Check out the all-new teaser trailer below for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man:

While there’s no existing known plot for The Immortal Man, the teaser trailer offers up a taste showcasing a know withdrawn and isolated Tommy Shelby having to return to Birmingham and his old gangster ways with the rising threat of fascism and Nazism in Britain, and it’s all about to get explosive.

It’s an exciting prospect seeing Murphy don his great coat, peaked cap and definitive Shelby strut once more, and audiences will be baying with excitement as to the prospects of hat awaits with The Immortal Man.

Celebrated writer and creator Steven Knight has returned to once again construct this next chapter in the Shelby legacy and we’ll also see the return of cast members including Stephen Graham as Hayden Stagg, Sophie Rundle as Ada Thorne, Ned Dennehy as Charlie Strong and Packy Lee as Johnny Dogs (and whom also narrates this opening teaser trailer), in addition The Immortal Man will also feature a talented new line-up of cast members including Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth and Barry Keoghan, who will all play key roles in the new story, but whose characters details have yet to have been revealed.

 

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Get ready for all kinds of swagger when Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man arrives in cinemas next year on March 6, 2026, before being available to be streamed on Netflix beginning March 20, 2026.

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The film follows the life of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project in World War II, and his contributions that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Looking to the past and adapting Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s American Prometheus, filmmaker Christopher Nolan tells the doomed and tragic story of American theoretical physicist and father of the ‘atomic bomb’, J. Robert Oppenheimer. And the result is a pulse-pounding and terrifying film of what the fullest pursuit of genius can do to the human spirit. Nolan’s narrative in Oppenheimer is a cautionary parable for the modern age of innovation and what the blind pursuit of knowledge can lead to. Drawing on the Greek myth of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods, and who, for gifting it to mankind, was chained to a rock by his angry creator and who was forced to endure intolerable torment for all of eternity, Nolan takes his audiences on an emotional and shocking journey to the creation of the Atomic Bomb. And it is an awe-inspiring work.

Christopher Nolan’s stance in the realisation of Oppenheimer is that of conductor of the grandest visual orchestra arranged. Light, colour, sound and performance all merge together in the telling of the grand American tale, with Oppenheimer being a perfect symphony of the cinematic arts. Nolan stands as a painter with this portrait of the most defining moment of the 20th century, and not a brush stroke is missed. Layered emotions and the complex juxtaposition of the pursuit of glory mirrored with the realisation of the tragedy of success are brought together in the film. He brings a highly focused attention to detail to this titan of a narrative, and audiences will find themselves pulled deeper and deeper into its continually evolving story. Like the realm of quantum physics that he seeks to pull his audience into, Oppenheimer is a continually evolving production, and it is not until the final scene that its full meaning can be felt.

As a guardian of the cinema experience, Nolan makes Oppenheimer a feast for the eyes, and it is a glory to watch in the IMAX format. Together with cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, production designer Ruth De Jong, art director Samantha Englender, and costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, Nolan creates a broad and sweeping canvas that captures the change of humanity’s entire direction in the mid-1940s with the race to the creation of the bomb. The scope of IMAX captures an almost Norman Rockwell influence on the lighting, costuming, and design of Oppenheimer’s world and its Los Alomas setting. The familiar and classic Americana landscape acts as an inviting portal for audiences to enter into, but it also hides the world-changing discoveries that are at work. The use of both colour and black and white in the storytelling mechanism acts as a way to define the film’s two unique narrative perspectives, and audiences will not be able to look away from what they witness.

At the centre of Oppenheimer and with the eyes of the audience fully focused on him is Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer. And let me say that Murphy’s performance is excellent. Through appearance, stance and behaviour, Murphy transforms himself into Oppenheimer, the man who would move the world, and he’s never been given greater responsibility for a character. In his portrayal of ‘the father of the Atomic Bomb’, Murphy moves between the polarities that existed in Oppenheimer’s life. He’s a man whose enchanted by the natural world and who seeks an understanding of it to bask in its beauty and triumph but who is also ensnared by the jealousies, failings and fears that afflict all men. J. Robert Oppenheimer was complex, challenged and evolving, and so too is Murphy’s presentation of the man.

Standing in Murphy’s shadow in Oppenheimer is celebrated actress Emily Blunt as she carries a grand weight as the central character’s traumatised and problem-stricken wife, Kitty. Both a drunk and uncaring wife and mother, Kitty is an incredibly difficult woman who straddles a line between her admiration and bitter spite of her husband. She’s also a woman whose unafraid of an argument, and she’s ready to get in the faces of the men she despises. While you could label Blunt’s character as unsympathetic, we bear witness to her own emotions and the humiliation that she suffers through with her husband’s ongoing affair with the pretty and spritely Jean Tatlock (Florence Pugh), his communist fling. Nolan revs up the disgust and trauma as she confronts her husband’s blatant and open infidelities. Blunt is at the top of her game in Oppenheimer, and she’s never given a better performance.

