{"id":12341,"date":"2026-07-21T07:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T02:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12341"},"modified":"2026-07-21T07:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T02:18:21","slug":"christopher-nolan-looking-for-an-amazing-idea-for-horror-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12341","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Nolan Looking for an &#8220;Amazing Idea&#8221; for Horror Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Christopher-Nolan.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1612776\" data-title=\"Christopher Nolan Is Searching for an \u201cAmazing Idea\u201d for a Horror Film\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/christopher-nolan-on-horror-film\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/the-odyssey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Odyssey<\/em><\/a>\u2019s theatrical run is setting records for <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/christopher-nolan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Nolan<\/a> with the film being met with almost <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unanimous praise<\/a>, but the auteur may already be contemplating his next film.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/christopher-nolan-on-the-odyssey-horror-dog-1236652434\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">interview with <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>, the director discussed his thoughts on a horror film, which the publication said \u201cthe world keeps begging\u201d him to make.<\/p>\n<p>The publication pointed out <em>The Odyssey<\/em> has several horror sub-genres and asked the filmmaker if that whetted his appetite for the style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt very much whets my appetite for more,\u201d Nolan told <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. \u201cBut I\u2019ve always believed that horror as a genre has to be approached very carefully from a conceptual point of view.\u201d The director said that means \u201cyou have to have an amazing idea\u201d for a horror film. He pointed to Curry Barker\u2019s recent hit of a movie <em>Obsession<\/em>, saying it is \u201can amazing idea\u201d and \u201cworks like a motherfucker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>For Nolan, a horror film wouldn\u2019t be about the technical side of filmmaking. \u201cIt\u2019s not about what technical itches I would have to scratch. It\u2019s about story. So I\u2019m always looking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What story might that be? Nolan may have given a bit of a hint at a horror writer he would like to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>Noting Robert Pattinson gave the director a book of Oppenheimer speeches at the wrap of <em>Tenet<\/em>, setting off the dominoes for the seven-Oscar winning about the maker of the atomic bomb, <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> asked about a gift from the actor when <em>The Odyssey<\/em> was done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid Rob hand me some horror novel by Stephen King that\u2019ll make an excellent adaptation? 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