Filming Begins On Nolan's Inception Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

Source: Warner Bros

Principal photography began on July 13th on Warner Bros. Pictures' "Inception," being directed by Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight").

Filming got underway in England, with future locations spanning three continents. Principal photography will also be accomplished on locations in Paris, Tangiers, Calgary and Los Angeles.

A contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind, "Inception" stars multiple Oscar® nominee Leonardo DiCaprio ("Blood Diamond," "The Aviator"). The international cast also includes Oscar® nominee Ellen Page ("Juno"), Oscar® nominee Ken Watanabe ("The Last Samurai"), Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard ("La vie en rose"), Joseph Gordon Levitt ("Brick"), Tom Hardy ("RocknRolla"), Cillian Murphy ("Batman Begins"), Oscar® nominee Tom Berenger ("Platoon") and Academy Award® winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules").

Nolan also wrote the script and is producing the film with his producing partner Emma Thomas, with whom he most recently teamed on the blockbuster "The Dark Knight."

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes three-time Oscar®-nominated director of photography Wally Pfister ("The Dark Knight," "The Prestige," "Batman Begins"); production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas ("Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age"); two-time Oscar®-nominated editor Lee Smith ("The Dark Knight," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World"), and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Jeffrey Kurland ("Bullets Over Broadway"). The effects teams are headed up by special effects supervisor Chris Corbould and visual effects supervisor Paul Franklin, who both earned Oscar® nominations for their work on "The Dark Knight." Academy Award® winner and multiple Oscar® nominee Hans Zimmer ("The Lion King," "Gladiator") is composing the score for the film, following his collaboration with Nolan on "The Dark Knight." "Inception" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

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Christopher Nolan To Helm Inception For Warner Bros.

Source: Warner Bros

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan, the director and co-writer of the critically lauded summer blockbuster "The Dark Knight," will helm a new film entitled "Inception" for Warner Bros. Pictures. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

Nolan also wrote the original screenplay for "Inception," which is described as a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind. The film will be produced by Nolan and his longtime producing partner Emma Thomas, who served as a producer on "The Dark Knight."

"Inception" will go into production this summer and is being planned for release in the summer of 2010.

In making the announcement, Robinov stated, "Chris Nolan is a visionary filmmaker who continually raises the bar with each movie he makes. We are thrilled to be collaborating again with him and Emma on this exciting new motion picture."

Christopher Nolan was most recently honored with a Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award nomination for his groundbreaking work on "The Dark Knight." He also shared in nominations for a Writers Guild of America Award, with Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer, and a Producers Guild of America Award, with Emma Thomas and Charles Roven. Opening to worldwide critical acclaim in July 2008, "The Dark Knight" broke every available box office record on its way to becoming the top-grossing release of the year and the second-highest-grossing film (domestically) of all time.

Nolan previously co-wrote and directed the dramatic thriller "The Prestige" and the action hit "Batman Begins," and directed the suspense thriller "Insomnia." The filmmaker had earlier written and directed the innovative crime drama "Memento," for which he received Oscar(R) and Golden Globe nominations for Best Screenplay, as well as a DGA Award nomination. The film also won four Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature, Best Director and Best Screenplay.