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Christopher Nolan is gearing up for his next project after the success of his recent directorial masterpiece, Oppenheimer. This highly anticipated feature film is going to release in the United States on July 17, 2026. Nolan is once again collaborating with Universal Pictures that produced Oppenheimer.  

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Matt Damon is going to be a part of this upcoming film; he has previously worked with Nolan on two critically acclaimed films. Damon, who delivered memorable performances in Nolan's 2014 science fiction epic Interstellar and more recently in Oppenheimer (2023), is currently in negotiations to join the cast of this upcoming feature.   

The phenomena that Oppenheimer was

Oppenheimer made a significant shift in Nolan's career, as it was his first film in nearly two decades to be produced outside of Warner Bros. Studios.   

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The film's release on July 21, 2023, clashed with Greta Gerwig's Barbie, starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie. This particular mega film release clash was called "Barbenheimer". 

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The plot

Oppenheimer was a biopic that explored the period when the scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, despite fears that testing the atomic bomb might ignite the atmosphere and potentially destroy the world, ultimately made the decision to proceed with the detonation. 

Oppenheimer's role in inventing nuclear weapons during World War II was central to the film's narrative. The stellar cast included Matt Damon in the role of General Leslie Groves, the head of the Manhattan Project, and Emily Blunt portraying Katherine Oppenheimer, the physicist's wife. Their performances, along with the rest of the star cast, contributed to the film's powerful impact.