Christopher Nolan is staying at Universal Pictures, with the filmmaker targeting his next film Oppenheimer studio. his Oppenheimer Supporting actor Matt Damon is also in talks to star in the film, which will be released on July 17, 2026. hollywood reporter Confirmed.
The news comes amid speculation about when and where Nolan will film his next film. He publicly split from longtime parent Warner Bros. in late 2020 over its controversial “Popcorn Project” plans, but over the past year he has expressed a willingness to do business with the studio again.
The new movie is a success for Universal, which poached Nolan Oppenheimer. The film exceeded box office expectations and earned Nolan his first Academy Awards, for Best Director and Best Producer. It also racked up five more wins.
although Oppenheimer Sources revealed that the new project went directly to the studio after being acquired by Universal Pictures through a tightly controlled auction. While details remain in the bunker, sources say the project is not a big-screen version of the 1960s British TV series prisoneran endeavor Nolan considered in the 2000s.
Universal had no comment.
Nolan’s three-hour biopic of Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, features an all-star cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt and Damon . The film grossed US$975 million at the global box office, becoming Nolan’s third highest-grossing film worldwide, second only to the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises ($1.084 billion) and dark knight ($1.003 billion). This is quite an achievement, as the subject doesn’t obviously appeal to so many moviegoers.
Nolan remains one of the few filmmakers whose name alone inspires audiences to go to theaters and popular actors to join a studio with less perks (no assistants, no entourage), all for the chance to Working with this top filmmaker.
Like with OppenheimerNolan will also write the script and produce with producing partner and wife Emma Thomas for their Syncopy banner. The film will be Damon’s third collaboration with Nolan. He also played a small but pivotal surprising role in the 2014 film Interstellar.
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