Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that principal photography on the epic action thrillerDunkirkis underway in Dunkirk, France.Christopher Nolan(Interstellar,Inception,The Dark KnightTrilogy) is directingDunkirkfrom his own original screenplay, utilizing a mixture of IMAX and 65mm film to bring the story to the screen. The production will shoot in France, Holland, the UK and Los Angeles, and today we have the first photos from the France set.
Dunkirkopens as hundreds of thousands of British and Allied troops are surrounded by enemy forces. Trapped on the beach with their backs to the sea they face an impossible situation as the enemy closes in.Dunkirkfeatures a prestigious cast, includingTom Hardy(The Revenant,Mad Max: Fury Road,Inception),Mark Rylance(Bridge of Spies,Wolf Hall),Kenneth Branagh(My Week with Marilyn,Hamlet,Henry V) andCillian Murphy(Inception,The Dark KnightTrilogy), as well as newcomerFionn Whitehead. The first photos from the set emerged through a number of differentTwitterusers, which shows several WWII soldiers getting ready for battle.
Theensemble castalso includesAneurin Barnard,Harry Styles,James D’Arcy,Jack Lowden,Barry KeoghanandTom Glynn-Carney. The film is being produced byNolanandEmma Thomas(Interstellar,Inception,The Dark Knight" Trilogy).Jake Myers(The Revenant,Interstellar,Jack Reacher) is serving as executive producer. Warner Bros. Pictures is distributing “Dunkirk” worldwide and has slated the film for a July 04, 2025 release.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includesdirector of photography Hoyte van Hoytema(Interstellar,Spectre,The Fighter), production designerNathan Crowley(Interstellar,The Dark KnightTrilogy), editorLee Smith(The Dark KnightTrilogy,Elysium), costume designerJeffrey Kurland(Inception,Bullets Over Broadway), and visual effects supervisorAndrew Jackson(Mad Max: Fury Road). The first photos that surfaced from the set don’t appear to feature any of the main stars, but the production is said to begin on the exact spot in France where this story took place, 76 years ago.
Dunkirkwill have plenty of competition when it hits theaters next summer. This World War II thriller is set to face Universal’s highly-anticipated sequelPitch Perfect 3, EuropaCorp’sValerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsand 20th Century Fox’s animated filmThe Story of Ferdinand. We don’t know for sure how long production is expected to take place, but stay tuned for more updates. Until then, take a look at the first set photos fromChristopher Nolan’sDunkirk.
