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Christopher Nolan On DGA "Holding Studios To Account" In AI Protections • Nov. 7, 2026, 6:40 PM ET (Deadline)
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Will Return to Theaters Next Month as Awards Season Heats Up • Nov. 5, 2026, 1:33 PM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Prince William Talks Christopher Nolan, Traitors on Graham Norton Show • Oct. 23, 2026, 5:42 AM ET (Variety)
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Prestige’ Sets 20th Anniversary Re-Release For 2027 • Oct. 20, 2026, 1:51 PM ET (Deadline)
The hit Spanish film set to challenge The Odyssey at the Oscars • Oct. 14, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Sydney Morning Herald)

Facts

Born July 30, 1970 (age 56) • London • England
Awards And Honors Golden Globe Award (2024) • Academy Award (2024) • Edgar Award (2002)
Notable Works “Dunkirk” • “Oppenheimer” • “Tenet” • “The Prestige”

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Christopher Nolan wearing a black suit and tie, smiling slightly while attending the Oppenheimer United Kingdom premiere in London.
Heath Ledger as the Joker sits at an interrogation table with Christian Bale as Batman standing behind him in a scene from the film The Dark Knight.
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Matthew McConaughey as Cooper in Interstellar stands in a white spacesuit on a desolate, icy landscape with rugged mountains in the background.
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan stand together backstage, each holding Oscars, with Nolan also holding an envelope, after winning for their film Oppenheimer at the 96th Academy Awards.
Matt Damon as Odysseus in The Odyssey (2026), wearing ancient Greek armor and a plumed helmet, stands in profile before a red and tan painted wall.
Matthew McConaughey as Cooper and Mackenzie Foy as 10-year-old Murph stand facing each other beside a truck in a cornfield in a scene from Interstellar.
Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, in a military uniform and coat, stands beside Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, wearing a gray suit and hat, in a scene from Oppenheimer.
Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema operates a large film camera on a dolly while filming actors Tom Conti and Cillian Murphy, in costume, beside a pond for the film Oppenheimer.
Matt Damon as Odysseus stands in Greek armor on a foggy encampment with ships in the background, in a publicity still from The Odyssey (2026), directed by Christopher Nolan.
Split image showing Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer at a chalkboard on the left and actor Cillian Murphy portraying Oppenheimer with a cigarette and hat on the right.
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