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Emma Thomas is a British film producer who has been married to Christopher Nolan since 1997. She produces films which her husband writes and directs, including the entire Dark Knight Trilogy.

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Thomas started out producing Chris' early shorts like Doodlebug and Following. Their first project at Warner Brothers was the remake of Insomnia (2002) starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams. After Darren Aronofsky left the Batman: Year One project the door opened for them to enter the Batman Film Franchise. They pitched a similar concept called Batman Begins. Thomas relied heavily on veteran line-producer Larry Franco, who previously worked on Batman Returns. Franco's presence was likely at the studio's insistence, who installed other franchise veterans like Graham Churchyard, Day Murch, Andy Smith and Steve Begg to help ensure their delivery of a proper Batman movie.

All their projects were distributed by WB during this era, including The Prestige (2006). After this the pair gained a sizable amount of trust and power at WB, having more creative control over The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Interstellar (2014). She was credited as executive producer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. After WB's handling of Tenet's distribution, the pair's relationship with the studio soured. Their next project will not be distributed through WB.

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