The Nolan Fans Podcast

Teddy and Alex talk about the promotion leading up to the release of The Dark Knight Rises, including advanced tickets, TV spots, Trailer #4, viral marketing, the IMAX poster, and Hans Zimmer's soundtrack. They also discuss Christopher Nolan's hand-and-footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theater. This episode of the podcast was recorded before seeing the film, and we haven't seen any of the trailers or spots, so this episode is spoiler-free!

Alex and Teddy discuss all of the recent marketing for The Dark Knight Rises, including the viral, the 3rd trailer, the TV spots, and the new posters, as well as the recently announced Christopher Nolan Director's Collection Blu-ray. We've been avoiding all of the video related marketing, so if you're interested hearing impressions of the marketing from that perspective, check this episode out.

Teddy and Alex jump into another new episode of the Nolan Fans Podcast with guest hosts Mike Eisenberg and JC Blass. The summer movie season is upon us, and thus it is time for our annual box-office wager. This year we're doing things a bit different though. Out are the old top 10 lists, and in are the fantasy teams. That's right, we're doing a Summer Movie Fantasy Draft.

Alex and Teddy return to the podcast to discuss the EW Summer Movie Preview issue with The Dark Knight Rises on the cover, Wally Pfister directing his own movie, and Christopher Nolan's DGA interview. Coming in at just over 30 minutes, this episode is a throwback to the old days without guest hosts and hour-long tangents.

Teddy and Alex talk with guest hosts Mike Eisenberg and JC Blass about the 6-minute IMAX prologue and the theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. We advise you not to listen if you haven't seen the IMAX prologue... or Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Ides of March, Deathly Hallows Part 2, Marley and Me or Superman Return for that matter. Yeah.

Alex and Teddy chat with guest host Mike Eisenberg about the new Bane poster for The Dark Knight Rises, the upcoming full length trailer, the viral marketing campaign, and the 6-minute IMAX prologue. Don't let the title confuse you, our discussion remains pretty spoiler-free.

Teddy and Alex talk with guest host Mike Eisenberg about the latest The Dark Knight Rises news; including Hans Zimmer's UJAM campaign, the end of production, and the upcoming IMAX prologue and full trailer coming December 16th. Warning: We do a fair amount of speculating towards the end of the podcast that involves spoiler-y discussion.

Alex and Teddy talk with guest host JC Blass about the the recent The Dark Knight Rises prologue rumor, filming on Wall Street, and the Christopher Nolan outtake from the documentary "These Amazing Shadows." They also spend some time at the end of the podcast talking about a couple of films that await us in the remainder of the year.

Teddy, Alex, and Mike Eisenberg of ScreenRant.com and TheMovieMash.com go over their results in predicting the Top 10 Box-Office films for this summer.

Alex and Teddy go over the latest production news on The Dark Knight Rises, including the reveal of the new Bat-vehicle filmed in Pittsburgh, and the recent stunts filmed in Los Angeles.

Teddy and Alex talk discuss the Pittsburgh press conference, Bane in full costume, Tumblers, Selina Kyle Revealed, and the Heinz Field filming.

Alex and Teddy talk about the The Dark Knight Rises teaser poster and teaser trailer, as well as various production updates with Mike Eisenberg of ScreenRant.com.

Teddy and Alex discuss a giant production update for The Dark Knight Rises, as well as a small cast update, and news about Christopher Nolan producing a super natural thriller for Warner Bros.

Alex and Teddy excitingly discuss the Bane photo reveal, the new cast members and the continuation of filming for The Dark Knight Rises, as well as the trailer for Person of Interest.

Teddy and Alex talk about Alon Aboutboul being cast in The Dark Knight Rises, the enormous budget for the film, and the start of its production. They also do a follow up segment to the Summer Movie Showdown with guest JC Blass.

Alex and Teddy take a break from discussing The Dark Knight Rises to engage in a gentleman's bet with Mike Eisenberg of ScreenRant.com predicting the Top 10 Box-Office films for this summer.

Teddy and Alex go over the recent casting announcements for The Dark Knight Rises, including the Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard confirmations, and they also take questions from the live-chat.

Alex and Teddy talk with guest host Mike Eisenberg of ScreenRant.com about Gary Oldman talking about The Dark Knight Rises, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Josh Pence being cast in it, and what other Batman movies the future has in store. All this and more in this extra fuzzy audio edition of the podcast, brought to you by the new Skype for Mac.

Teddy and Alex discuss the results of the 83rd Academy Awards with guest host Mike Eisenberg of ScreenRant.com... and they have a lot to say.