Via Christopher Nolan’s presence Matt Damon finds a new direction for his presentation as the classic American character. Cast as Brigadier General Leslie Groves, a man who led the creation of the Manhatten Project and America’s response to the race for the bomb, Damon leans into Groves’s documented persona as ‘a doer, a driver and a stickler for duty’. As Groves, Damon is a complete bulldog. Argumentative, relentless and determined to get his own way, he repeatedly hammers the threat that failure is not an option. Like many of the other characters present in this story, Damon’s Groves shares a complex and constantly progressive relationship with Murphy’s Oppenheimer, and this leads to an interesting relationship on screen.

Finally, Robert Downey Jr. steps into the polished visage of Lewis Strauss, Chairman of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, and he’s the narrative’s most complicated character. Strauss appears in the narrative as the ultimate politician, thanks to Downey Jr.’s portrayal of him. Best described as a two-faced, bureaucratic prick, he’s willing to go to any length to paint himself in a positive light, and as Nolan’s film develops, his festering contempt, heightened distrust and loathsome disdain for Oppenheimer unfolds. Robert Downey Jr. as Strauss is pure unchecked ego, and he has a considerable appearance in the film’s third act, and like many of the actors in the piece, Downey Jr. elevates to a whole other level in Oppenheimer.

Oppenheimer is a pure operatic experience thanks to the tremendous scale given to it by the scope of the IMAX format. Its defining centre piece relates to the testing of The Trinity Test, the first time the world ever saw witness to an atomic device, when Oppenheimer literally captured the power of the sun on Earth. And in IMAX, it’s a thunderous moment. Imagery and sound capture its orange and yellow mushroom cloud and both its beauty and horror in a single moment. The film’s presentation of The Trinity Test is matched to Nolan’s exploration of the world of quantum physics. The director visualizes this through pictures of vivid colours and fractured light, and there’s a certain psychedelic rock and roll vibe that is present in the picture’s exploration of theoretical physics.

Thematically Christopher Nolan takes his audience on a considerable journey with this narrative, and there’s an immense danger and darkness that exists at the heart of Oppenheimer. Nolan’s vivid exploration of the creation of the atomic bomb is then juxtaposed with the harrowing and haunting realisation of Oppenheimer’s own actions and the terrifying realisation of the destruction he has unleashed upon the world. Oppenheimer is existentially sobering in its final delivery, and the audiences will feel their minds throb with its questions and messaging. By its final scene, I was completely spent with emotion, and its hard-hitting final statement continued to reverberate throughout my mind for many days to come. I had never before witnessed a more intellectual, harrowing and important cinema experience in my whole life.

Oppenheimer is a film of cause and effect, action and consequence, and how innovation can lead to both discovery and destruction in the same moment. The film’s final statement is a definitive statement on human choice, action and free will, and this is the ultimate cautionary tale for our modern age. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a cinematic masterpiece in every sense of the word and is likely to be one of the most important narrative events of the 21st century. And humanity should head its message.

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Watch and behold the extraordinary power of Oppenheimer below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

The film follows the life of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project in World War II, and his contributions that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

With a dynamic and all-consuming passion, celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan is readying to bring audiences the incredible true-life story of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) and the creation of the Atomic Bomb in Oppenheimer. Based upon the award-winning biography of Oppenheimer, American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin, Oppenheimer is shaping up to be an incredibly powerful and dynamic story that will leave audiences spellbound by the portrait of its subject and layered with dynamic characterization and grand visuals.

Nolan is joined once again by noted cinematographer and together they have fully embraced the power of the IMAX format with Oppenheimer being filmed in IMAX 65mm and 65mm large-format film. It is also the first film to shoot sections in IMAX black and white analog photography. And this will be a grand event to witness on the big screen.

Alongside Murphy, Nolan has assembled an incredible line-up of talent for this picture which includes the likes of Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh and Gary Oldman, and Oppenheimer will test all of them to the core limits of their craft.

Prepare yourself for a miraculous and powerful cinematic experience when Oppenheimer arrives in cinemas on July 20.

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And now Nolan has made a very special announcement and has revealed some of the first footage from his latest film project. Check it out below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

The film follows theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project and his contributions that led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Stark in its imagery and bringing to life a sense of foreboding and tragedy, Nolan is being cryptic with this first look at Oppenheimer, but it’s clear that this movie is doing to be something different for audiences and it’s dramatic depth will leave a very real impact on them.

