Why Christopher Nolan Cast A Then-Unknown Tom Hardy In Inception
Tom Hardy is a huge movie star, but before 2010's Inception he was a much lesser-known actor. Here's why Christopher Nolan cast him as Eames.
Christopher Nolan's 2010 Sci-fi action film Inception follows a thief who enters the dreams of others to steal information and, after being caught, is given a chance to clean his slate by performing an untested concept - implanting an idea within another mind. An ensemble cast is brought together by former target Saito, who seeks to implant the idea of destroying his own company into his father's mind. In a complex labyrinth of dreams and untested theories at the forefront, survival is not guaranteed in this psychological heist where the stakes are high, and nothing is what it seems.
Tom Hardy is a huge movie star, but before 2010's Inception he was a much lesser-known actor. Here's why Christopher Nolan cast him as Eames.
A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.
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Christopher Nolan reflects on the legacy of Inception and reveals the deeper meanings behind the 2010 sci-fi thriller he didn't initially intend.
Inception has a unique formula that generates countless theories; discovering whether they work has become an essential part of the viewing experience
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Cillian Murphy reflects on his wild first day on the set of Inception, which included a scene with Leonardo DiCaprio and a big practical effects rig.
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In Inception, nearly everything Cobb does is motivated by a desire to return home to his children. Here's why he was exiled in the first place.
Inception is a sophisticated form of persuasion at the deepest level of a person's subconscious & can only be accessed through dreams within dreams.
Christopher Nolan recalls sneaking into theaters and experiencing the audience reaction to the infamously ambiguous ending to Inception.
Inception's ending is one of the most talked about parts of the film, but the cliffhanger was a huge risk for Christopher Nolan's huge movie.
A decade later, Inception's ending remains iconic. Can Christopher Nolan create another emotionally satisfying-yet-ambiguous ending for Oppenheimer?
Director and producer Christopher Nolan hints that Oppenheimer's ending has some similarities to Inception's own "complicated" conclusion.
The ending of Christopher Nolan’s Inception is famously very ambiguous, and the director now finally explains what it means and his intent.
Elliot Page details his feelings of being out of place while filming Christopher Nolan's Inception, including thinking about being recast.
The filming locations for Christopher Nolan's Inception are almost as complicated as the film's plot, traversing the globe.
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Inception saw Cobb rescuing Saito from Limbo, but the latter had aged many, many decades in a short amount of time, while Cobb remained young.
In the world of Inception, Limbo is an "expanse of infinite raw subconscious" at the deepest dream level. Here's how Mal and Cobb got there.
There may not be a simple explanation for the inner workings of Inception's dream machine, but many details in the movie set hint at how it functions.