Christopher Nolan To Be Honored On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Christopher Nolan will add his handprints and footprints to the famous walk at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. He may deserve a whole city block of his cemented footprints if the rumors are true that The Dark Knight Rises is better than The Dark Knight.

By nailbiter111 - Jun 28, 2012 10:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Batman

Before Christopher Nolan releases his final Batman film he will be honored at the prestigious Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The director of Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and the upcoming blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises will be immortalized on the walk next to such stars as Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.

In celebration of the upcoming release of "The Dark Knight Rises," the film's director/writer/producer, Christopher Nolan, will be accorded a rare industry honor: Nolan will have his hand and footprints cemented into the famed forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The hand-and-footprint ceremony will take place on Saturday, July 7, at 10:00 a.m.

Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group, stated, "Everyone at Warner Bros. joins me in congratulating Christopher Nolan, who has been such an integral part of our family for the past 12 years. We are extremely proud of the cinematic legacy he has given us through his films. At only 41, Christopher takes his place alongside other industry giants featured at Grauman's, and generations of fans will remember the extraordinary impression he left on their imaginations."

I've now heard from two people who have seen The Dark Knight Rises.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) June 27, 2012

Both of them loved it even more than TDK (something i wasn't expecting to hear)
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) June 27, 2012

The Dark Knight Rises hits theaters July 20th 2012 and stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate.

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DaenerysTargaryen - 6/28/2012, 11:01 AM

Well deserved

ISleepNow - 6/28/2012, 11:12 AM

Woulda thought theyda given him one for The Dark Knight in 2008

batfan175 - 6/28/2012, 11:13 AM

a great honour indeed and it's very well deserved. No failure so far. Lets hope this film does not break that trend.

RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 6/28/2012, 11:17 AM

Ahh the time honored tradition of having a star on the Walk of Fame. He joins the greats like:

Vanilla Ice
Sean "Diddy" Combs
Bryan Adams
John Daly
Godzilla
Aresenio Hall
Olivia Newton John
Jessica Simpson

Supes17 - 6/28/2012, 11:25 AM

Not bad

NerdyGeek - 6/28/2012, 11:30 AM

Let the War begin!

NerdyGeek - 6/28/2012, 11:36 AM

SageMode - 6/28/2012, 11:37 AM

Good for him

Greengo - 6/28/2012, 11:39 AM

I was kinda worried about this movie but I'm really stoked for it now.

silverdog - 6/28/2012, 11:47 AM

"will be accorded a rare industry honor"... bitch please, everybody from Paula Abdul to Tinker Bell has one of those "rare" honors.

CaptainObvious - 6/28/2012, 11:55 AM

@RidiculousFanBoyDemands- Has Vanilla Ice done anything noticeable since the 90's ended?

marvel72 - 6/28/2012, 11:57 AM

that dog from the artist got his paw prints on the hollywood walk of fame before nolan. :D

nolan deserves it he has made four good films.

IgnurRant - 6/28/2012, 12:04 PM

Marvel72

Nolan hasnt made a bad film. Insomnia isnt great nor a standout but its far from a bad film.

marvel72 - 6/28/2012, 12:09 PM

@ IgnurRant

memento,batman begins,the dark knight & inception,his other films are alright but i enjoyed the four i mentioned before more.

DraculaX - 6/28/2012, 12:14 PM

Congratulations Mr. Nolan. I just hope Michael Bay never gets one.

Supes17 - 6/28/2012, 12:17 PM

@marvel72:
Those four and The Prestige are the only ones I ever payed attention to lol

Hopefully I'll be able to add The Dark Knight Rises to that list on the 20th

Supes17 - 6/28/2012, 12:18 PM

lmao watch Michael Bay get one right next to his :P

ralfinader - 6/28/2012, 12:18 PM

Well deserved. Now why someone feels the need to post Smallville pics to try and troll this article makes no sense.

GingerBird - 6/28/2012, 12:29 PM

DEFINITELY well deserved. What a stud this guy is. I highly doubt he'll be snubbed at the Oscars this year...

thewonderer - 6/28/2012, 12:30 PM

@marvel72

The Prestige is criminally underrated. Brilliant film and stands strong next to Inception, TDK, BB, and Memento.

Insomnia and Following were his first. And honestly, even for first they are incredible films.

But yeah don't leave out Prestige

moxinjc - 6/28/2012, 12:30 PM

u mad haters?!?

Garmanbozia - 6/28/2012, 12:32 PM

Very well deserved. The only thing that is missing is an Oscar, which he will no doubt receive at the next Academy Awards ceremony for The Dark Knight Rises. :-)

marvel72 - 6/28/2012, 12:40 PM

@ thewonderer
@ supes17

i watched both the prestige & insomnia on dvd,i just thought they were alright he has made better films.

they are not worthy of my blu-ray collection.

Spidey1996 - 6/28/2012, 12:47 PM

Nolan deserves it. "In Nolan We Trust!" :)

dahamma - 6/28/2012, 12:51 PM

Yeah I liked all his films except Insomnia, ironically, I fell asleep on that movie.

dahamma - 6/28/2012, 12:51 PM

And ya see? I love how no one trolls here, on a batman/nolan topic

RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 6/28/2012, 1:13 PM

@IM53

The prestige is one of the Nolan movies I really don't care for. I loved Inception, Momento and his Batman movies. Insomnia was great, but I don't consider that a true Nolan movie since he didn't write it. I've seen the Prestige four times, and each time I couldn't really get into it.

breakUbatman - 6/28/2012, 1:14 PM

Prestige was the business, that movie sold me on TDK before any news about the film. Just as Inception was what sold me on TDKR.

Nice one, Insomnia is "ok" though.

BLACKTHORN - 6/28/2012, 1:15 PM

BRAVO!
Well Deserved Mr. Nolan

MaskofTengu - 6/28/2012, 2:20 PM

This is a much deserved honor for NOlan and I'm happy that he's getting this kind of attention!

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Christopher Nolan To Be Honored On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

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