Editing Christopher Nolan (section)

=== 2020–present: ''Tenet'', ''Oppenheimer'' and ''The Odyssey'' ===
Nolan's next film was the science fiction film ''[[Tenet (film)|Tenet]]'' (2020), described by [[Tom Shone]] of ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' as "a globe-spinning riff on all things Nolanesque".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shone |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Shone|date=23 August 2020a |title=Film review: ''Tenet'' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/film-review-tenet-2q6btbzrl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823183242/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/film-review-tenet-2q6btbzrl |archive-date=23 August 2020 |access-date=23 August 2020 |work=[[The Sunday Times]]|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Nolan had worked on the screenplay for more than five years after deliberating about its central ideas for over a decade.<ref name="Maytum-Jun2020">{{Cite magazine |last=Maytum |first=Matt |date=June 2020 |title=Time to Spy |magazine=[[Total Film]] |issue=299 |pages=30–35}}</ref> Delayed three times due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], ''Tenet'' was the first Hollywood [[Tent-pole (entertainment)|tent-pole]] to open in theatres after the pandemic shutdown.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pamela, McClintock |date=6 September 2020 |title=Box Office: ''Tenet'' Debuts to $20M as U.S. Theaters Reopen, Nears $150M Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-tenet-opens-to-20m-as-u-s-theaters-reopen-nears-150m-globally |url-status=live |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906220921/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-tenet-opens-to-20m-as-u-s-theaters-reopen-nears-150m-globally |archive-date=6 September 2020 |access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref> The film tells the story of an unnamed protagonist (played by [[John David Washington]]) who travels through time to stop a world-threatening attack.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Nate |title=A Beat-by-Beat Explanation of What Happens in ''Tenet'' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/tenet-explained-whats-going-on-in-the-plot-of-this-movie.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213164958/https://www.vulture.com/2020/09/tenet-explained-whats-going-on-in-the-plot-of-this-movie.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It grossed $363{{nbsp}}million worldwide on a production budget of $200{{nbsp}}million, becoming Nolan's first to underperform at the box-office.{{sfn|Nathan|2022|p=199}} ''Tenet'' was described as his most polarising film; critics praised the ambition and technical aspects but found its story confusing.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Tenet'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tenet |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=15 December 2022 |archive-date=26 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826154802/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tenet |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sharf-2020">{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=21 August 2020 |title=''Tenet'' Divides Critics: Nolan's Latest Called a 'Monumental Spectacle' and 'Head-Scratching' Dud |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/tenet-critics-divided-christopher-nolan-1234581611/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109175125/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/tenet-critics-divided-christopher-nolan-1234581611/ |archive-date=9 January 2021 |access-date=9 January 2020 |publisher=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''The Guardian'' awarded it five out of five, calling it "a cerebral [[cadenza]], a deadpan flourish of crazy implausibility—but supercharged with steroidal energy and imagination".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=25 August 2020 |author-link=Peter Bradshaw|title=''Tenet'' review – supremely ambitious race against time makes for superb cinema |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/25/tenet-review-christopher-nolan-head-scratchingly-ambitious?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925095024/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/25/tenet-review-christopher-nolan-head-scratchingly-ambitious?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture |archive-date=25 September 2020 |access-date=25 August 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Leslie Felperin of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' described it as "a chilly, cerebral film—easy to admire, especially since it's so rich in audacity and originality, but almost impossible to love, lacking as it is in a certain humanity".<ref name="Felperin-2020">{{Cite news |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |date=21 August 2020 |title=''Tenet'': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tenet-film-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822003115/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tenet-film-review |archive-date=22 August 2020 |access-date=8 September 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> At the [[93rd Academy Awards]], the film won Best Visual Effects and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=15 March 2021 |title=Oscar Nominations: The Complete List |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/2021-oscars-nominations-full-list-of-nominees-1234714432/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315130637/https://deadline.com/2021/03/2021-oscars-nominations-full-list-of-nominees-1234714432/ |archive-date=15 March 2021 |access-date=15 March 