Christopher Nolan Praises GODZILLA MINUS ONE While Talking to Director Takashi Yamazaki

As Oppenheimer is preparing to be released in Japan, director Christopher Nolan sat down with Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki to talk about each other’s films. It was during this interview that Nolan shared his thoughts on Godzilla Minus One, calling it a beautiful film and praising it for its characters, story, themes, and history. He said:

"I watched Godzilla Minus One and I thought it was a tremendous film. I thought it was so exciting. I mean obviously it's beautifully made, and the mechanics of it are so involving. It's so exciting, but also I felt like it had a lot of the spirit of your earlier film, The Eternal Zero. It had a depth around the issues surrounding the main story, even though the main story is Godzilla, and is an entertaining and exciting one. There was also wonderful depths of the characters, and a wonderful sense of history that I really appreciated.”

Nolan was also asked by Yamazaki about his feelings if Yamazaki were to make a direct response to Oppenheimer in the future, and Nolan was on board with the idea, saying:

"I can't think of a better director to make a response than director Yamazaki, so I think it's a perfect suggestion. I'm always interested to see what you will be doing in the future."

Nolan clearly has a lot of respect for Yamakzi and his filmmaking work. Both Godzilla Minus One and Oppenheimer had a great box office run and a successful award season. Godzilla swept the Japanese Acadamy Awards, winning Best Picture, and it took home the Best Visual Effects award at the Oscars. Oppenheimer landed eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.