Why can't Guy Pearce, who starred in “Memento”, team up with Nolan again? Behind-the-scenes circumstances surrounding the studio are revealed | THE RIVER

A film director who is now a master, including the “Dark Knight'' trilogy and “Oppenheimer'' (2023).christopher nolan's breakthrough work “Memento'' (2000). The actor who starred in this movie later went on to appear in films such as “Iron Man 3'' (2013) and “The King's Speech'' (2010).Guy PearceIt was. However, a re-teaming with Nolan has not yet materialized.

Why aren't Nolan and Pierce working together again? This was reportedly due to interference from Warner Bros., Nolan's longtime partner. According to Pierce himself in Vanity Fair, Nolan had also offered him the role in “Batman Begins'' (2005).

“He[Nolan]has been approaching me for years to be in Batman Begins and The Prestige (2006).Some executives at Warner Bros. told my agent, “Guy Pearce is no good, we will never hire him.''Yes.[…]That means I'll never be able to work with Nolan again. That person didn't trust me as an actor. ”

According to Pearce, he was offered the role of Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins, which was eventually played by Liam Neeson. He said, “I was invited to London to talk about my role, but I guess they found out during the flight that I couldn't come.''As soon as we arrived, Chris said, “Why don't we have dinner while looking at the Batmobile?'' I'm here.''

By the way, Pearce also said that he and Carrie-Anne Moss, who played his wife in “Memento,'' said, “Unfortunately, we have become estranged.She was a fun person with a great sense of humor.'' Regarding Joe Pantoliano, who played Detective Teddy, he said, “He was the one who taught me how to act in movies.I'm not good at improvisational acting, but he was good at it, so I learned how to act opposite him.'' . “I enjoyed spending time with Carrie-Anne and Joe.”

After “The Prestige,'' Nolan and Pierce reportedly had no particular contact. However, Nolan has now broken up his partnership with Warner and is teaming up with Universal Pictures for Oppenheimer and his next, as-yet-untitled film.“It’s my time!”Pierce expressed his enthusiasm.

Source: Vanity Fair