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Robert Pattinson Has Joined The Cast Of Christopher Nolan's New Film

Robert Pattinson is the latest to reportedly join the cast of Christopher Nolan's new mysterious film, which will be released on July 17, 2026.

Christopher Nolan is continuing to bring on a bunch of very impressive actors for his next production. Like most directors, Nolan likes to work with the same people, and we've seen that in the cast of his next film so far, along with some new faces as well. However, the next person to join the cast was in the cast of one of Nolan's films that ended up in such a weird place culturally due to no fault of its own. Tenet just had terrible timing regarding being released because of the pandemic. However, if the anniversary screenings were anything to go by, people were very much still into that film featuring fantastic menswear and homoeroticism. Robert Pattinson already looks like he will have a fun year with Mickey 17 coming out in April, but The Hollywood Reporter has stated that he's the latest to join the cast of Nolan's mysterious new film.

Like other cast members, Pattinson will have to do some fancy footwork to figure out how he will work out when he's going to shoot this film and another comic book movie. Tom Holland and Zendaya will have obligations over at Marvel this spring, while Pattinson will have to find time to do press for Mickey 17, and production for The Batman Part II will also be starting soon. When you sign on some of the biggest movie stars, they tend to be busy, but people are usually willing to bend over backward to work with someone like Nolan.

Christopher Nolan Returning To Universal Makes Total Sense On Every Level

At the beginning of October, it was officially announced that Christopher Nolan would be returning to Universal for his next film following the success of Oppenheimer. It seemed to be the final nail in the coffin for Nolan's relationship with Warner Bros. Universal, which appears to be giving him whatever he wants, which makes sense considering the whole Barbeheimer thing, the box office, and the awards seasons. Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, and Lupita Nyong'o have reportedly joined the cast, and the untitled film has a prime-time release date of July 17, 2026.

What happened with Oppenheimer in the summer of 2023 was one of those beautiful and possibly once-in-a-lifetime moments. The way the world leaned into the Barbenheimer thing and proved that there was space for two excellent films to open simultaneously without cannibalizing each other was almost unheard of. People will try to make it happen again, but it was an organic thing that came about with no influence from studio marketing. Studio marketing and everyone involved decided that leaning in was the way to go, and it worked out well for everyone.

Barbie ended up with a total box office of $1.45 billion and a place in the pop culture landscape that isn't going away anytime soon. Nolan's Oppenheimer walked away with a sweet $976 million, becoming the third highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time [at the time of writing] and securing its place in the pop culture conversation by becoming a slow-moving character piece that did numbers. Oppenheimer also won seven Academy awards, including the coveted Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. So it's not surprising that Universal happily courted Nolan again and is likely doing exactly what Warner Bros. did in the hay day of their partnership: writing him a blank check and setting him loose on a movie set.

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