Charlize Theron is in line to join Christopher Nolan's latest star-studded project.
Theron, who has starred in the Mad Max and Fast & Furious franchises, is the latest name to join Nolan's follow-up to Oppenheimer, Deadline reports.
Theron joins the previously-announced Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o and Robert Pattinson in the project, which is currently slated for a summer 2026 release date.
Nolan's new movie doesn't currently have an official title or any confirmed plot details.
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Holland, who is best known for his role as Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man series, recently spoke about the casting process for the film – describing working with Nolan as a major career aspiration.
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"When the opportunity came in, it was the phone call of a lifetime," he said. "[It was] reminiscent of getting that call about Spider-Man 10 years ago.
"It's an amazing thing for me. I'm super proud and I'm really, really excited."
Holland hasn't given anything away about the nature of the film, adding: "All I can say is that I'm incredibly excited and obviously honoured, but that's all I can say because to be honest that's really all I know."
Whilst Theron's role in Nolan's film may be unknown, she recently spoke about the delayed sequel to The Old Guard – sharing that there's been movement on the long-gestating second movie.
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"We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it," she said. "They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it.
"We finally picked it back up and I'm really excited about it.
"It's a really important film to us. I only wanted to do it if we could make it amazing. I really love this movie," she continued, adding that the sequel is "really good".
Christopher Nolan's next film is scheduled to be released on July 17, 2026.
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