists. Hit February 7. It's all there in order. They do this for every show.

[@dr.debajyotibose2928]

In Nolan we trust!!

[@suvigyabasnotra7378]

1:00 Didn't even put his most jaw-dropping work Interstellar there! What a shame!

[@loganastrup6870]

All those movies he put up there are better than interstellar tho

[@atom2493]

​@@loganastrup6870 No

[@summerlove7779]

​@@loganastrup6870Interstellar is his greatest film by far.

[@NaijaCINE]

@@loganastrup6870 No. Interstellar is Nolan’s magnum opus.

[@hammurhead1]

Nolan! A Gargantuan of Brilliance! Great Job Stephen!

[@lastudentessa]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who barely noticed the back and forth between the colour and black and white sequences

[@MwelwaOnCos]

@6:10 - Burner phone talk (you're welcome

[@entertainmentyoutube3606]

Interstellar is such an amazing movie

[@shaunig6716]

Brilliant interview! ❤

[@StarFilms2002]

Him having a burner phone was not on my bingo card 😂

[@ivandardon7295]

Woah, seeing and hearing Christopher Nolan laugh feels illegal in a good way.

[@DavidOakesMusic]

I hope he doesn't quit doing mind bending sci fi

[@spiktan]

I sincerely hope so too

[@hiltrud2001]

I second that!

[@wisco9er536]

he's already covered much of what he's wanted to do; dreams, time, space, world domination, war, action thrillers, mind manipulation... I think he's given everything his mind has offered, but he may start doing book adaptations

[@scottvincent770]

In regards to the technique of shooting some scenes in color and others in B&W, Nolan got that from Tarkovsky in his film 'Stalker.'

[@RB-.-]

I’m not crazy about Stalker but the usage of different colors and filters is brilliant in it & makes everything feel super immersive and real.

[@seanez129]

Yes sir you know your directors. 100 percent correct

[@muttineni03]

What a brilliant questions to such a brilliant director, that's the difference between Stephen and other talk shows.

[@navneetakumar1814]

Just watching such a great director speak.

[@connorohoare7470]

Every three years this guy drops amazing films

[@ZacktheImpaler]

I pierced the casting director who worked for him on Batman Begins in Chicago and he also carried several burners They all rang the entire time and he just ignored them. Super nice dude

[@BonanzabrosNY]

i was like say what 👀he carries a burner ? Christopher Nolan living that life bro 😂

[@littlemouse7066]

He and Villeneuve are the greatest living directors at the moment in my opinion.

[@JamesPalace]

You come at the king, you best not miss.

[@Joydeep2000]

Great interview but I wish it would have been in the studio

[@theofficialnicholasyee]

Hey Late Show KZbin team, Thank you for the part labels in the thumbnails

[@juanloprada]

That location deserves to attend this interview

[@MrQuestful]

The order of these Nolan interviews is something…

[@rufashaochicken]

They uploaded in the fashion of Nolan movies

[@Richard_Nickerson]

It's not intentional. They ALWAYS post out of order. It's annoying af.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

​@@rufashaochicken It's not intentional. They ALWAYS post out of order. It's annoying af.

[@tommyt1971]

I read that when James Cameron was shooting Avatar if anyone’s phone rang, he’d demand they hand it over and would use a nail gun to attach it to the door frame on the soundstage.

[@geoafe66]

Great interview

[@ChristianKrogh-Denmark]

Nolan is a LEGEND!

[@davidmckesey7119]

this is his year!

[@sarahtanis1235]

Fantastic interview!

[@radicaladz]

4:56 - with all due respect to Mr Nolan, I think that saying that stylism risks taking people out of their experience of a movie is not only kinda wrongheaded, it's also at odds with some of the greatest works of cinema, including some of his own. I say this whenever the subject of stylism versus naturalism comes up, but the rise of naturalism and social realism was a direct response to the invention of the radio, phonograph and cinema; these new mediums created the conditions for real life, real sound and visuals could be recorded and displayed, so the theatrical arts shifted from melodrama and pantomime to a focus on verisimilitude, the imitation of reality, through stuff like the plays of Ibsen and O'Neill and the Stanislavki school of acting, which then informed Strasberg, Kazan and Adler's Method school. However, one of the primary criticisms of naturalism from way back in the day was that, rather than being a more 'real' version of life or one that would make audience's think about the world, the focus on replication of emotionality actually creates a more insidious and manipulative form of melodrama, where the audience is switching off their critical thinking and being carried along by the performances; naturalism isn't imitating reality but creating an illusion, a fabricated reality. This is also why whenever anyone talks about stylism as it pertains to say Wes Anderson, I feel that it is best described as Brechtian, because he uses the entirety of the filmmaking process to not only tell the story but to signpost the thematic elements he sees as important. Tl;dr - the kind of movies Nolan makes would be written off as mass-market pablum designed to make you turn your brain off by the Dadaists. Nothing wrong with that, per se, but it bears consideration.

[@RogueCylon]

This should remind us that Nolan is very much a movie buff like us.

[@Naughty-jq2gg]

Thank you so very much🙏💕

[@eddyk3]

LSSC youtube staff. Thank you for finally labelling the order of the videos in the thumbnail. Something we've been asking for for years when you decided to split up interviews into multiple videos. Something you never used to do. However, your labels appear under the video length graphic so we cant read what they say anyway. Thanks for trying though.

