Christopher Nolan has lined up his next film after his Oscar-winning Oppenheimer.
The director is reuniting with Universal Pictures after their successful collaboration on the war epic, bringing a new top secret project to the screen. While a lot is being kept under wraps, new details have emerged about the production.
Here is everything you need to know about Christopher Nolan’s new film.
What is Christopher Nolan’s new film about?
While plot details have not emerged, it has been reported that the production will not be sent in the present day. Whether that means it is a period drama like Dunkirk or has a futuristic narrative like Interstellar or Tenet is yet to be revealed.
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It is unclear if any information will be revealed about the film soon, given it is said to be being kept tightly under wraps. But in the lead up to the film’s release we will likely know more.
Who is starring in Christopher Nolan’s new film?
Nolan is set to reunite with Matt Damon on the new film for a lead role, the actor previously said that he told his wife his one exception to their agreement about him working less was if Nolan called him. It happened with Oppenheimer, and it seems this has happened again.
Tom Holland was recently announced to be joining the cast. Damon worked with Nolan previously on Oppenheimer and 2014 film Interstellar, but this will mark Holland’s first production with the director.
When is Christopher Nolan’s new film being released?
The film is expected to be released in IMAX on 17, July 2026. Given Nolan’s deal with Universal Pictures in the wake of his falling out with Warner Bros. we know that the director’s new film will be released exclusively in cinemas.
As part of his new deal, Nolan’s movie will be released with no new Universal releases in the three weeks either side of the director’s film.
Does Christopher Nolan’s new film rule him out as director of Bond 26?
Nolan is the director that fans of James Bond have most been hoping will take on the challenge of directing a 007 movie, and he has previously expressed an interest in doing so.
In 2012, Nolan said: “It would have to be the right situation and the right time in their cycle of things.”
Then, talking in 2017, he cited Bond as one of his moviemaking white whales: “I’ve spoken to the producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson over the years. I deeply love the character, and I’m always excited to see what they do with it. Maybe one day that would work out. You’d have to be needed, if you know what I mean. It has to need reinvention; it has to need you. And they’re getting along very well.”
In November 2023 the director said that he was not going to be working with the franchise, telling AP: “No, sadly no — no truth to those rumours.” He then doubled down on this denial in 2024 at the Golden Globes
News of a new James Bond film is expected to be imminent, with actors constantly being rumoured to be in line to portray the spy, so it seems that Nolan’s new movie could clash with a potential 007 production. This means that Nolan is likely not to be directing the next movie for the espionage franchise.
Is there a trailer for Christopher Nolan’s new film?
No, there is currently no trailer for the movie because filming hasn’t yet started. Once production has finished there will be a number of teasers and trailers unveiled.
