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Guy Pearce Says He Was Blocked From Working With Christopher Nolan After ‘Memento’


Despite the critical and commercial success of 'Memento' (2000), Guy Pearce was blocked from working with Christopher Nolan for 20 years.

Despite the critical and commercial success of their sole collaboration, Guy Pearce was blocked from working with Christopher Nolan for 20 years. The 2x Golden Globe nominee recently claimed he was denied roles in multiple Nolan films after a Warner Bros. exec took issue with him following their 2x Oscar-nominated movie Memento(2000). “They flew me to London, to discuss the Liam Neeson role for Batman, and I think it was decided on my flight that I wasn’t going to be in the movie,” explained Pearce.

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