Printed on: Dec 17, 2025 06:06 am IST
Jonathan Nolan speaks to HT about his impressions of Indian cinema and what makes it stand out in opposition to Hollywood.
When Jonathan Nolan final visited India in 2024, he instantly grew to become everybody’s favorite worldwide filmmaker as he known as Bollywood ‘greater than’ Hollywood. As he prepares for the discharge of the second season of his acclaimed collection Fallout, Nolan spoke to Hindustan Occasions about Indian cinema’s place within the world milieu and what edge it has over Hollywood.
Jonathan Nolan on Indian cinema
Nolan attended the Asia premiere of Fallout season 2 in Tokyo this week, the place HT reminded him of his assertion from final yr. When requested what provides Bollywood an edge over Hollywood, the writer-director says, “I feel it’s extremely clear, and also you type of began to see the worldwide fascination with Indian filmmaking. It’s fearless in these methods at its greatest. Hollywood could be, too. However (in India), there is a degree of ambition that could be very thrilling.”
‘We watch Miyazaki at dwelling’
Jonathan admits that writing and filming Fallout leaves him with little or no time to find new titles in Indian cinema, one thing he badly needs to. “Sadly, given the schedule of creating tv means you usually haven’t got a variety of time to look at any tv or movie. The media food plan in my home continues to be largely determined by my two beautiful youngsters, who’re nonetheless going by a Miyazaki part. So there are a variety of Miyazaki movies (in the home). However sure, I’m fortunate to be working as onerous as we have now, however after we lastly get a break, I am trying ahead to watching (extra Indian movies).
About Fallout season 2
For now, the filmmaker is trying ahead to the discharge of Fallout season 2, which reunites the unique forged, together with Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Kyle MacLachlan, Moisés Arias, Xelia Mendes-Jones, and Walton Goggins. The primary episode will premiere on Prime Video on December 17, with the remaining episodes launched weekly by February 4, 2026.
