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Christopher Nolan discusses his new film 'The Odyssey' and his filmmaking process with Jon Stewart.

Oscar-winning director, writer, and producer Christopher Nolan sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss his new film, "The Odyssey." They talk about "Oppenheimer" paving the way for "The Odyssey" to be made, Nolan's process of constructing movies through diagrams and structures, his embrace of the fantastical while showing respect to the film's source material, and finishing ahead of schedule despite filming with an IMAX camera in three-minute increments. -- CarShield is offering our listeners 20% off with the code TDS at https://CarShield.com/TDS -- The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central. Stream full episodes on Paramount+ Follow TDS: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Jon Stewart

Guest: Christopher Nolan

Topics covered

• film
• interview
• directing
• cinematography
• storytelling
• Oscar-winning director

Keywords

• Christopher Nolan
• Jon Stewart
• The Odyssey
• Oppenheimer
• filmmaking
• IMAX
• Oscar-winning

Sponsors

CarShield

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Comedy Central, Paramount+

Books & works: The Odyssey, Oppenheimer

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