We Heard a Nice Rumor About Christopher Nolan’s Newest Movie

Spider-Man actor Tom Holland was simply solid within the subsequent movie by Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan and whereas nobody is strictly certain what that film is about but, we simply heard an excellent thrilling, juicy rumor about it.

Since Universal announced it was reteaming with Nolan, followers in all places have been speculating concerning the nature of the movie. One rumor is that it’s a horror film. One other is that it’s a helicopter motion film like 1983’s Blue Thunder. And the Hollywood Reporter story about Holland’s casting writes that “the setting isn’t current day (though it’s unclear whether or not it’s set prior to now or the longer term).” Properly, we heard two of these may probably be true. io9 received phrase from a dependable supply that Nolan’s movie is a vampire film set within the Twenties.

We all know what you’re considering: “Isn’t Ryan Coogler already making that film?” Sure, he’s. It’s called Sinners and it’s out in March. However that doesn’t imply there isn’t room for 2 visionary filmmakers to deal with the identical subject, particularly when the releases are thus far aside. Don’t neglect, not solely was Nolan one among many administrators to deal with Batman, he did a magic film—The Status—across the identical time as a rival studio was doing a magic film, The Illusionist. He’s not beholden to what different individuals are doing. Plus, it’s not like interval horror films are all around the nation’s multiplexes nowadays or ever. There’s loads of room for 2 or possibly much more of those.

io9 reached out to Common for affirmation or denial of the rumor and didn’t hear again as of publication. We’ll replace the put up if or after we do.

So is Nolan’s newest a interval vampire film? Most likely, however we are able to’t say for certain. What we are able to say for certain is it’s Nolan’s first film since successful Oscars for Greatest Image and Greatest Director for Oppenheimer. It stars Matt Damon and, now, Tom Holland—who’ll reportedly shoot the movie alongside Spider-Man 4 and Avengers: Doomsday. We additionally realize it’s being launched by Common, in IMAX, on July 17, 2026.

Let’s be trustworthy although. All of us need this rumor to be true, proper? We wish to see Matt Damon and Tom Holland in lengthy, flowing coats ripping out folks’s throats in 70mm IMAX together with your seat shaking from the large Hans Zimmer rating. That feels like the right night time on the films. Let’s cross our fingers… however don’t present the vampires.

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