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Christopher Nolan has prevailed as a genius filmmaker honing his craft and vision in every movie since his first movieThe Following.With his recent flickOppenheimer, Nolan accomplished the best way to make a biopic.
However, the director would take on the biographical narratives earlier than we imagine, he even finished writing the script for the movie but legendary director Martin Scorsese had the Howard Hughes project in production. Later, Nolan gave up on making his version of the movie.
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Christopher Nolan Wrote A Howard Hughes Movie
Martin Scorsese’sThe AviatorstarringLeonardo DiCapriocame out in 2004. Based on Charles Higham’sHoward Hughes: The Secret Life,the movie was written by John Logan. But beforeThe Aviatorwas moving to production, another Howard Hughes project was cooking and it wasChristopher Nolanpenning the life of the American aerospace engineer for a movie.
Nolan was pretty invested in making the biographical movie on the billionaire. He believed in his screenplay and hadJim Carreyin mind to play Hughes. However, Nolan had to give up on his dream to make the Hughes project as Scorsese’sThe Aviatorrolled into production.
“It was very emotional to not get to make something I’d poured all that into,”Nolan toldVariety. The director has not seen the 2004 Scorsese movie on Hughes as he candidly confessedThe Aviatorand hisInceptionstar DiCaprio as they were filming the 2010 action sci-fi.
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Fans Support Christopher Nolan’s Howard Hughes Dream
The Scorsese movie on Hughes has already been a phenomenon. Of course, the movie didn’t perform at the box office the way it was expected, grossing only $213.7 million against the production budget of $110 million. Still, the movie was adored by critics and it was a justice to the wonderful life of Hughes. But it doesn’t mean that Nolan has no room for another Hughes movie, at least, his fans believe the director should make another biographical spectacle likeOppenheimerwith the story of Hughes.
Unhappy at not being able to make his biopic on Howard Hughes, Christopher Nolan confessed to Leonardo Di Caprio on the set of Inception that he had not seen Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Aviator’.
“It was very emotional to not get to make something I’d poured all that into,” says…pic.twitter.com/NV5aPjWOY6
— Christopher Nolan Art & Updates (@NolanAnalyst)July 30, 2025
He can still make it. I’d cast someone like Billy Crudup as Hughes.
— THE PROUD REBEL (@the_proud_rebel)July 26, 2025
Maybe time to do it again?
— Mitesh Rathod (@rathodmitesh09)July 27, 2025
What stops him from making it now or in near future? It will have similarities (duh), but Scorsese and Nolan are different filmmakers who can tell a similar story in totally different ways. Likewise, the existence of Fat Man & Little Boy didn’t stop Nolan from making Oppenheimer.
— Nolanstellar_guy (@NolanstellarG)July 04, 2025
Goddamn it. Jim being directed by Christopher Nolan in a Howard Hughes biopic? How I wish that would have happened.
— The Film Buff (@thefilmbuff30)July 15, 2025
Despite fans’ call for another Hughes biopic, it is unlikely that Nolan would jump right into his early script on the life of the billionaire aerospace engineer. But fans can be assured that whatever project he takes on will be another spectacle like all of the movies he has made in his astounding career.
The Aviatoris available to stream on Paramount Plus.
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Lachit Roy is a seasoned writer specializing in science and entertainment news. Armed with a postgraduate degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Tezpur University, he brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to his craft.Lachit is particularly passionate about crafting engaging content on entertainment news and trends. A dedicated movie enthusiast, he possesses an in-depth understanding of the cinematic world and takes joy in disseminating the latest updates to the global fandom. When not immersed in writing, Lachit can be found indulging in his love for movies and series, occasionally tending to his garden, but predominantly expanding his expertise in the realms of his interests.
