However, it remains very unlikely that anInceptionsequel will ever fill in those blanks.

There’s also the fact that, for Nolan,the task of simply writingInceptionwas a Herculean feat.

It took Nolan over a decade to actually write theInceptionscript with its confusing plot.

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The clear exception here is Nolan’s work on theDark KnightTrilogy, which he directed from 2005-2012.

With such big ideas to explore,it is not surprising that Nolan isn’t overly interested in revisitingInception.

Could Someone Else Make Inception 2?

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However, perhaps the best way forward for the franchise is to makeInception 2without Nolan.

It would be a daunting task to ask another filmmaker to follow up on Nolan’sInception.

It would be a daunting task to ask another filmmaker to follow up on Nolan’sInception.

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Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan, features a skilled thief who uses dream-sharing technology to steal corporate secrets. He is tasked with planting an idea into a CEO’s mind, while confronting his troubled past, which threatens the mission and his team.

This is perhaps best demonstrated duringInception’s closing scene.

One option is a little too predictable, and the other stands the possibility of being really depressing.

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