“Obviously, you can’t ask that question in a press conference, you’ll give away the ending of the film,” he snaps, interrupting her in mid-sentence. The situation: she’s just asked a question that references a key reveal near the end of the film, and…Christopher Nolan is annoyed.
The occasion: a press conference for the director’s upcoming threequel “The Dark Knight Rises.” The object of his annoyance: a slight female reporter holding a microphone.
The scene: a ballroom at the Beverly Hilton.