With the advent of mass produced superhero movies in the name of franchises, the individuality and uniqueness of each superhero movie seem to be a blur. Ace director Christopher Nolan, the maker of the critically acclaimed Batman franchise featuring Christian Bale, spoke at a BAFTA event in London, and shed some light on why this could be happening.

“That’s a privilege and a luxury that filmmakers aren’t afforded anymore,” said Nolan. “I think it was the last time that anyone was able to say to a studio, ‘I might do another one, but it will be four years.’ There’s too much pressure on release schedules to let people do that now, but creatively it’s a huge advantage. We had the privilege and advantage to develop as people and as storytellers and then bring the family back together.”

According to him, his superhero films were the last time such a big-budget serialized production had what he called the “luxury” of time.