Hollywood legend spotted in Highland cinema as he keeps a low-profile
Hollywood legend Christopher Nolan was spotted in a cinema in the Highlands, as the award-winning film director enjoyed some time out of his busy schedule. The Oppenheimer film maker chose to keep a low-profile as he visited.
The local cinema posted the exciting news on Facebook following his visit at the weekend.
"We had the pleasure of a visit from the man himself, Christopher Nolan to the cinema today to watch F1 The Movie. Unfortunately we didn't get any pics as he politely declined the opportunity and wanted to stay incognito as much as possible.
"His epic The Odyssey will surely be one of the biggest films of next summer. Absolutely buzzing doesn't come close."
People soon rushed to the comments section of the Facebook post. "Maybe he was scoping it out as a location for his next historical film," one person joked.
The Elgin cinema is only around 21 miles from Cullen, which is thought to be where most of the filming for The Odyssey is taking place.
One fan excitedly wrote, "thats awesome and in the right place at the right time good for yous." Someone else added, "Excellent news," as another quipped, "Wow!!!!"
One person reminisced, "I have very fond memories of this old cinema. Two of my favourite visits were to see Ghostbusters and Batman."
Christopher Nolan, the visionary behind some of this century's most monumental films, has an impressive portfolio that includes Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Oppenheimer, Inception and Dunkirk.
The British-American filmmaker is best known for his Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, widely considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century.
His films have earned over $6.6 billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing film director. F1 The Movie, directed by Joseph Kosinski, stars actors Brad Pitt, Kerry Condon and Damson Idris.
The film follows the fictional story of a Formula 1 driver that has an accident that nearly ends his career. Thirty years on, he is convinced to return to racing by the owner of a F1 team who is struggling.
Lewis Hamilton has been closely involved with the film's production to ensure its authenticity. The film's producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, recently confessed that Hamilton's input has led to additional costs due to necessary changes.
"Everything that he has brought to this movie, I cannot even express our thanks to him and all the folks from F1 who made this all possible," said Bruckheimer. "The authenticity that he brings, we just cannot imagine what goes into what a driver does and what the sport brings to an audience.
"Sometimes we do not like to hear some of the things he says, because it costs us more money to fix things, but we are all in, we want to make it great, and he is certainly helping us."
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