Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaChristopher Nolan’s World War II film about J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb will be made by Universal Studios, marking the first time in over a decade that the director has not filmed a movie for Warner Bros.The director had been talking to several studios in recent weeks about the possibility of backing his drama, which carries a $100 million budget.
Sony and MGM Studios were also in the mix, and Nolan did have talks with Warner Bros., but the relationship with his former studio home has grown strained.
The director was upset by Warner’s decision to release its entire 2021 slate concurrently on HBO Max and the studio was unhappy with his public comments expressing.
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