Last year, Christopher Nolan teamed up with Universal Pictures for Oppenheimer, an unexpected blockbuster that propelled Nolan to his first Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture. When it came time to choose a studio for his next film, Nolan decided to remain with Universal rather than going back to Warner Bros. or to any other movie company.
According to Deadline, Universal has set a July 17, 2026, release date for Nolan’s upcoming movie. That would be nearly three years after Oppenheimer‘s summer run in 2023. The report also mentions that this new project will get an Imax release, like many of Nolan’s earlier projects. Matt Damon is in talks to star in the film. Damon and Nolan previously worked together on Oppenheimer and Interstellar.
Nolan is widely regarded as one of the top directors in Hollywood. After establishing himself with his indie film Memento in 2001, Nolan had a long relationship with Warner Bros. Studios that included his acclaimed Dark Knight trilogy that resurrected the Batman movie franchise. Nolan’s non-superhero movies, including The Prestige, Inception, and Interstellar, helped make his films into events unto themselves.
However, Nolan’s relationship with Warner Bros. was severed when the studio’s previous owner, AT&T, committed to releasing the entire WB slate of movies day-and-date on Max in 2021. Nolan departed the studio over that decision, and he soon signed with Universal for Oppenheimer.
No plot details or even a title have been disclosed about Nolan’s upcoming film. But if his previous movies are any indication, Damon won’t be the only A-list performer to sign on.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.