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Following the release of ''Tenet'', Nolan joined the Advisory Board of the [[Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=10 November 2020 |title=Christopher Nolan, Rob Legato Join SMPTE Engineers Advisory Board |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/christopher-nolan-rob-legato-join-smpte-engineers-advisory-board |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111023619/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/christopher-nolan-rob-legato-join-smpte-engineers-advisory-board |archive-date=11 November 2020 |access-date=10 November 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> He served as an executive producer on ''[[Zack Snyder's Justice League]]'' (2021), a [[director's cut]] of 2017's ''Justice League''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guerrasio |first=Jason |date=10 March 2021 |title=Deborah Snyder says Christopher Nolan supported her husband Zack in his quest to make the 'Snyder cut' |url=https://www.insider.com/christopher-nola-encouraged-zack-snyder-justice-league-snyder-cut-2021-3 |access-date=15 March 2021 |publisher=[[Insider Inc.]] |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829223812/https://www.insider.com/christopher-nola-encouraged-zack-snyder-justice-league-snyder-cut-2021-3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:ChrisNolanBFI150224 (10 of 12) (53532289710) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Nolan at [[BFI Southbank]] in 2024]]

Nolan's 12th film was ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' (2023), a biopic based on [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] (played by [[Cillian Murphy]]) and his role in the development of the [[atom bomb]].{{sfn|Nathan|2022|p=216}} It was Nolan's first [[Motion Picture Association film rating system|R-rated]] film since ''Insomnia'' (2002).<ref>{{cite web|author=Lupton, Drake|date=2 June 2023|url=https://collider.com/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-release-date-cast-filming/|title=''Oppenheimer'': Release Date, Cast, Trailer, and Everything We Know About Christopher Nolan's New Movie|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=16 June 2023|archive-date=15 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615212205/https://collider.com/christopher-nolan-oppenheimer-release-date-cast-filming/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was financed and distributed by [[Universal Pictures]], making it Nolan's first feature film since ''Memento'' that was not made for Warner Bros. He disagreed with Warner Bros.' decision to simultaneously release their films in theatres and on [[HBO Max]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Starkey |first1=Adam |title=Here's what we know about Christopher Nolan's ''Oppenheimer'' |url=https://www.nme.com/features/film-features/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-new-film-release-date-plot-cast-explained-3282604 |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[NME]] |date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805101035/https://www.nme.com/features/film-features/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-new-film-release-date-plot-cast-explained-3282604 |archive-date=5 August 2022}}</ref> Nolan secured the deal with Universal after he was promised a production budget of around $100&nbsp;million with an equal marketing budget, total creative control, 20 per cent of [[first-dollar gross]], a 100-day theatrical window and a blackout period from the studio wherein the company would not release another film three weeks before or after ''Oppenheimer''{{'s}} release.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kit|first=Borys|date=15 September 2021 |title=Inside the Studios' (and Apple's) Frenzy to Get Christopher Nolan's Next Film |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-nolan-pitch-to-studios-including-apple-seeking-his-next-film-1235014132/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915154038/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/christopher-nolan-pitch-to-studios-including-apple-seeking-his-next-film-1235014132/ |archive-date=15 September 2021 |access-date=16 September 2021 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> The film received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Oppenheimer'' |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oppenheimer_2023 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719190500/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oppenheimer_2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Matthew Jackson of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote, "''Oppenheimer'' deserves the title of masterpiece. It's Christopher Nolan's best film so far, a step up to a new level for one of our finest filmmakers, and a movie that burns itself into your brain."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jackson |first1=Matthew |title=''Oppenheimer'' review: Christopher Nolan delivers his masterpiece |url=https://www.avclub.com/a-review-of-christopher-nolans-oppenheimer-1850654105 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=19 July 2023 |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720064141/https://www.avclub.com/a-review-of-christopher-nolans-oppenheimer-1850654105 |url-status=live }}</ref> Terming it "boldly imaginative and [Nolan's] most mature work yet", [[BBC Culture]]'s [[Caryn James]] added that it combined the "explosive, commercially-enticing action of ''The Dark Knight'' trilogy" with the "cerebral underpinnings" of ''Memento'', ''Inception'' and ''Tenet''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=James |first=Caryn |author-link=Caryn James|date=19 July 2023 |title=Oppenheimer review: A "magnificent" story of a