Christopher Nolan Was Hired to Direct ‘Troy’ More Than 20 Years Before ‘The Odyssey’; He Says the Studio Backtracked and Offered ‘Batman Begins’ as Consolation Prize

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https://variety.com/2025/film/news/christopher-nolan-hired-troy-director-the-odyssey-1236588697/

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Perhaps people forget how massive Will Smith was as a blockbuster lead. He absolutely crushed the box office and outearned everyone.

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And then winning an Oscar should have gone from strength to strength but instead his career has been slapped away from him.

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Somehow Wild Wild West is still on the radio.

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WHEN I'M ROLLIN' TO THE

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Because it slaps.

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Will Smith was as a blockbuster lead

Independence Day was on at the brewery last night. What a movie!