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Matt Minton mminton@variety.com After months of speculation about Christopher Nolan’s follow-up to his critical and box office hit “Oppenheimer,” which won him the Best Director Oscar, Universal Pictures unveiled before the holidays on X that he will be bringing Homer’s “The Odyssey” to the big screen. “The Odyssey” is a classic piece of literature by Homer that is divided between 24 different books, preceded by “The Iliad.” It tells the 10-year journey story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, as he travels home after the Trojan War.

Robert Pattinson is reuniting with Christopher Nolan for his next movie.The as-yet-untitled film is expected to be released in July 2026, with Matt Damon currently set to star in the lead role alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway and Lupita Nyong’o. Damon portrayed General Leslie Groves in Nolan’s most recent film, Oppenheimer, alongside Cillian Murphy.Plot details for Nolan’s new project remain under wraps while production is expected to begin in the first half of 2025, according to Variety.Pattinson last worked with Nolan on the 2020 blockbuster Tenet alongside lead star John David Washington, which was the director’s last film under Warner Bros.Nolan is returning to Universal for the movie after turning down the chance to return to Warner Bros.

Lupita Nyong’o has reportedly joined the cast for Christopher Nolan‘s next movie.The as-yet-untitled film is expected to be released in July 2026, with Matt Damon currently in talks to star in the lead role alongside Tom Holland, Zendaya and Anne Hathaway. Damon portrayed General Leslie Groves in Nolan’s most recent film, Oppenheimer, alongside Cillian Murphy.Oppenheimer was the biggest winner at the Oscars and the BAFTAs this year.

Christopher Nolan turned down the chance to return to Warner Bros. for his next movie despite being offered a seven figure cheque.The director was with the film company from 2002’s Insomnia right up until the release of Tenet in 2020.Their partnership included The Dark Knight trilogy, Dunkirk, Inception, while Warner Bros handled the international release of The Prestige and Interstellar.His decision to switch to Universal came after the director criticised Warner Bros.

Matt Damon is in talks to star in the lead role for Christopher Nolan‘s next movie.Damon portrayed General Leslie Groves in Nolan’s most recent film, Oppenheimer, alongside Cillian Murphy.Now, according to Variety, Nolan is returning to Universal for his next movie – and Damon looks set to be the lead star.The as-yet-untitled film is expected to be released in July 2026. Plot details for the project remain under wraps.Before Oppenheimer all of Nolan’s films including Inception, The Dark Knight and Dunkirk, were made under Warner Bros.Oppenheimer was the biggest winner at the Oscars and the BAFTAs this year.It also became Nolan’s biggest Box Office hit overseas with the film garnering over $960million (£757million) worldwide.The film remains Nolan’s third-biggest hit globally, behind The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises – both of which have grossed over a billion each.In a five-star review of the film, NME shared: “Not just the definitive account of the man behind the atom bomb, Oppenheimer is a monumental achievement in grown-up filmmaking.

Josh Harnett revealed the “unhelpful” advice he received from his “Oppenheimer” co-star Matt Damon while promoting his new film “Trap” on “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday. “He gave me a lot of good advice. One in particular — one thing that was just so unhelpful: He told me not to gain the weight I’d already gained for the role,” he told the host.

Sunday night’s Golden Globes Awards.Damon was sitting at his table without his tux jacket on, chatting away during a commercial break, when Affleck approached and put his arm around his old friend. Damon, wearing a custom Giorgio Armani suit, gave Affleck a big bear hug as they both smiled broadly.Damon was seated next to his wife of nearly two decades, Luciana Barroso, at the time.Affleck and Damon, wearing matching tuxedos, later presented the Best Director – Motion Picture award to Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer.”Nolan directed Damon in the big-screen blockbuster starring Cillian Murphy.

Deadline, All Quiet At The Western Front director Edward Berger is in talks to helm the project, which would be the sixth film in the series. The last was 2016’s Jason Bourne, which saw Matt Damon reprise the role after almost ten years.The currently-untitled film is said to be in early development at Universal, with no script.

Oppenheimer is still drawing huge box office figures in China as it neared the $60million (£49million) mark last weekend.From last Friday (September 22) to Sunday (24), Christopher Nolan’s historical epic added $2.5million (£2.million) in drawings, bringing the total close to $58.1million (£47.5million), as reported by The Hollywood Reporter with data from box office tracker Artisan Gateway.The film ranked in fourth behind new Chinese crime thriller Dust to Dust, Expend4bles and Chinese blockbuster No More Bets.Oppenheimer has been a huge IMAX success in China since its release nearly one month ago, earning $740,000 (£606,000) this weekend for $17million (£13.9million) total in the format. It’s also the fourth-biggest US film release in China of 2023.The Cillian Murphy-starring drama also become the highest-grossing biopic of all time this month, surpassing previous record-holder Bohemian Rhapsody.The feature has now grossed more than $912.7million (£736million) at the global box office, overtaking the Queen biopic’s $910.8million (£734.5million) haul to make it the most successful biopic at the box office.Oppenheimer has already broken a number of box office records, recently becoming the most successful World War 2-related film ever.

