Charlize Theron joins Christopher Nolan's next

We had earlier reported that director Christopher Nolan will begin his next project, slated for a release in 2026. The latest update from the makers is that actor Charlize Theron has joined the star cast.

Theron will join the star-studded cast comprising Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong'o, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson. Details regarding the plot and roles of the cast members are yet to be revealed. Produced by Nolan's wife Emma Thomas under their Syncopy Banner, Nolan will direct and write the film that is expected to go on floors early in 2025.

Apart from this film, the Mad Max actor will also be seen in the American superhero film The Old Guard 2 and in the thriller Apex, alongside Taron Egerton.

This untitled project will be Nolan's 13th feature is backed by Universal Pictures, collaborator in his multiple Academy Award-winning film Oppenheimer. The director's partnership with the production house began following his highly publicised departure from Warner Bros. in 2020. Unlike Oppenheimer, which Universal acquired through an open auction, Nolan's upcoming project has been secured directly by the studio, according to reports. Speculations about the film's logline have been making rounds ever since the project was announced, according to Deadline, the makers squarely dismissed all such reports.

The upcoming film will mark Holland and Nyong'o's first collaboration with Nolan and Damon's third collaboration after Interstellar (2014) and Oppenheimer. Pattinson starred alongside John David Washington in Tenet, the last movie that Nolan made for Warner Bros. The movie was released during the COVID-19 pandemic. The actor is also set to return to film a sequel to his 2022 blockbuster The Batman where he is set to reprise his role as the DC comics superhero.

The film is set for an IMAX release on July 17, 2026.