Christopher Nolan "flirted" with the James Bond franchise at some point, but do we really want him to make one of those?

As Christopher Nolan prepares his next movie at Universal, more has been revealed about his post-Tenet relationship with Warner Bros. and whether he’s had serious talks about James Bond in the past. The latter feels like a given, but do we really want that from him?Variety shed some light on where Nolan is at right now, how his previous studio tried to lure him back after a falloff following Tenet’s release strategy, and whether he’s properly flirted with the 007 IP at some point. It’s an interesting read, but I have some thoughts about this whole ‘Nolan doing Bond sooner or later’ matter.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings First thing’s first: It appears we can rule out a return to Warner Bros. anytime soon, as Variety’s report claims “Warner Bros. w…

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Stellar Blade developer Shift Up and Sony are being sued by Stellarblade, in a Spiderman meme-style name trademark battle

Shift Up and Sony, the developer of one of this year’s about 15 million games that came with weird or problematic social media discourses, are reportedly facing a lawsuit over the use of the name Stellar Blade for said game. A film company called – you guessed it – Stellarblade, is the one doing the suing.As reported by IGN, the non-video game Stellarblade is a Louisiana-based film production company, and it’s filed a suit in its home state which alleges that Shift Up and Sony’s use of the name Stellar Blade is damaging its business and infinging on a trademark.To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings The film company is owned by Griffith Chambers Mehaffey, having been established to provide “multimedia entertainment services” in 2010. “Mr. Mehaffey regist…

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