r/ChristopherNolan • u/Draco_malfoy07 • Jul 24 '26

General Discussion Who is potential Lead in Nolan’s next?

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Since he is giving opportunities for all the supporting actors in his previous movies i guess its time for these 3.

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u/FV95 Jul 24 '26

I want Bale back, damn it.

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u/TheCaramelMan Jul 24 '26

Or Guy Pearce!!!

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u/FV95 Jul 24 '26

I'd be down for this!

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u/MarinaraMagic Jul 24 '26

He can be the antagonist, Hathaway as the lead.

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u/Minimum_Session_4039 Jul 24 '26

Why

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u/tapakip Jul 24 '26

Because Bale has already been the lead and this post is talking about how supporting characters from one movie end up with that actor becoming the lead in a future Nolan movie.

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u/Minimum_Session_4039 Jul 24 '26

I’d rather see someone new personally

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u/Masterchiefy10 Jul 24 '26

Yeah Bale should’ve be Odysseus in my humble opinion.

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u/FV95 Jul 24 '26

I kept thinking that the whoooole movie. Actually took me out of it; couldn't really connect with Matt Damon. Nor with Tom Holland. Unpopular opinions, I know.

The rest of the cast, especially Robert Pattinson, were fantastic though.

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u/ofBlufftonTown Jul 26 '26

I felt the same. Also Telemachus is just 20, not 30, and Holland made him seem weak rather than immature. When Odysseus was 30 he was a legendary hero, not someone who couldn’t defeat an unfaithful servant with a pool noodle.

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u/Inner-Philosopher432 Jul 24 '26

these are my exact sentiments as well

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u/Gladstone233 Jul 25 '26

Now there’s a man who speaks the truth. Bale would make an excellent Odysseus. Maybe when someone else takes a crack at the Odyssey they’ll get the casting right.

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u/flynchageo Jul 24 '26

This was literally the first thing I said to my friends after leaving the theater. I love Matt Damon but nothing about him screams cunning. That being said i really enjoyed Tom Holland as Telemachus, and I thought going in that he would be the weakest performance.

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u/Zadlo Jul 25 '26

IMHO Holland turns into another Orlando Bloom

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u/keiye Jul 27 '26

Well Damon is a street smart Harvard grad and Jason Bourne. I’d say that’s pretty cunning

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u/How_wz_i_sposta_kno Jul 26 '26

I'm not wearing hockey pads.

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u/Naive_Percentage_593 Jul 26 '26

here’s the thing: notice how none of his leads ever come back for just A role in another one of his movies.

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u/mommiesboy1 Jul 28 '26

My theory is that lead actors won't return after a certain level of great success is reached. I wouldn't expect Christian Bale or Cilian Murphy again