Why Christopher Nolan Was “Rejected” By The Bond Franchise

• The mystery as to why Christopher Nolan has never directed a James Bond film, despite being a perfect candidate on paper, has been “solved.”
• Variety explains that producer Barbara Broccoli’s hardline approach to final cut privileges has been the key barrier.
• But now that Broccoli and brother Michael G. Wilson have relinquished “creative control” of 007 to Amazon MGM Studios, it could be on the cards for Nolan post-The Odyssey.

A week on from what many have deemed the…