in retrospect, it's so fucking funny that for years people assumed Nolan was a conservative because he made multiple Batman movies (in which cops are the dumbest people alive), but it turns out he's actually woke, is a big union guy, and thinks the communists in the '30s made really good points
Christopher Nolan, good on the issues
“”A merger is going to mean loss of jobs. It’s going to mean consolidation. I mean, we all know that, and we can all look at the history to see that,” Nolan said. “Our interest right now is in trying to get to grips with how can we try and ameliorate some of these concerns.””

Christopher Nolan Wants to Know Where All the Hollywood Jobs Are, Too
In his first interview as president of the Directors Guild of America, the ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Dark Knight’ helmer called a recent downturn in employment at the union “very troubling.”
Feb 2, 2026 17:22