One of the most adored filmmakers in the world, Christopher Nolan is working on a new feature film, his first since Oppenheimer in 2023. The first information about it is circulating in the American press.
Christopher Nolan: his new film is revealed
Of Following has Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan has earned himself quite a reputation as an intellectual director. Sometimes to the point of caricature, as with Tenet (2020). Moreover, the American-British director has managed to convince both film buffs and more casual spectators, by ensuring that his auteur films have the visual ambition of blockbusters and his blockbusters the narrative ambition of cinema films. ‘author. His latest film, Oppenheimer (2023) was unanimously praised by critics and audiences. The feature film follows the story of Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) over three decades, from his rise at Cambridge University to Los Alamos to Lewis Strauss’ (Robert Downey Jr.) confirmation hearing as secretary to United States Commerce in 1959.
In addition to earning $977 million at the box office (on an estimated budget of $100 million), Oppenheimer won seven Oscars for thirteen nominations. Christopher Nolan thus won his first two Oscars (Best Film, Best Director). A joy shared by Irish actor Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.who won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
We were therefore impatiently awaiting news of Christopher Nolan’s new project. We learn today in Deadline what his next film, the title and pitch of which are carefully kept secret, will begin filming at the beginning of 2025. The feature film will once again be produced by Universal, the Hollywood major having managed to recover the filmmaker-star after he slammed the door of Warner Bros. Discovery following a huge rant. American actor Matt Damon is in talks to play the lead role. If negotiations are successful, this will be the third collaboration between Damon and Nolan, after Interstellar (2014) et Oppenheimer (2023).
Universal has already set the release date for the project, which will hit theaters on July 17, 2026. The American studio thus confirms its desire to respect tradition: since The Dark Knightalmost all of Christopher Nolan’s films were released in July, apart from Interstellar (in October) and Tenet (in August). Moreover, this date shows the extreme regularity of Christopher Nolan, who since Interstellar releases a film every three years. A fun detail, which in addition to participating in the director’s ethos, reminds us that time is the main theme of his work.
Either way, this new Nolan project joins an extremely busy schedule for movie fans in 2026; several renowned filmmakers will also make news in 2026 with films that are still mysterious : the film that Steven Spielberg is preparing on UFOs will be released on May 15, 2026, the fourth feature film by Jordan Peele is scheduled for October 23, 2026, the next sci-fi film by Denis Villeneuve has been scheduled for December 18, 2026 and The Batman II by Matt Reeves will arrive on October 2 of the same year.
