After Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya and Anne Hathaway, a fantastic new actress joins Christopher Nolan's mysterious new film.
It's been a while since everyone is fighting to work with Christopher Nolan. Maybe from Insomniawhere he brought together Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank, and certainly since the trilogy The Dark Knight. And there is no doubt that the phenomenal success ofOppenheimer (Oscar for Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, Oscar for Best Supporting Role for Robert Downey Jr., Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Emily Blunt) was the icing on the Hollywood cake.
Unsurprisingly, there is a jostling at the gate to his next film, still very mysterious. Developed at Universal (as Oppenheimer) and intended for July 2026 at the cinemathe project already had a first-rate cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya et Anne Hathaway.
Et a new renowned (and Oscar-winning) actress has just been announced, after several days of rumor.
LUPITA NYONG’O GO GO
It was announced a few days ago, before the information was deleted. But ultimately, Lupita Nyong'o is joining Christopher Nolan's new filmaccording to The Hollywood Reporter. The role is obviously still a mystery, like pretty much everything else about the project.
In any case, this is excellent news for this excellent actress, who has not found many opportunities to shine since his sensational debut in 12 Years a Slave in 2013. Awarded the Oscar for best supporting actress for her first appearance in the cinema, she then took a trip to Disney (the creature Maz Kanata in Star WarsRaksha in The Jungle BookNakia in both Black Panther).
She especially left her mark with a dual role in Usby Jordan Peele. But that's very little given his talent, especially compared to the forgettable Little Monsters in 2019 and 355 in 2022.
In 2024, she returned to the forefront with two great hits in theaters : Quietly: Day 1prequel to Without a sound where she faced aliens in New York, and the animated film The Wild Robot where she lent her voice to Roz.
Note that she also worked on Broadway on the play Eclipsed (signed by his colleague from Black Pantheractress Danai Gurira), and wrote a book called Get rid of it.
THE BIG CASTING OF THE NEXT CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
This will be a first for Lupita Nyong'o and Christopher Nolan, as well as Tom Holland and Zendaya who have never filmed with him. On the other hand, the director recalled Matt Damon (Interstellar, Oppenheimer) et Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar).
A period film with vampires, an action film around helicopters: there is lots of rumors but nothing confirmed for this still mysterious project, which will be shot in early 2025. The Hollywood Reporter also states that no one has yet got their hands on the details, and that the secret is still well kept.
Fast you monumental success ofOppenheimer (976 million at the worldwide box office, 7 Oscars including best film and best director), Christopher Nolan can do pretty much what he wants – even more than before.
Angry with Warner Bros. following their choice to release several films in cinemas and SVoD during the pandemic, the filmmaker slammed the door of the studio which was behind the majority of his films (Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises, Dunkirk et Tenet). He went at Universal for Oppenheimerand he's staying there for his next film.
Appointment at the cinema on July 15, 2026 to discover this in the cinema.
