For me, Batman is the one that can most clearly be taken seriously. He's not from another planet, or filled with radioactive gunk. I mean, Superman is essentially a god, but Batman is more like Hercules: he's a human being, very flawed, and bridges the divide.

Examples include Rutger Hauer in Batman Begins Eric Roberts and Anthony Michael Hall in The Dark Knight Tom Berenger in Inception and Matthew Modine in The Dark Knight Rises. Theatricality and deception are embedded as internal themes and also function as Nolan's commentary on the artifice of filmmaking itself. ' He's fully engaged — in every aspect of the film.

In July 2012 Christopher Nolan became the youngest director to be honoured with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. 6 billion in North America and US$3. Nolan co-founded Syncopy Films with his wife Emma Thomas and they have produced all of his films since The Prestige (2006).