With Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan achieved a triumph last year that, despite the director’s blockbuster reputation, very few in Hollywood expected. However, the awkward topic, a biopic about the father of the atomic bomb, turned into one absolute high flyer at the box office.
The nerve-wracking thriller grossed almost a billion US dollars before it was crowned at the Oscars: 13 nominations and seven awards, including Best film and Best Direction. No wonder that once again all eyes in the film world are on Christopher Nolan: what does he do next?
After the Oscar triumph Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan’s next film will be released in cinemas in summer 2026
Over a year after Oppenheimer’s theatrical release, Deadline brings the good news: Nolan is officially working on a new film, which will be released on July 17, 2026 comes to the cinema. As with his most recent projects, in addition to the regular theatrical release, an extensive release on IMAX screens is planned.
Filming will begin in early 2025 and will take place under the Universal umbrella. Nolan had worked with the studio in the wake of Oppenheimer after he separated from him previous home studio separated had. At Warner Bros. he had previously made films such as Tenet, Inception and the Dark Knight trilogy.
The plot of the new Christopher Nolan film is top secret, but Matt Damon is definitely in it
It’s not yet clear what the new Christopher Nolan film will be about. According to the Hollywood Reporter, however, it should be not about the new edition of the sci-fi series number 6 (originally: The Prisoner), which Nolan has been developing since the 2000s. Earlier this year, the project was speculated to be Nolan’s next film.
An exciting insight, how the rumor mill works: A few hours ago, Borys Kit from the Hollywood Reporter reported on Twitter that Nolan’s new film tells a father-son story. A short time later he corrected his tweet: Apparently the new Nolan has nothing to do with a father-son story.
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The first cast member has been confirmed: Matt Damon will be back in front of the camera in Nolan’s next film. After Oppenheimer and Interstellar, it is the third collaboration between the director and the actor. How big the role will be is unclear. So far, Damon has taken on more prominent supporting roles under Nolan’s direction.
Now we can’t wait to see which other familiar Nolan faces will return in front of and behind the camera. Especially the trio made up of cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, editor Jennifer Lame and composer Ludwig Göransson has proven to be one of Nolan’s greatest strengths on Tenet and Oppenheimer.