• Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
    • Contact
    • Hire Me
    • About
Menu

World of Reel

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Home
IMG_5573.jpg
Palme d’Or Rumors & Intel — Laxe, Mendonça, Trier, Panahi, Dardenne Have Won Prizes [Cannes]
IMG_5562.jpg
‘The Young Mother’s Home’ is The Dardennes’ Most Acclaimed Film in Over A Decade [Cannes]
IMG_5559.jpg
Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t’ Panned By Critics [Cannes]
IMG_5560.jpg
Cannes 2025: ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Wins Un Certain Regard
IMG_5558.jpg
‘The Mastermind’ is Kelly Reichardt’s Most Accessible & Enjoyable Film [Cannes]
Featured
Capture.PNG
Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Aug 19, 2019

World of Reel

  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
  • More
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
  • About
    • Contact
    • Hire Me
    • About

Christopher Nolan's Film Tackles “Aerial Helicopter Cops"?

October 25, 2024 Jordan Ruimy

At this point, all of the rumors about what Christopher Nolan’s next film might be about are contradicting each other, and even the trades have been firmly planted in the middle of all this speculation. It’s fun to watch.

Just to recap, Gizmodo is saying that Nolan’s next one is a 1920s set Vampire movie. Variety reported that it might actually be a spy movie. THR heard rumblings of a “father-son” story (which they later recanted). Grace Randolph said that it was maybe a “horror film.” Meanwhile, a Reddit rumor suggested that it might be an action movie influenced by 1983’s “Blue Thunder” (still not debunked).

About that “Blue Thunder” rumor, Production Weekly now has a short synopsis up about Nolan’s film, and it mirrors the 1983 action movie, which starred Roy Scheider:

About a pair of aerial helicopter cops, with an older mentor and a younger lead.

The “Blue Thunder” rumor originally came from Reddit, and has been gaining major traction in the past week. The story goes that Nolan and his team are currently working with the NYPD Aviation Unit. The film is being described as a NYC-based futuristic action film about a helicopter pilot cop who heads up the Aviation Unit in the US and the creation of a super advanced yet dangerous helicopter which is also being pursued by terrorists.

Instead of circulating a screenplay to his crew, Nolan has apparently made sure they each receive “high quality” versions of “Blue Thunder.” The 1983 action movie, directed by John Badham, shows up every once in a while in underrated ‘80s lists — it’s expensive and decently entertaining schlock.

More intriguingly, “Blue Thunder” was partly about using military AI to “clear” the homeless and criminals from the streets of LA ahead of the ‘84 Olympics. I mean, how much more relevant can you get to today’s world?

It should be noted that the Reddit source says the film won’t be a remake of “Blue Thunder,” but rather heavily inspired by it. Nolan is a fan of the film and it was his starting point when putting the project together. Take it all with a grain of salt, but the Production Weekly posting bears similarities to the film.

These Nolan rumors just aren’t stopping, but it won’t deter me from reporting on them because, quite frankly, it’s fun to speculate. I wouldn’t be surprised if Universal is just spreading false stories around to keep people on their feet.

← ‘28 Years Later’ Plot Details ...Warner Bros' Deal For Emerald Fennell's ‘Wuthering Heights' Was $70M Less Than Netflix Offer →

FOLLOW US!


Trending

Featured
IMG_5403.jpg
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ POLARIZES; Starts as Satire, Ends in Horror — Not Everyone’s Buying It [Cannes]
IMG_5383.jpg
‘Sirat’ Screens — Surreal, Chaotic and Unsettling [Cannes]
IMG_5352.jpg
‘Mission: Impossible 8’ Review Embargo Breaks — It’s A Mess [Cannes]
IMG_5328.jpg
‘Sound of Falling’ Gets Bogged Down by Heavy Symbolism [Cannes]
IMG_4571.jpg
David Fincher & Brad Pitt Reunite for ‘The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth' + Plot Details

Critics Polls

Featured
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants
B16BAC21-5652-44F6-9E83-A1A5C5DF61D7.jpeg
Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘The Godfather’ Named Best Movie of the 1970s
public.jpeg
Critics Poll: ‘Do the Right Thing' Named Best Movie of the 1980s
Critics Poll: ‘Mulholland Drive' Named Best Film of the 2000s
g4.jpg
Critics' Poll: ‘Goodfellas' Named Best Movie of the 1990s
Critics Poll: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road' Named Best Movie of the 2010s
World of Reel tagline.PNG
 

Content

Contribute

Hire me

 

Support

Advertise

Donate

 

About

Team

Contact

Privacy Policy

Site designed by Jordan Ruimy © 2023