Lupita Nyong'o is the latest star to join Christopher Nolan's top-secret follow-up to his Best Picture Oscar winner "Oppenheimer," which Universal will release on July 17, 2026, The Wrap has learned.

Day One," joins a cast for Nolan's next film that includes Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, and Zendaya, according to

Nyong’o won an Academy Award for her performance in Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and starred in Black Panther and its sequel, Wakanda Forever. In September, she released her intimate and joyous podcast, Mind Your Own, which navigates what it means to belong, told via the African perspective. The actress is repped by CAA and Del Shaw.