Christopher Nolan is reportedly in talks with several studios to host his next film: a feature film centred on J. Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atomic bomb, in which Cillian Murphy could participate.

Back to World War II for Christopher Nolan! Four years after the release of Dunkirk, the British director is said to have a new project set during the conflict. And the story would focus on J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb, launched by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945.

According to Deadline, Cillian Murphy could be cast (though not necessarily in the role of Oppenheimer) and several studios are said to be lining up to host the film. Which would be another bomb. Since 2002 and the release of Insomnia, Christopher Nolan has always worked with Warner, where he is one of the biggest names alongside Clint Eastwood.

But everything changed last December. When the studio announced its choice to release Wonder Woman 1984 and then every film in its 2021 line-up in American cinemas and on HBO Max on the same day. A decision that absolutely did not please Christopher Nolan, a strong supporter of the theatre.

“Some of the greatest filmmakers and biggest stars in our industry went to sleep the night before thinking they were working for the biggest movie studio and woke up the next day to find they were working for the worst streaming service,” he told The Hollywood Reporter, before being supported by Denis Villeneuve, whose Dune will be directly impacted by this release method.

Will Tenet, the only blockbuster to have dared to be released in cinemas worldwide during the pandemic, mark the end of the relationship between Christopher Nolan and Warner? If so, what will be his new home? Back in July, the Netflix producer and head of original films announced that he was willing to do anything to get his new baby, which would obviously be a huge coup.

But can the filmmaker really sign up for a streaming platform (which admittedly manages to get some of his feature films into US cinemas) and deny some of his principles? Is it a bluff to get guarantees from Warner, which has already announced that it wants to return to exclusive cinema releases in 2022?

Source: Deadline