Christopher Nolan
Director Christopher Nolan introduces a clip from "The Dark Knight Rises" at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, June 3, 2012. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

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  • Christopher Nolan calls "Tenet" his most "ambitious" project
  • Nolan revealed that it is the biggest film in terms of international reach
  • The film is scheduled to hit theaters on July 17, 2020

Christopher Nolan, who will be launching his upcoming movie “Tenet” next year, has revealed that the film is the most “ambitious” project that he has ever made in his career.

Speaking in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the acclaimed director opened up about his upcoming movie starring John David Washington in leading role. Talking about the movie, he did not hold up in teasing fans by giving some specific details about the project.

Nolan explained that the movie can be called an “action epic evolving from the world of international espionage.” The “Prestige” helmer also shared that the movie will explore a plethora of genres in a refreshing way. When asked if it is the biggest movie he has ever produced, the acclaimed directed explained that in terms of reach and scale, yes, it is the biggest movie for him.

“I have put a lot of large-scale productions, but this is the biggest in terms of international reach,” Nolan said.

Nolan, whose previous credits include “Dunkirk,” “Interstellar,” and “Memento,” also told the publication about various details of the movie, like locations and members participating in the project. The “Dark Knight” trilogy helmer revealed that they shot the movie in seven countries, including India, and have some of the finest actors in the cast.

“There’s no question, it is the most ambitious film we have made,” Nolan said.

The plot of the movie is currently unknown, but just like Nolan said it revolves around espionage, time travel and evolution. The trailer of the movie just dropped and it received universal acclaim. As soon as the trailer surfaced online, the netizens voiced that one more “masterpiece” is coming from Nolan.

One of the user noted that Nolan always blows his mind with his movies while many users took various photos of Martin Scorsese with “This is cinema” written all over it.

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The movie also stars Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michael Caine, Clemence Poesy, Himesh Patel and Dimple Kapadia in pivotal roles.

“Tenet” is scheduled to hit theaters on July 17, 2020.