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Christopher Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American filmmaker whose concept-driven epics have reshaped the modern studio blockbuster. Renowned for structurally intricate storytelling, large-format cinematography, and practical effects, he is widely regarded as a defining director of the 21st century. His films have grossed over $6.6 billion worldwide and earned him two Academy Awards, two BAFTAs, and a Golden Globe. He was appointed CBE in 2019 and knighted in 2024 for services to film. Raised between London and Evanston, Illinois, Nolan began making Super 8 shorts as a child, later studying English literature at University College London, where he ran the Film Society and met his producer and future wife, Emma Thomas; together they founded Syncopy Inc. After shorts like Doodlebug, he self-financed his micro-budget debut Following (1998), then broke through with the reverse-told amnesia noir Memento (2000). Studio work followed with Insomnia (2002) and then Batman Begins (2005), which launched a grounded superhero trilogy completed by The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). Between and after those, he mounted original tentpoles—The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), and the triptych survival drama Dunkirk (2017), which earned his first Best Director nomination. Nolan’s films interrogate time, memory, identity, ethics, and knowledge—sneaking metaphysics into genre frames (noir, heist, war, biopic). Hallmarks include nonlinear or braided timelines, precision cross-cutting, mathematically inflected imagery, practical/in-camera spectacle augmented by visual effects, experimental soundscapes, and a steadfast preference for celluloid (65mm/IMAX) and theatrical exhibition. A frequent collaborator with Jonathan Nolan (co-writer), Emma Thomas (producer), and craftspeople such as Wally Pfister, Hoyte van Hoytema, Lee Smith, and Hans Zimmer, he also advocates globally for film preservation and exhibition, curating restorations and convening archivists to champion photochemical cinema. After the time-bending espionage of Tenet (2020), Nolan departed Warner Bros. and partnered with Universal on Oppenheimer (2023), a morally dense biopic that won him the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. He is re-teaming with Universal on The Odyssey (scheduled for 2026), an IMAX-shot adaptation of Homer’s epic. In 2025 he was elected President of the Directors Guild of America. Nolan lives in Los Angeles with Thomas and their four children, continuing to pair popular spectacle with intellectual ambition while championing the artistry—and communal ritual—of seeing movies on film, in cinemas.
This is a new story from the world of Star Trek. And with a completely new crew of the starship Enterprise. The story takes place in the 25th century, long after the death of Captain Picard and his crew. The new captain, Edward Carver, would be played by Henry Cavill. The new first officer, originally from a colony on Mars, named Taryn Vale, would be played by Rebecca Ferguson. Brandon Sklenar would play the new security officer, Jack Holt. He would be a veteran of the last war between the Federation and the Romulans. Michael B. Jordan would play the new Klingon commander and tactical and communications officer, Rion Dennas. Elizabeth Olsen would play the new chief medical officer, Dr. Martha Ellis. And the new Vulcan science officer named T'Sara would be played by Jenna Ortega. The new chief engineer named Zan Quill would be played by Glen Powell. And the new navigation officer of Bajoran origin named Kalia Irsan would be played by Sadie Sink. The story begins as the new crew embarks on their five-year mission into deep space. But the threat of a new war between the Federation and the Romulan Galactic Empire will change the fate of the entire crew. The title of the story will be: Star Trek: New Horizons.
