Jonathan Nolan on What's Next for 'Westworld' | Close Up with THR

[@danyellhenrique]

The Nolan Brothers are a great case study of how Hollywood doesn't respect their writers, both are writers but just chris gets all the attention because he's also a director.

[@samyeharshel]

@Ultimate Fighting Championship He's a TV director. TV guys don't get respect.

[@v-trigger6137]

@Film Shorts I mean tbh Jonathan has barely directed anything even in tv. he directed like only 1 episode of Persons of Interest in the entirety of it's 5 seasons and 3 episodes of westworld. so it's not like he is some active tv director anyway.

[@cobaltfalcon9458]

Jonah has co-written half of Chris' movies, directed a fair amount of episodes from his shows, and has tv deals with HBO and Amazon, despite Westworld's cancellation. That being said, I do agree that he should venture more into film, and would likely get the kind of love that Chris gets

[@katyga]

Forever upset with CBS for not allowing Jonathan Nolan to make Person of Interest more serialized specially in the last season. Sometimes when I watch West World I see all the lost potential Person of Interest had. I love POI and is one of my favorite shows but knowing that could have been so much better breaks my heart. Glad that Jonathan is working with HBO now, he can have all the creative freedom that he wants.

[@reculture]

katyga I tend to agree with you as i huge fan myself, I'm still amazed for what they did as they initially managed to 'smuggle' very intelligent series concept/narrative into something that looks like typical CBS crimi procedural. I believe full blown POI premise/pitch wouldn't fly with then CBS executives, so they initially masked it into cop drama/procedural in order to tell us the story... Be it as it may, at least they managed to end that amazing show on their own terms within those last 13 episodes...

[@eustacequinlank7418]

Jonathan and Christoper Nolan must have had quite disparate upbringings as one has a clear American accent and the other rather English. I know they both hold dual nationality, but it's interesting how one seems so different than the other, not just in accent, but the way they talk.

[@VMYeahVN]

Yeah, they're so different that i initially didn't realize they were brothers. I thought it was just two guys who had the same last name for the longest time haha.

[@ApolloPlanetary]

Man Beadle They had the same upbringing. Jonathan just decided to ditch his British accent

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Apparently he found his English accent unpopular so he learned to speak as a local Chicagoan.

[@anthonywarren9885]

Read there biography. Chris was born & raised in Britain but Johnaton was born in Britain but left at a young age when there older brother was sent to prison for murder.

[@anthonywarren9885]

@@ApolloPlanetary No. Johnaton was very young when he came to America & lost his accent. Christopher was much older & kept his. The Nolan family left Britain cause there older brother was sent to prison for murder.

[@DanteInferno657]

Title of that video is kind of a clickbait tbh.

[@saikorudikasenda47]

I like the host. She knows exactly how to handle this roundtable.

[@HelloHello-tm7uc]

Yes! I do miss Stacey Wilson though, but I would rather have this new host over the other ones (and you know which ones I'm talking about lol)

[@nightowl8477]

Iko Rudi - she's clearly human.

[@CyrusP.]

She definitely knows how to treat the newcomers

[@theenlightened5248]

she is the host running ona stimulation 905

[@YouFightLikeACow]

Very eloquent in a raw kind of way. His brother is more eloquent in a posh kind of way.

[@alex0589]

they are the human equivalent of GBritain and US

[@louzer2566]

Victor Chang eloquent thats why he cusses every two sentences??

[@nikidon99]

Basically American and Englishman

[@ImamSyafii-st4ps]

I was going to say the same thing :)

[@shire151]

Are they half brothers or why is he American and Chris is English?

[@madamegorgonzola]

Can't wait for Season 3, and I hope Jonah and Christopher work on collaborative movie project soon - The Dark Knight was legendary.

[@Linny95]

Good thing they always work together :D

[@shivagiri7406]

so was dark knight rises.

[@chrisclaris4309]

not always.. Inception and Dunkirk was Chris's movies without Jonathan. Chris doesn't do Westworld

[@Linny95]

Willing to guess Jonathan at least consults and gives his opinion on the script

[@DarkCreed]

@NEZ Seeing the trailer and that it's set in Futureworld, I hope he got to direct at least one episode.

[@BatMan-fj8dy]

Honestly, I think Nolan’s inspiration for creating Westworld was how CBS treated his brilliant A.I sci-fi drama Person of Interest .

[@Ksenia1988-e7z]

I adore Jonathan. Even more than his brother. Just love him for giving us Person of Interest. :D

[@dan-mb2ne]

This man came up with the idea for memento!

