Charlize Theron has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan‘s stacked new project.
It marks the first time Theron has appeared in a Nolan film.
The director’s forthcoming film for Universal already has huge names attached including Matt Damon in the lead role, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o and Robert Pattinson.
Details of the film’s plot remain tightly under wraps.
The follow-up to 2023 blockbuster Oppenheimer is slated to begin production in the first half of 2025. Its theatrical release date will be July 17, 2026 and the film will also have a dedicated rollout in Imax cinemas.
Last month, it emerged that Nolan turned down the chance to return to Warner Bros. for his next movie despite being offered a seven figure cheque. The director was with the film company from 2002’s Insomnia right up until the release of Tenet in 2020.
Charlize Theron. Credit: Tomasso Boddi/Getty
His decision to switch to Universal came after he criticised Warner Bros. over their plans to release their 2021 film slate simultaneously in cinemas and on streaming service HBO Max. Nolan also waived certain fees to ensure Tenet got a theatrical release.
Oppenheimer became Nolan’s biggest Box Office hit overseas with the film garnering over $960million (£757million) worldwide.
The film remains Nolan’s third-biggest hit globally, behind The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises – both of which have grossed over a billion each.
In a five-star review of the film, NME shared: “Not just the definitive account of the man behind the atom bomb, Oppenheimer is a monumental achievement in grown-up filmmaking. For years, Nolan has been perfecting the art of the serious blockbuster – crafting smart, finely-tuned multiplex epics that demand attention; that can’t be watched anywhere other than in a cinema, uninterrupted, without distractions. But this, somehow, feels bigger.”
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