Forget actors. Directors are Hollywood's new movie stars.

Christopher Nolan.

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If you've spent any time online lately — or, frankly, if you've been a person living in the world — you've probably heard some version of: "There's a new Christopher Nolan movie out that's supposed to be nuts. We should go see that."Despite a cast that includes Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, and Robert Pattinson, that's how "The Odyssey" is being marketed: the latest film from Christopher Nolan.As superhero franchises lose some of their box-office dominance and Hollywood worries about the next generation of movie stars, a different kind of star has emerged: the director.Christopher Nolan gets butts in seats more than almost any movie star

Christopher Nolan on the set of "The Dark Knight Rises" in 2011.

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