The actor who got a personal apology from Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan is known for his high-concept stories, but he apologised to one of his cast members during his recent film for their insubstantial role
The actor who got a personal apology from Christopher Nolan

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Mon 3 February 2025 20:15, UK

Florence Pugh has had one of the most impressive acting streaks in recent years, with back-to-back work on now cult classic films like Midsommar, Oppenheimer, Dune and Little Women, leading her to be defined as one of the greatest actors of her generation. After breaking into the industry with a chilling and multi-faceted performance in Lady Macbeth, the actor shortly became recognised for her commanding screen presence and natural star quality, with a lived-in authenticity and boldness that has made her a unique force in the film industry.

However, despite having strong supporting roles in recent blockbuster projects, one director felt guilty about the size of her role, and many viewers commented on this upon the film’s release. 

Christopher Nolan is one of the most notorious filmmakers working today, with a knack for creating visual spectacles and complex story worlds that result in immersive blockbusters and genre-bending puzzles. Through films like Interstellar, Inception and Tenet, he has created his own particular brand of blockbuster, with unique rules of logic that bend the reality of each film. However, he has been most praised for his 2023 film Oppenheimer, which subsequently swept at the Academy Awards and shattered box office records that year through its pairing with Barbie, which dropped on the very same day.

The cast unites Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Junior, Emily Blunt and Matt Damon, with a strong ensemble cast that imitates the group of people responsible for creating the atomic bomb. However, Pugh was also offered a role in the film, which bizarrely caused controversy due to one scene in which she is nude. The part is undeniably sparse, much like most of the roles that Nolan writes for women, something that was criticised when people began to question why such a talented actor was being used for such an insubstantial role.

Pugh later discussed this herself, saying, “I didn’t really know what was going on or what it was that was being made. Except I knew that Chris really, really wanted me to know that it wasn’t a very big role, and he understands if I don’t want to come near it. And I was like, ‘Doesn’t matter. Even if I’m a coffee maker at a cafe in the back of the room, let’s do it’. I remember [Nolan] apologized for the size of the role. I was like, ‘Please don’t apologise.’ And then he said, ‘We’ll send you the script, and honestly, you just read it and decide if it’s like…I completely understand the sizing thing.’ And I remember that evening when I got the script being like, ‘I don’t need to [read this]…I know I’m going to do it.’” 

Some actors might be offended or perturbed by such a small part, but any good performer can add value and depth to a role of this size. There have been legendary actors over the years who have made careers by playing supporting characters, making them equally rich and important as the lead characters.

This is difficult to do when you consider the function of Pugh’s character in the film, who is relegated to the mentally ill woman who is usually naked and exists as an object of desire for the main character, which is a fairly prominent reoccurrence in Nolan’s universe. He may be good at writing high-concept stories, but female characters are not his forte.  

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