Alex and Teddy talk with guest host Cris Mertens about Memento returning to theaters for its 10th anniversary, Nolan resurrecting his Howard Hughes biopic, The Dark Knight Rises working under the fake title Magnus Rex, and Marion Cotillard possibly joining its cast.

Teddy and Alex rant about JGL being in talks for TDKR, an awesome Wally Pfister interview, Christopher Nolan accepting the Modern Master Award, Henry Cavill cast as Superman, and Inception's 8 Oscar nominations. Grab yourself a beverage, this episode crosses the hour mark.

Alex and Teddy discuss the latest press release from Warner Bros. Pictures announcing that Anne Hathaway will play Selina Kyle (Catwoman) and Tom Hardy will play Bane in the The Dark Knight Rises. The two also go over Jonathan Nolan's latest project, Person of Interest, and its progress.

Teddy and Alex talk about Nolan Fans v3, Inception's many guild award nominations, the now disproved Eva Green and Naomi Watts casting rumor, and a couple of neat little interviews. Check out what we thought about the female parts for The Dark Knight Rises before the official announcement in this live-recorded, food analogy laden edition of the podcast.

Alex and Teddy go over The Dark Knight Rises' plans to film in England and Asia, The Inception iPhone App, Memento's 10th Anniversary Blu-ray, and Inception's 4 Golden Globe nominations in this live edition of the podcast.

Teddy and Alex discuss Chris Nolan and Zack Snyder looking for their Superman, the Inception Home Video and Blu-ray trailer, an Alternate Inception poster released via SnapTag, and a giant interview round-up. This shorter than recent podcast packs in the punch in under 32 minutes.

Alex and Teddy talk about Jonah Nolan's script "Hell and Gone" getting a director, the Inception Augmented Sound Project, the US Inception Limited Edition Blu-ray, the short-list of female roles in The Dark Knight Rises, and various rumors and such.

Teddy and Alex mull over the idea of Warner Bros. wanting an Inception sequel and excitingly discuss all of the recent The Dark Knight Rises announcements.

Alex and Teddy discuss the US Inception DVD and Blu-ray, Zach Snyder directing Superman - which we now know the premise to, and Christopher Nolan confirming that he is directing Batman 3 - which is now starring Tom Hardy in a lead role.

Teddy and Alex talk about your chance to attend the 2010 Spike TV Scream Awards, an Italian press conference with Christopher Nolan, and the list of (then) potential Superman directors. Listen to what we think of the list before we learned Zach Snyder got the job in this blast-from-the-week-old-past recording of the Nolan Fans Podcast.

Alex, Teddy, and Mike Eisenberg of ScreenRant.com, talk about the Special Edition Inception Blu-ray, Jonah Nolan teaming up with J.J. Abrams for a new TV series, Batman 3 shooting rumors, and the trouble with spoilers and reporting on the internet. Get some popcorn, this episode is a doozy!

Teddy, Alex, and Mike Eisenberg of ScreenRant.com talk about Inception's performance at the box office, as well as the shooting script and the two bonus tracks from the score. They also discuss Batman 3 rumors and the general awesomeness of Christopher Nolan and Inception. All of this and much more in the longest and most opinionated podcast to date.

Alex, Teddy, and guest host, JC Blass, jump into a spoiler heavy discussion of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film, Inception. If you haven't seen Inception yet, don't listen to this episode! Go see the movie already! They also briefly touch on the Batman 3 casting grid story in this long and entertaining episode of the podcast.

Teddy and Alex clear up the rumors surrounding the next Superman director, and they discuss Stage 4 of Mind Crime, Inception: The Cobol Job Prequel Comic, and their spoiler free review/thoughts on Inception.

Alex, Teddy, and guest host Jesse Ferraro talk about the Nolan Fans Inception Sweepstakes, 7 new TV Spots, an Inception press conference, the first reviews of Inception, 4 new film clips, the Man of Steel director rumors, and video from the World Premiere of Inception in London. There is no shortage of news or hilarious side tangents in this wild episode of the Nolan Fans Podcast.

Teddy and Alex run through a ton of new Inception news including a Cillian Murphy - Ken Watanabe interview, new Korean and Japanese posters, London's world premiere ticket scramble, the new Inception character featurette, 24 new production photos, the first review (by Peter Travers), more production stills from a WB presskit, an IMAX TV spot, an in-depth American Cinematographer article, some new B-roll footage, and four new interviews. All this in under one hour. Don't miss it.

Alex and Teddy talk about an Empire Magazine issue centered on Christopher Nolan and Inception, a new viral website and posters, stage 3 of Mind Crime opening, 4 new Inception banners, the new downloads section of the official site, and more TV Spots! A lot is covered in this live and exciting edition of the podcast.

