Pearce, who currently co-stars in The Brutalist, says a Warner Bros. exec blocked him from reuniting with his Memento director. Photo: Guy Pearce in The Brutalist (Credit: A24) Christopher Nolan is known for sticking with actors he likes,

It turns out there's a specific reason Christopher Nolan and Guy Pearce haven't collaborated since making Memento, and it's not Nolan's doing.

Written and directed by Nolan, Memento stars Pearce as Leonard, a man struggling with short-term memory loss while trying to track down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The film also starred Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano.