Lupita Nyong’o is the latest star to join Christopher Nolan’s top-secret film project. She joins an already stacked call sheet that includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway and Zendaya.

Nolan writes and directs the project for Universal Pictures, which is due to release the feature on July 17th, 2026. Nolan earned his first Academy Award for Oppenheimer last year, which was his first project with Universal after having remained loyal to Warner Bros. since 2002. Nolan moved to Universal after Warner temporarily abandoned exclusive theatrical distribution.

Nolan is keeping so tight-lipped about the project that sources can’t even agree on the genre – some have suggested it would be a period vampire thriller, others a helicopter actioner. The filmmaker is producing alongside his wife and partner, Emma Thomas, for their Syncopy banner. Filming is expected to begin in the first half of 2025.

Lupita Nyong’o is having a good year. She was recently seen in the alien invasion thriller A Quiet Place: Day One, and lent her voice to the protagonist of the animated film The Wild Robot. Her upcoming projects include sports drama Strawweight opposite Chloë Grace Moretz and the comedy-drama Lunik Heist, opposite John Mulaney and Jared Leto.