The production company founded by Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas is Syncopy Inc. The British-American company was established on February 27, 2001, and has offices in London and Los Angeles.
The name is a play on “syncopation,” a musical term for emphasizing normally weak beats. That rhythmic idea fits Nolan’s filmmaking, which often builds tension through unusual timing, fractured chronology, and carefully coordinated sound and image. The company’s on-screen logo features a maze, another fitting motif for Nolan’s interest in puzzles and perception.
Syncopy has produced or co-produced most of Nolan’s feature films, including Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, and Oppenheimer. Most of its films have been distributed by Warner Bros., although the company has also partnered with producers such as Legendary Pictures. Syncopy is sometimes confused with those financing or distribution partners, but it is Nolan and Thomas’s own production company. Emma Thomas has produced every feature film directed by Nolan.