Teddy, Alex, and guest host Cris Mertens, all discuss the latest TV spots, character posters and the international trailer for Inception. They also talk about the Dream Share viral marketing manual, and other various and fun tid-bits.

Alex and Teddy geek-out over the newest Inception poster, the 3rd trailer that premiered in front of Iron Man 2, and the new official website; all in this 24-hour news day wrap-up episode.

Teddy and Alex go over the new Inception production photos released via Mind Crime, a new viral video where Chris Nolan interviews dream researchers, and the announcement of the 3rd Inception trailer being with Iron Man 2 on May 7th. All of this, our reactions to the live-chat, and more.

Alex and Teddy discuss Insomnia's blu-ray announcement, Mind Crime's Stage 2 launch, the revealing of Inception's mysterious Dream Machine, the LA Times' Hero Complex article, and the preview from Entertainment Weekly. Everything is jam-packed into this full-on Inception news podcast. Don't miss it.

Teddy and Alex talk about everything that went down at ShoWest 2010. Christopher Nolan was there, Inception footage was screened, and Leonardo DiCaprio talks about the film's "complicated" plot structure. Go back in time and hear what we thought about all of that craziness.

Alex and Teddy discuss Christopher Nolan producing the next Superman movie, which David S. Goyer is writing and Jonah Nolan is directing? They also talk about the plans for Batman 3, and the length of Inception. All of this and more, check it out!

Teddy and Alex talk about Christopher Nolan's possible involvement in the Superman franchise, David S. Goyer and Jonah Nolan writing Batman 3, Leonardo DiCaprio calling Inception a "High Octane, Surreal" film, The Movie Preview Critic's Inception movie preview review, and the first Production Still from Inception. All of this, again, happening in front of a live Internet audience, don't miss it.

Alex and Teddy discuss a Los Angeles Times interview with Christopher Nolan. He's calling Inception his "Biggest Challenge" yet. The two also celebrate NolanFans.com's first birthday and announce the release of the website's first major design upgrade. Conversational tangents include Spider-Man 4 and Hulk. All of this happening in front of a live Internet audience; don't miss it.

Teddy and Alex discuss the new Inception trailer as well as the second Inception poster that was revealed via the viral marketing game, Mind Crime. The two also respond to questions and comments from the live-chat.

Alex and Teddy talk about Morgan Freeman telling MTV he "just knows" that Christopher Nolan is working on Batman 3. They also discuss the upcoming Inception trailer and the newly revealed Inception poster.

Teddy and Alex talk about the Inception cast being taught to ski, avalanches in Canada, and a recent Tom Hardy interview. They also discuss the end of filming on Inception, and as per routine, they also take time to answer an email question.

Alex and Teddy discuss new rumors of the Batman 3 rumors, an interview by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Inception's move up north to begin filming in Canada. Like most episodes, they also took some time to answer a bunch of questions from the forums.

Teddy and Alex discuss Inception's IMAX release confirmation, filming updates in Los Angeles and Malibu, and Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page interviews. Teddy and Alex also welcome The Podcast's first phone call guest, JC Blass to hear an idea he has for a new podcast segment.

Alex and Teddy discuss the recent filming in downtown L.A. and take a bunch of questions from the forums. Beware of a major spoiler for Inglourious Basterds and some fuzzy audio.

Teddy Blass, Alex Haas, and guest host, Cris Mertens, discuss recent front-page new stories: Inception's filming in Los Angeles, the possibility of Batman 3 being 100% IMAX, Inception's Tangier filming, and Dicaprio's diet. The three also have a movie discussion. This week's pick: Insomnia. Please note: This podcast includes minor spoilers for Inception, Insomnia, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, Moon, and Sphere. Beware of a little audio clipage - we just couldn't keep our excitement down.

Alex and Teddy discuss and describe the teaser trailer for Inception, and mention the launch of the official film website.

Teddy and Alex discuss Inception character names, production stills from Paris, and Los Angeles filming dates. They also briefly go over Christopher Nolan's decision to leave The Prisoner project and hype up Inception's teaser, debuting today.

Alex and Teddy discuss the Warner Bros.' "Global Production Commences" Press Release, Gary Oldman's loose lips at Comic-Con San Diego 2009, and David S. Goyer's response to more Batman 3 questions.

Teddy and Alex discuss recent news on Inception's production. Inception is filming at University College London and the Airship Shed in Bedfordshire. Also, Nathan Crowley is on a Production Designers Panel at SDCC.

Alex and Teddy talk about Inception's recently revealed budget and filming locations, the first image of Inception's production, Batman 3 rumors, and IMAX vs LIEMAX.