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Christopher Nolan's new movie has officially been announced with a 2026 release date, and it adds to an already stacked year for Universal Pictures. Following Oppenheimer's domination at the 2024 Oscars where it won Best Picture, Best Actor, and more, questions about what the now Best Director Oscar-winning director would do next. While early reports suggested a remake of The Prisoner is in store, recent reports suggest that is no longer the case.
Universal can now confidently claim to have new movies from four of Hollywood's biggest and most exciting directors, all coming out in a single year - or just a five-month span, to be more precise. Having Peele, Spielberg, and the Daniels alone was impressive for 2026, so adding Nolan's next movie into the mix only makes it more exciting. These four directors should help ensure that Universal has some of the biggest and best movies of the year.
How Universal Got Nolan, Spielberg, Peele & The Daniels' 2026 Movies Universal Has Built Great Relationships Universal's ability to have new movies from Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Jordan Peele, and the Daniels all come out in the same year is a sign of how well the studio has managed to build relationships in the short and long term. Spielberg has had ties with Universal for decades, even pre-dating blockbuster, franchise-spawning hits like Jaws and Jurassic Park.
Other exciting films among Universal's 2026 movie lineup include the M3GAN spinoff, SOULM8TE. There is also a new Exorcist movie slated to come that year from acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan. Another potentially notable title for Universal is Reminders of Him, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's book of the same name. Considering how much success Sony had adapting Hoover's book It Ends With Us with Blake Lively, Universal could be in a good position to build on the hit.
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