[@jucograd1984]

Pay attention Robert Kirkman

[@mannyverse6158]

He does not talk about whats next for westworld in this clip

[@MAC_ABC]

Is someone ever gone ask Jonah if Chris ever wants to do tv (HBO)? Or just collaborate as a helping hand in writing & directing in WestWorld! I would absolutely LOVE to see Chris write & direct couple of episodes! His cinematic vision would be a perfect fit along with mindfuck of story. Love WestWorld, Chris can make it even more awesome!

[@soufian2733]

Favorite show on tv

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Best in decades.

[@Zehahahaa]

Jonathan is SO RIGHT the fans dont run the pen while your writing a character but the Creator nobody knows the character better than the Creator

[@snakeshadows6993]

Just hearing Jonathan speak compared to his brother Chris is interesting. I was expecting Jonathan to have a mixed accent that sounds American and British, but I definitely didn't hear any British twang in his voice. Christopher did say that Jonathan went to school in the US, while he went to school in England.

[@vb8428]

2:03 'I wrote The Dark Knight in 2005!' I! Jonathan Nolan wrote it!

[@arianrahman5886]

His children are gonna crazy smart, the blood of Lisa Joy and the Nolan blood flowing through them

[@giovanimans4ni]

*William my boy!*

[@uchihagaeshi1169]

A little Fucking late you mean!!

[@zenithquasar9623]

Love Nolan's work even though it is often convenient. POI was amazing!

[@Brownie8986]

I cannot WAIT to watch this episode on Sundayyy!!!

[@nobody_there_]

were is the complete session ? cheers ! ! ! !

[@xtiantoth]

They didn't gave the fans the joker they deserved, but the one they needed.

[@erinyoulater]

I didn't like most of season 2 of Westworld but I have faith in the teams ability to turn things around for season 3

[@squeezie49]

dont let this distract you from the fact that Nolan and abrams ran person of interest before westworld (and did an amazing job)

[@anthonywarren9885]

Abbrams was just a producer which means he did nothing. Johnaton actually wrote scripts.

[@prathameshghodake8811]

Looks like nothing to me

[@Peacekeepa317]

Prathamesh Ghodake well I've never seen such splendor

[@prathameshghodake8811]

Ben Real ❤

[@squeakypistonproductions2228]

Nolan just told us the arc of the story. Parisitic creatures will appear in society and we should fear them and deal with them seriously.

[@lockedin6699]

Reddit > FB & Twitter

[@Jennifer-wc5fs]

Reddit is the reason why season 2 sucked.

[@lyrilljackson]

@@Jennifer-wc5fs lmfao burnnn

[@sagarkamalam]

Full Video ...

[@hmw4166]

Compare to his brother, Johnathan seems to more domineering personality. Christopher always seems a little bit shy or a deep thinker. Johnathan always seems to not fear to express his thought proudly.

[@donjones2748]

Totally agreed that those other platforms are shit. If you can vote up, you should be able to vote down.

[@moni2415]

I find the expressions of some of the guests around that table disturbing when Nolan was speaking. Was it envy?

[@nikidon99]

moni2415 I hope it's envy. No other feeling is acceptable

[@VertigoDefinitivo]

No.

[@richfictionfighter]

Why would they be envious? Everyone at that table works on films and TV shows

[@PeterZeeke]

I get the feeling Jonathon used bully Chris

[@anthonymartensen3164]

PeterZeeke he's his younger brother

[@nikidon99]

I don't think so

[@anthonywarren9885]

Johnaton is 10 years younger.

[@danyellhenrique]

@@anthonywarren9885 he's 6 years younger

[@kahlbutomacfarland]

What’s next for Westworld? Monitor the fandom’s desires and theories. Try to come up with something they haven’t guessed and that maximizes their desires. Horseshoe in as much religious imagery as possible. Cram it all together and if it doesn’t make sense just audible and drop certain elements and retcon them next season.

[@ecurb10]

Are Jonathan and Christopher REALLY brothers? They look completely different, plus Christopher has a distinct British accent unlike Jonathan's very American one.

[@anthonywarren9885]

Johnaton was very young when he came to America but Christopher was much older. The family left Britain cause there older brother was sent to prison for murder

[@andregordon2599]

I still wholeheartedly think Jon will wrangle Chris in to write/direct an episode of Westworld. My theory being the finale

[@mosessalmon9781]

how is he chris's brother

[@OllieConnorsFilms]

Nolan found that having an English accent was very unpopular after moving to Chicago, so he learned to "sound like a good Chicago kid

[@amann3161]

Chris’s brother is American ??? 😮😮😮

[@wizardgaming6759]

British American. So is Chris.

[@gauravvij137]

Did I miss the "What's next" part in this clip? *clickbaits everywhere*

[@lightyagami6362]

Jonathan Nolan is a show-runner, writer , producer. Hes not just a writer and Christopher often writes and directs his own movies. A director is often paid more and respected more because they are in charge of the whole movie production, the movies rests on their shoulders. think of movies directors as the generals, the regular soldiers and generals have completely different responsibility one of them has a greater responsibility then the other. If the movie doesn't go well its not the writer that gets the brunt of it its the director that's why when movies flop often the director shares majority of the blame way before you get to the writer.

