Christopher Nolan is set to start the cameras rolling at Universal and he already has the next cinematic adventure in the can. According to reports, Nolan is once again reteaming with the studio on the new film, which will star Matt Damon.
The ‘Oppenheimer‘ star is reportedly in negotiations to reprise the role, and the film lands on July 17, 2026, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The film is under heavy speculation, with many trying to guess where Nolan’s next directorial leap would be after his very public split with Warner Bros. in 2020. Here’s all we know about Nolan’s upcoming project.
Matt Damon To Lead Christopher Nolan’s Next Project
After his massive success with ‘Oppenheimer‘, Christopher Nolan is set to script and produce his next film with his producing partner and wife, Emma Thomas, under their Syncopy banner. For his third outing with Nolan after ‘Interstellar‘ in 2014, Matt Damon is reported to be joining forces once more.
Nolan’s next project is under Universal production, which is a massive victory for the production house after it successfully poached the filmmaker from Warner Bros. for his last hit ‘Oppenheimer’. The history drama about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb brought $975 million worldwide and saw Nolan take home his very first Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director.
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Well, for a three-hour biopic, that’s a box office blast even Nolan probably didn’t see coming! And now the filmmaker is ready to dive deep again with his next project. Not much has been said about the new movie, but insiders have suggested it is not a reboot of the 1960s British series ‘The Prisoner‘, something Nolan once experimented with at the beginning of the 2000s.
Universal has historically stayed mum on plot, but given what Nolan has done in the past, one can expect an epic, brain-knotting event.
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Christopher Nolan’s next movie would be more interesting because of his very public split with Warner Bros. over Project Popcorn, which involved Warner Bros. releasing films in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously.
While this was a big deal and seemed hostile against theaters themselves, the reclusive film director hasn’t ruled out doing business again with his former home. For now, at least, though, he seems perfectly content staying with Universal.
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Christopher Nolan is said to be that man who runs a tight ship, and his name alone commands top-of-the-line talent eager to work under his no-frills regime, permitting no entourages and no personal assistants on set. With Matt Damon joining forces with him again, the movie has high expectations riding on it.