Mixing layered black and white imagery with burning colour, and with its moody, hollow score and clipped dialogue narration that announces ‘the man who moved the earth’, Oppenheimer is shaping up to be an epic film that brings together an intimate character study, along with strong ethical questions and the triumphs and sorrows that are brought upon by the act of creation. In essence, this is Nolan presenting a work of intense drama and feeling and audiences will be drawn into the visual poetry that he brings to life on the screen.

Along with Cillain Murphy in the lead role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Nolan has packed out Oppenheimer with a top of their game cast including Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Lieutenant general Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, and Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock. The best of the best are working on Oppenheimer and this is an event movie you are going to want to witness up on the big screen.

Prepare for the grand experience of Oppenheimer when it arrives in cinemas on July 20, 2023.

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Beneath a woman’s striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the most feared assassins on the planet.

While spy fiction always makes for great cinema, it’s very difficult to find a new angle into the genre and present the audience with something fresh. But this is Luc Besson we’re talking about, a filmmaker who continues to break new ground with every new project. With Anna, the filmmaker recalls his action cinema past with films such as La Femme Nikita and Leon: The Professional and the result is something that is packed out with adrenaline and originality. Setting his story around the conflict the multiple lives that Russian spy Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss) has to contend with and the result is something that hits you with an entirely different narrative. Besson also gives Anna an interesting retro point-of-view thanks to it’s Cold War setting, and this sets Anna apart from the current day spy films that we normally see.

Newcomer Sasha Luss finds herself with a very interesting role here as she takes on Russian spy Anna Poliatova who is coerced into the espionage life. From here her life becomes a dangerous ‘lived on the edge’ existence as she balances her undercover life as an international model with that of her more violent work as a honeypot assassin. Luss brings considerable sex appeal to the role, and she carries an elegance that reminds me of a young Sophia Loren. However, this girl also gets her hands dirty up on-screen and there are several fight scenes that really put her through paces as she has to impress her handlers and accomplish her mission in order to stay alive. Luss also takes us inside Anna’s head and she has considerable mental trauma to deal with this and this all makes things very interesting to watch as an audience member.

Standing alongside Anna as her handler and Russian spy master is Luke Evans as Alex Tchenkov, a KGB agent who becomes personally involved with Anna, and it’s a great part for Evans. Tchenkov is all business, and while the mission always comes first for him he soon has to wrestle with his emotions as he tries to keep Anna safe, and has to balance his love for her with his duties to the KGB. Along with his emotionally charged performance, Evans also brings a considerable East block cool to the character and shows off plenty of anti-hero charisma here. Cutting a cool figure onscreen, Evans makes a great foil for Luss to play off against and whether they’re fighting it out, or getting steamy in the shadows, they make a great pair up on the screen.

Finally, Cillian Murphy makes an appearance in this complicated triad as CIA case officer Leonard Miller and it’s an entirely different role, unlike anything the Irish actor has played before. Murphy’s Miller is almost the twin shadow to Evans’ Tchenkov and he’s possessed of cunning intelligence and hungry desire for revenge against the KGB. This results in plenty of adversarial actions on his behalf, and you never really know where he’s going to go as the character. I really enjoyed how twisted and complicated Murphy was as Miller and he’s a definite joy to watch up on screen.

When it comes to action and style, Anna is absolutely packed to the brim with it. As Anna takes on her targets, she becomes a killing machine and things get bloody quickly. The film’s highlight is an epic five-minute fight scene where Anna has to take on multiple adversaries and Luss handles herself with the intensity of a professional MMA fighter who is not shy of the carnage and she digs in hard. The film’s 1990s setting also gives it a very interesting stylistic look and there’s plenty of visual flair to keep you engaged with as an audience member thanks to its cross of spy action and high fashion.

If you’re seeking a cinematic rush, with plenty of glam visuals then Anna is definitely a movie you should check out, and with it’s twisting narrative and edge-of-your-seat thrills it will definitely keep you amped.

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Master filmmaker Christopher Nolan is returning to the big screen with the phenomenal true story of courage in the face of overwhelming odds with Dunkirk.

The new trailer has just been released, and is a completely mesmerising watch. Check it out below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

May 1940. The British Army and their Allies find themselves surrounded on the edge of the French Peninsula under threat of annihilation by the German Wehrmacht. With mounting casualties, a miraculous operation codenamed Dynamo is utilised and everything from warships to motorboats is used to get the troops back home safely.

Joining Nolan in this courageous story is a group of Britain’s best performers including Sir Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Sir Mark Rylance, James D’Arcy and Harry Styles.

Dunkirk will be released in cinemas on July 20 in New Zealand and Australia, and on July 21 in the US and UK.

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