22 Facts About James Nolan

1. James Nolan was honored with a handprint and footprint ceremony on July 7, 2012 at Graceman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, becoming the youngest director ever.

2. James Nolan was honored with the first-ever Founder's Award from the Slamdance Film Festival in the year 2014.

3. James Nolan was hired to produce the movie, while Goyer was hired to write it.

4. James Nolan had to drop the Hughes biopic when he learned that Martin Scorsese was already making one.

5. James Nolan developed the idea into a screenplay which told the entire story in reverse.

6. James Nolan worked alongside Roko on documenting a safari across four African countries, organized by the late photojournalist Dan Eldon in the early 1990s.

7. James Nolan is color blind to the colors of green and red.

8. James Nolan is the founder of the production company, Syncopy Films.

9. James Nolan is best known for directing the psychological thriller Memento, and for reviving the Batman movie franchise as the director of The Dark Knight Trilogy.

10. James Nolan often works with his brother, author Jonathan Nolan.

11. James Nolan is married to Emma Thomas, whom he met at University College London when he was 19.

12. James Nolan was influenced by the visual language of the film Pink Floyd – The Wall and the structure of Pulp Fiction (1994), stating that he was "fascinated with what Tarantino had done".

13. James Nolan chose UCL specifically for its filmmaking facilities, which comprised a Steenbeck editing suite and 16 mm film cameras.

14. James Nolan has continued his collaboration with the brothers, receiving a credit for his editorial assistance on their Oscar-nominated documentary Genghis Blues.

15. James Nolan began making films at age seven, borrowing his father's Super 8 camera and shooting short films with his action figures.

16. James Nolan will go down as one of the greatest of all time.

17. James Nolan met his wife, Afton, while he was training in South Africa in the early 2000s.

18. James Nolan placed second in the 800 meter event at the 1999 European Under-23 Championship Games.

19. James Nolan says the show is more than he could have imagined.

20. James Nolan was pastor of historic St Mary's Church and chaplain of the police department.

21. James Nolan helped Newport Harbor win its second straight league title after claiming the Sunset League crown last season.

22. James Nolan is married to Afton whom he met whilst he trained regularly in South Africa between 2001 and 2005.