Oppenheimer has become the highest-grossing biopic of all time, surpassing previous record-holder Bohemian Rhapsody.The Christopher Nolan film, which was released in July, follows the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer – dubbed the “father of the atomic bomb” – and the secretive Manhattan Project which created the first nuclear weapons during World War 2.The feature has now grossed more than $912.7million (£736million) at the global box office, taking it past Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody‘s $910.8million (£734.5million) haul to make it the most successful biopic at the box office.Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 2018 and stars Rami Malek (who also appears in Oppenheimer as nuclear physicist David L.

Oppenheimer about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who played a pivotal role in the creation of the atomic bomb.The Irish actor is joined by an ensemble cast that includes Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr.

Ben Affleck had a little involvement in helping Matt Damon prepare for his role in Oppenheimer - through his grandfather.

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after a lengthy career and countless nights away from home, the 52-year-old promised to take a break from acting. However, there was one condition —  if director Christopher Nolan were to call, Damon had a “get out of jail” free card.“This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true,” the star told Entertainment Weekly. “I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off.

Matt Damon has been going hard in the past few years, working as an actor, a producer, a screenwriter — sometimes all at once. So it's not too surprising that the celebrated Oscar-winner might want to take a little break.Recently Damon sat down at a panel discussion for 's «Around the Table» segment — where he was joined by his co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr., and director Christopher Nolan.At one point, Damon admitted that he'd promised his wife he wanted to take a hiatus, right before signing on to star in Nolan's World War II-era drama.«This is going to sound made up, but it's actually true,» Damon shared.

Matt Damon has revealed that he was planning to take a break from acting when he got a call from Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly as part of EW‘s Around The Table interview with the rest of the Oppenheimer cast, Damon revealed that he had negotiated with his wife to take a break from acting unless Nolan called him up for a role.“This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true,” Damon said to his cast mates. “I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off.

Matt Damon has been going hard in the past few years, working as an actor, a producer, a screenwriter — sometimes all at once. So it's not too surprising that the celebrated Oscar-winner might want to take a little break.Recently Damon sat down at a panel discussion for Entertainment Weekly's «Around the Table» segment — where he was joined by his co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr., and director Christopher Nolan.At one point, Damon admitted that he'd promised his wife he wanted to take a hiatus, right before signing on to star in Nolan's World War 2-era drama.«This is going to sound made up, but it's actually true,» Damon shared.

Matt Damon negotiated with his wife during a couples therapy session that he was taking a break from working unless Christopher Nolan called. Nolan would then call Damon about being part of the Oppenheimer cast.

Matt Damon almost took an acting break.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matt Damon revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that Christopher Nolan found his way into one of the actor’s couples therapy sessions. While avoiding marital specifics, Damon said that he told his wife he would take an acting break on only one condition: If Christopher Nolan called, the break could go on hold. His wife agreed to the terms. As fate would have it, Nolan did call with an offer for Damon to star in “Oppenheimer.” “This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true,” Damon said. “I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off. I had been in ‘Interstellar’ and then Chris put me on ice for a couple of movies, so I wasn’t in the rotation, but I actually negotiated in couples therapy ­— this is a true story — the one caveat to my taking time off was if Chris Nolan called. This is without knowing whether or not he was working on anything, because he never tells you. He just calls you out of the blue. And so, it was a moment in my household.”

Matt Damon has recalled the time he “fell into a depression” while making a project that was not what he “hoped it would be”.The actor – who has starred in a number of acclaimed films through the years, including Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr Ripley and The Martian – did not name the film he was referring to, but remembered feeling regret during production.“Without naming any particular movies…sometimes you find yourself in a movie that you know, perhaps, might not be what you had hoped it would be, and you’re still making it,” he said during an interview with YouTube channel Jake’s Takes.“And I remember halfway through production and you’ve still got months to go and you’ve taken your family somewhere, you know, and you’ve inconvenienced them, and I remember my wife pulling me up because I fell into a depression about like, what have I done?”Some of Damon’s more recent films, including 2017’s Suburbicon and Downsizing, were critically panned.The actor recalled the reaction of his wife, Luciana Barroso.