It was earlier reported that Christopher Nolan is all set for his new project, slated for a July 2020 release. Nolan’s last film was period war film Dunkirk, starring Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy. However, bigger news comes in the form of first casting decisions for the upcoming film, which will reportedly feature actor John David Washington in the lead role. It is quite a development as all of Nolan’s film has had a white man playing the lead role.
In a career spanning over 2 decades and 10 films, Nolan’s filmography is varied in terms of genre and style, but have never featured a man/ woman of color in the lead role. Other reports pertaining to the film such as story line, genre etc have been kept under wraps but Nolan is producing the project along with his partner Emma Thomas, who has co-produced most of Nolan’s films and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. John Washington was the breakout star of 2018 and is also the Son of Hollywood icon Denzel Washington.
