Before masterpieces like The Dark Knight and Interstellar, Christopher Nolan created an early highlight in his career with Memento 2000. The thriller with Guy Pearce was particularly impressive because of its narrative trick of depicting the main character’s short-term memory loss through scenes that run chronologically backwards.
After Memento it came To date, there has been no further collaboration between the director and the star. Apparently there was a specific reason for this.
Warner Bros. executive has blocked further Guy Pearce-Christopher Nolan collaborations
In the recent Vanity Fair interview about his upcoming 3.5-hour epic The Brutalist, Pearce was also asked about his relationship with Christopher Nolan. This is not supposed to have been the reason why their employment relationship came to a premature end:
He’s talked to me about roles a few times over the years. The first Batman and prestige. But there was an executive at Warner Bros. who said quite frankly to my agent, ‘I don’t understand Guy Pearce. I’ll never understand Guy Pearce. I will never give Guy Pearce a job.‘ So in a way that’s good to know. I mean, fair enough; There are some actors I don’t understand. But it meant I could never work with Chris.
Check out the trailer for Memento here again:
Memento – Trailer (German)
At the time, Pearce was reportedly in for Batman Begins Liam Neeson’s Ra’s al Ghul role intended by the director. However, on the way to a meeting with Nolan, Pearce was said to have been informed that nothing would come of it. Warner declined to comment on the statements when asked by Vanity Fair.
Where can you watch Memento?
If you now feel like watching the Nolan classic again, you have to get the film on DVD from popular retailers. Memento is currently not available anywhere in a streaming flat rate or as video on demand.
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