DirectorChristopher Nolan’sOppenheimerwas recently re-released in a handful of IMAX locations, a year after it won the Best Picture Academy Award.Oppenheimeralso earned Nolan his first Best Director Oscar, in addition to winning the Best Actor honor for starCillian Murphy. Along with all the acclaim that it received upon release, the movie also emerged as a landmark hit — it’s the biggest World War II film and the biggest biographical film of all time. Thanks to the re-release,Oppenheimeris now poised to surpass the lifetime domestic haul of a movie that incidentally involved Nolan in a tangential role.
With $330 million in the bank so far,Oppenheimeris around $300,000 shy of passing the lifetime domestic haul ofBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Nolan is credited as an executive producer on the film, which was helmed byZack Snyder. StarringHenry Cavillas Superman andBen Affleckas Batman, the movie served as a sequel toMan of Steel, which Nolan produced through his Syncopy Films banner.Batman v. Supermangrossed over $870 million worldwide in 2016, but was viewed as an under-performer because of its massive production costs.
It also earned divisive reviews, and influenced Warner Bros. to alter the serious tone ofSuicide SquadandJustice League, both of which were in different stages of production already.Oppenheimerhad already surpassedBatman v Supermanat the global box office, having made over $100 million more. It’s Nolan’s third-biggest film, behindThe Dark KnightandThe Dark Knight Rises. The three-hour epic tells the story ofJ. Robert Oppenheimer, the Father of the Atomic Bomb.Oppenheimerreceived widespread acclaim upon release, but drew some controversy for its portrayal of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
Nolan Is Set to Begin Production on ‘The Odyssey’
Nolan recently enjoyed the re-release of his science-fiction epicInterstellar, which added over $50 million to its global haul. The filmmaker is now putting together his highly anticipated next project,The Odyssey. Headlined byMatt Damon, who will be supported by an A-list ensemble that includes the likes ofTom HollandandAnne Hathaway,The Odysseyis set for release in July 2026. He’s reuniting with Universal on the movie, after a successful experience onOppenheimer. This happened after Nolan severed ties with Warner Bros., the studio that produced his Batman trilogy, as well as Zack Snyder’s DC films. You can watchOppenheimeron IMAX, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
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