Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight, Westworld) recently made somewhat provocative remarks during a press event for Amazon's live-action Fallout TV series.
However, comprehend the subtleties in Nolan's remark before deciding whether he's dissing the fans of the Bethesda franchise.
Specifically, Nolan's not proclaiming that making a Fallout show that satisfies fans is a "fool's errand" but that having a show that 'only' satisfies fans of the video games, is the wrong approach.
Said Nolan, "I don't think you really can set out to please the fans of anything. Or please anyone other than yourself. I think you have to come into this trying to make the show that you want to make and trusting that, as fans of the game [ourselves], we would find the pieces that were essential to us... and try to do the best version."
He went on to reveal that he's a longtime fan of the Fallout franchise, stating, "It started, for me, with Fallout 3, which devoured about a year of my life. I was an aspiring young writer at that point, and it almost derailed my entire career. It's so ludicrously playable and fun... seriously, the games were just incredible."
He concluded his remarks by stating, "It's kind of a fool's errand to try to figure out how to make [other] people happy... You've got to make yourself happy. And I've made myself very happy with the show."
Amazon's Fallout series premieres on April 12. All 8 episodes will drop on the same day.
Nolan and his wife, Lisa Joy developed the series for Amazon, hiring Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner to serve as co-showrunners. Nolan directed the first three episodes of the show.
The adaptation will star Walton Goggins in the dual role of The Ghoul / Cooper Howard, alongside Ella Purnell as Lucy, Aaron Moten as Maximus, Kyle MacLachlan as Hank, Michael Emerson as Wilzig and Johnny Pemberton as Thaddeus.
Official Synopsis: Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them. From executive producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the creators of Westworld, starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins and more. All episodes arrive April 11 on Prime Video.