This $160M Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Masterpiece Wouldn’t Exist Without Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy

These days, Christopher Nolan is a brand unto himself and a walking advertisement for the IMAX format. But it’s easy to forget that, because of how well regarded the films are, he cut his teeth on superhero movies. Long before Oppenheimer and The Odyssey, Nolan earned Hollywood’s trust by taking Batman seriously — and Hans Zimmer believes the success of those movies directly enabled Nolan to make one of his most ambitious originals.