The actress joins a solid and bold list of those summoned that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya.
Lupita Nyong’o is the latest star to join the highly anticipated film Christopher Nolanas revealed by The Hollywood Reporter portal.
The actress, last seen headlining last summer’s alien invasion thriller A Quiet Place: Day Onejoins a solid and bold list of those summoned that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya.
Nolan wrote the script and is directing the project, which will be distributed by Universal Pictures. The studio has set a release date of July 17, 2026.
What Christopher Nolan’s new movie is about
Nolan’s latest film includes even fewer plot or summary details than is typical for the highly secretive filmmaker. Various, even divergent, theoretical details about the project have been proposed (a period vampire thriller, a helicopter action thriller), but experts maintain that nothing has come close to Nolan’s actual idea.
The filmmaker is producing with his partner and wife Emma Thomas for his Syncopy label. Filming is planned for the first half of 2025.
The new film reunites Nolan with the studio that made his drama Oppenheimer and propelled him to win his first Oscars. He won Best Director and won Best Picture as producer of the film, which grossed a staggering $976 million worldwide.
Although Nolan likes to work with a certain repertoire of actors, Nyong’o will be new to his team. However, the actress is not new to Universal. He is the voice star of The Wild Robotthe adaptation of Peter Brown’s book from Universal’s DreamWorks Animation division, which has proven to be a more than solid success at the box office, having grossed almost $300 million since its release in September. He also starred in the studio’s horror film directed by Jordan Peele, Us.
Nyong’o won an Oscar for her performance in 12 years of slavery of Steve McQueen and starred Black Panther and its sequel, Wakanda Forever.
Source: Ambito
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