[@jamesCamali]

I can't believe they didn't use any CGI for this interview.

[@wcw07]

What a brilliant human being

[@Brokenlikefour]

Nolan is really one of those directors in the world

[@vincentknight27]

One of the directors of all time

[@Hritik9000]

He really made some films of all time

[@James_Doyle83]

The thumbnail looks the chris hansen 😂

[@katarinala]

A genius. Also seemingly a lovely man. P.S. I appreciate the non-linear approach to posting the interview clips 😂

[@Richard_Nickerson]

It's not intentional. They ALWAYS post out of order. It's annoying af.

[@annarose3354]

I wonder if I'll get an interview over a fancy desk like that one day

[@SouthseaCavalier]

During all of his interviews when the movie was first released last summer, Chris said he did not consciously have adapting the Oppenheimer story in mind when he wrote that line in 'Tenet', it seems like he's giving an contradictory answer here.

[@rjmacready9828]

Arguably the best filmmaker of the 21st century...

[@PawanKumarYadav-cl7zg]

How can i watch full interview

[@Shecrimson]

To work with him , oh the dreams❤

[@lar9299]

Well, if you think about it, Cedric dying on Harry Potter is the main reason Cillian Murphy is nominated for an Oscar

[@juanthyme1569]

Christopher Nolan watches The Wire and I don’t even watch it 😂😂😂

[@marc07112]

@6:37 YES!!!!! he watched the wire!!!!!! LETS GO!!!!!

[@Euderos91]

Looking for beginning of this interview on Late Show channel is quite like watching Nolan movies.

[@omegajrz1269]

Christopher Nolan is like the Stanley Kubrick of our time

[@sohanbiswas1463]

Most important Director of this Generation in Hollywood .

[@SMD24]

I don't know Chris Nolan very well but he seems to be deeply interested into a lot of history which is great. Because of that, I kinda hope he does a movie within a similar motive but oddly focus on a scientific religion book author, roosevelts, Martin Luther King and etc. Basically make a movie on how human rights formed and scaringly emphasize scientology and how that religion plays in as well or do movies separately then come together. Imagining, I for sure want Jim Parsons to portray the book author

[@Harriz62]

Okay I noticed 2 minutes in, you guys cut his answers a bit short. Will you please release the full interview, uncut?

[@paulgerhard5170]

also noticed that

[@tiararoxeanne1318]

Openheimer and Barbie premiere almost at the same time. It is interesting that Nolan choose to do this promotional interview after the Barbie's fever settling down.

[@glennwallace9203]

a) this interview has a Colbert Report feel to it, and b) Uggs are not meant to be worn outdoors.

[@cartmanbruh23]

Bruh, Casey Affleck is also an Oscar winner. You just ignored him..

[@deepaksomesula3168]

How hard is it to post the interview in one video? or at least in chronological order?

[@seanez129]

FIrst watched the following back in 2000 no budget and what a short story telling piece, they guy pearce killed it with Memento.... the rest is history... My top 5 in "random order" batman begins, interstellar, Inception, The Dark Knight, Oppenheimer) and just on the outside Dunkirk, and Memento

[@mileslaw]

Those laugh tracks really freaks me out lol

[@unsub3580]

These uploads are so Christopher Nolan. You don't quite know which part you are in already. 😂 Touché, Colbert. Touché.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

It's not intentional. They ALWAYS post out of order. It's annoying af.

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@derenliu]

anyone knows what's that wrist watch please?

[@Johnny-kp9bj]

Colbert’s caked in foundation

[@abc-ei3ik]

What’s the watch Nolan wearing

[@01bigtrev]

All I ask is to put part 1 or 2 in the title or 3 or 4 or 5. Holy crap as you say he rarely does this type of thing and you wreck the whole interview breaking it up 😂

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

I like how people pretend they liked that movie after being duped into enduring it.

[@karanvirkooner1993]

Christopher Nolan first heard about Oppenheimer due to the song Russians from musician Sting

[@jancythomas655]

Big event. Exited and marvelous.

[@milojadez]

Best director of all time

[@al_chem_i_cal]

The fanboy energy radiating off of Stephen. That guy's my father.

[@antona.1327]

"Do you work with the cartels?" Chris may have not. But his third brother might have.

[@ReneeKadlubek-gt9qm]

Cartwheels! I was just a fan of that film. Not sure if it was related to my life.

[@nickskybart5342]

What's an 'ugh`?

[@RB-.-]

Oppenheimer best movie of the 2020s so far

[@twicefpv]

Almost impossible to watch in order unless you're extremely lucky. On the bottom of the Thumbnail image where it refers to which part of the interview is obstructed by the length of the video

[@Freejazzkunigunde]

Interview with a very special wrist watch, obviously.

[@theGoogol]

Nolan has shares in some hearing aid company, no doubt.

[@rampdavidson6397]

I get the burner phone thing, but operating without an email address in the modern age is near impossible, I think. Unless you have a ton of money and people just do and manage things for you

[@MrPicklerwoof]

His wife definitely uses email, she's the producer and they live together. So they probably do all their important stuff, like sorting out bills, through her email.