[@kepinpin5277]

okay can someone tell me why chris has a british accent but jon has an american one?

[@AutisticAAron2003]

Kepinpin Kepinpin I heard his British accent he had (when he moved to the United States) was unpopular, so he learned how to speak with a American accent. I thought he would have a British accent like his brother, Christopher Nolan.

[@Jonmad17]

The Nolans moved to the US when Christopher was an older teen and Jonathan was still a little kid, so Jonathan ended up acquiring an American accent

[@anthonywarren9885]

Johnaton was very young when the Nolans came to America but Chris was almost a grown man. Johnaton lost his accent & Chris didn't.

[@horatiohuskisson5471]

Why does he and Christopher have differing accents? Didn’t they live together as kids?

[@norab5]

Apparently, when they were kids, the family moved to the USA and he decided to adopt the american accent to fit in better, while Chris never bothered. But they were raised together.

[@anthonywarren9885]

@@norab5 WRONG! John was very young when his family immigrated to America. Chris was much older. Young immigrants take on the accent of their new culture more so than adults. You can't choose to lose an accent.

[@omidel.]

So the title did not mach the video. Guys you must not fool the audience because the unlike and unsubscribe is so easy.

[@dewantoroo]

Hmmm Nolan brothers completely have different accent

[@anthonywarren9885]

If you use your brain it won't be hard to figure out why. John was very young when his family immigrated to America but Christopher was much older.

[@ninaahani935]

2x talking speed

[@Jennifer-wc5fs]

OOOOOHHH so thats why Season 2 sucked. they were pandering towards Reddit......keep that shit up and the show will be cancelled in no time.

[@martos60]

You know when the show will suck? When they write it for the dumb asses on Twitter and Facebook, who post and tweet during the airing of the episode and then complain that they don't understand it.

[@marcux83]

Person of Interest > Westworld S1 > Westworld all other seasons ! WW could have been such a great Series but this totally crappy twists and turns that lead nowhere ruined it !

[@v-trigger6137]

How come Christopher has a thick British accent but Jonathan doesn't? lol

[@isaackmojica8302]

I think he live in us since his childhood ...nolan move to us when he finish memento i think

[@LouieV6]

Chris grew up in Britain whereas Jonathan grew up here in the US

[@gussygoro2469]

Nolan seems VERY concerned with voting people down. In that spirit, I'd like to talk a little about how his other older brother tortured and killed an elderly man over the sum of $400k. THAT'S how you vote a MFKr down! I sure hope his career can be rehabbed.

[@newt1889]

How does he have an American accent?

[@Jonmad17]

His parents moved to the US when he was still a kid. Chris was already an adult at that point, so he kept his English accent.

[@EJK2099]

Also Jonathan wanted to fit in with other people in Chicago, hence this accent

[@baranicer]

Their mother is also American.

[@gussygoro2469]

He's a bug

[@Alchemist1330]

Can I just say that season 2 was... not where nearly as good as season 1

[@dawidjagusiak]

You can say that about every season 2 of every series made up to date, except perhaps Twin Peaks.

[@EmilioGalicchio]

The last 4 episodes were great IMO

[@ggthewhale]

Idk jonathan > christopher

[@anthonywarren9885]

Chris is both writer & director. John is just a writer.

[@JKSmith-qs2ii]

Why can't he watch his language when he speaks, very unpleasant.

[@marleneg7794]

Season 2 lost me. What you say about that Mr Nolan?

[@star88wars]

marlene g we hope season 2 can find you.

[@martos60]

Does he have to say something? If you don't like it, bye!

[@anthonywarren9885]

I'm sure he would say the show wasn't meant for dummies...

[@nightowl8477]

Season 2 was awful. The show is going nowhere.

[@jabzt]

nightowl wtf I loved it

[@derrickwatson4597]

IMO it was ok, definitely not as good as the first season

[@brendonclifton1084]

Going nowhere? You must have watched something else

[@jabzt]

Brendon Clifton yeah I don’t get how someone can say it’s not going anywhere. The walking dead is a show that’s not going anywhere as they’ll go to season 25 if they could. Westworld clearly has a story its trying to tell and Lisa joy and Jonathan Nolan said would be a 4-5 season story arc so it’s not like they’re trying to make it last forever.

[@nightowl8477]

Jeremy H - I meant-if it keeps up these low standards-there's a good chance it'll be cancelled by Season 3/4. Lmao every other WestWorld adaptation has.

[@smallfaucet]

Damn Westworld was lame! Took forever, boring......thank god for Ed and Nandi.