Christopher Nolan took cues from "Star Wars" when he crafted the opening of "The Odyssey." The epic new film in the director's filmography opens with the words "A time of apparent magic" which was born out of a hook the director found in "Star Wars.

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In a new interview, which just so happens to be with fellow master filmmaker Park Chan-wook, Nolan answers both those questions. He’s asked about the phrase, the word “apparent,” and reveals the idea came from a little-known film called—checks notes— Star Wars.

Christopher Nolan reportedly wrote to a judge asking for mercy after his brother was suspected of being a hitman, and used 'Oppenheimer' as his name. Matthew Nolan, the oldest of the three Nolan brothers,

The Odyssey is now officially the highest grossing movie in Christopher Nolan’s career. The filmmaker of Inception, Oppenheimer, and three different Batman pictures capped that milestone Sunday when Odyssey crossed $1.

This week on Peacock features Christopher Nolan’s sweeping epic, Simu Liu’s sitcom, plus plenty more new releases. Arriving on August 10, Kim’s Convenience is a heartfelt Canadian sitcom about a first-generation Korean-Canadian family.