tragic American genius |publisher=[[BBC Culture]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230719-a-magnificent-story-of-a-tragic-american-genius |url-status=live |access-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719222320/https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230719-a-magnificent-story-of-a-tragic-american-genius |archive-date=19 July 2023}}</ref> ''Oppenheimer'' grossed over $975{{nbsp}}million worldwide, making it the [[2023 in film#Highest-grossing films|third-highest-grossing film of 2023]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Top 2023 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-2023 |newspaper=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=26 August 2023 |archive-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105203535/https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Among the film's [[List of accolades received by Oppenheimer (film)|numerous accolades]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gonzalez |first=Shivani |date=7 January 2024 |title=Golden Globes Winners 2024: The Complete List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/movies/golden-globes-winners-list.html |access-date=8 January 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108000129/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/movies/golden-globes-winners-list.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Yossman |first1=K. J. |last2=Shafer |first2=Ellise |title=BAFTA Film Awards 2024 Winners List (Updating Live) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/bafta-film-awards-2024-winners-list-1235913491/ |access-date=18 February 2024 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=18 February 2024 |archive-date=18 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218173615/https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/bafta-film-awards-2024-winners-list-1235913491/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Nolan won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=10 March 2024 |title=Oscars 2024 Highlights: 'Oppenheimer' Wins Best Picture, and Emma Stone Wins Best Actress for 'Poor Things' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/10/movies/oscars-academy-awards |access-date=10 March 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=10 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310213033/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/10/movies/oscars-academy-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of February 2025, Nolan will once again work with Universal Studios on ''[[The Odyssey (2026 film)|The Odyssey]]'', an adaptation of the [[Ancient Greek]] [[epic poem]] the ''[[Odyssey]]'' by [[Homer]]. It is scheduled to be released in July 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=23 December 2024 |title=Christopher Nolan's Next Film Is An Adaptation Of Homer's 'The Odyssey', Universal Reveals |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-confirmed-directors-new-film-universal-1236241340/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223222535/https://deadline.com/2024/12/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-confirmed-directors-new-film-universal-1236241340/ |archive-date=23 December 2024 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> It follows [[Odysseus]] (portrayed by [[Matt Damon]]), the legendary [[Greeks|Greek]] king of [[Homer's Ithaca|Ithaca]], on his perilous journey to return home following the [[Trojan War]], his encounters with the cyclops [[Polyphemus]], [[the Sirens]], and the witch goddess [[Circe]], and his reunion with his wife, [[Penelope]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=17 February 2025 |title=Matt Damon Is Odysseus in First Look at Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/matt-damon-odysseus-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-image/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217162736/https://www.thewrap.com/matt-damon-odysseus-christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-image/ |archive-date=17 February 2025 |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> With an estimated production budget of $250&nbsp;million, it is poised to be the most expensive film of Nolan's career.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Belloni |first=Matthew |author-link=Matthew Belloni |date=10 January 2025 |title=25 Surefire, 100 Percent Probable Hollywood Predictions for 2025 (Part 2) |url=https://puck.news/25-surefire-100-percent-probable-2025-hollywood-predictions-part-2/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250110175419/https://puck.news/25-surefire-100-percent-probable-2025-hollywood-predictions-part-2/ |archive-date=10 January 2025 |access-date=15 January 2025 |website=[[Puck News]]}} – via {{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Kaitlyn |date=11 January 2025 |title=Christopher Nolan's ''The Odyssey'' Has A Reported $250M Budget |url=https://bleedingcool.com/movies/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-has-a-reported-250m-budget/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112041119/https://bleedingcool.com/movies/christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-has-a-reported-250m-budget/ |archive-date=12 January 2025 |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]]}}</ref> The film will be the first mainstream blockbuster to be shot entirely on IMAX film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2025-05-15 |title=Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Will Be the First Blockbuster Shot Entirely on Imax Film Cameras |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/nolan-odyssey-first-blockbuster-to-only-use-imax-cameras-1236217925/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>