Matt Damon is in talks to star in the new Christopher Nolan movie, which Universal will launch in IMAX in 2026.

Deadline stories that Matt Damon is in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s subsequent movie. The Oppenheimer director is sticking with Universal Pictures for this new mission, which shall be launched in IMAX on July 17, 2026. The studio was eager to maintain Nolan round, significantly after the large success of Oppenheimer, which grossed $977 million worldwide and picked up seven Academy Awards, together with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.

As is typical with any Nolan mission, particulars are being stored below wraps, however sources did inform Deadline that the movie is seeking to kick off manufacturing in early 2025. THR’s Borys Kit added that he’s heard the movie is a “father-and-son story,” which may imply absolutely anything. If Damon indicators on the dotted line, it will mark his third time working with Nolan. The actor was featured in a supporting position in Interstellar and performed General Leslie Groves, director of the Manhattan Project, in Oppenheimer.

In addition to directing and writing the movie, Nolan may also produce with Emma Thomas below their Syncopy banner.

It’s too early to guess what Nolan shall be bringing to the desk, however there have been rumblings earlier this yr that he was growing a big-screen adaptation of The Prisoner, the Sixties TV sequence created by and starring Patrick McGoohan. I can actually see Damon in that kind of position, however personally, I feel this new movie shall be an unique mission. One factor that’s sure… it’s going to be huge. A Nolan movie means enormous units, massive ensemble casts, and all of the IMAX movie inventory he can get his fingers on. The director has beforehand acknowledged that he has no intention of returning to small-scale films, not whereas he’s nonetheless in a position to persuade studios to provide him no matter he desires.

“I’m drawn to working at a large scale because I know how fragile the opportunity to marshal those resources is,” Nolan stated. “I do know that there are such a lot of filmmakers on the market in the world who would give their eye tooth to have the assets I put collectively, and I really feel I’ve the duty to make use of them in the best and fascinating manner.“

What do you hope to see from this newest collaboration between Christopher Nolan and Matt Damon?