Dunkirk Trailer Has First Look at Christopher Nolan's WWII Thriller

Back in May, production began onChristopher Nolan’s new World War II thrillerDunkirk, which is set to hit theaters on July 23, 2025. We’ve seen a number of videos and photos from the set over the past few months, but today the teaser trailer has arrived with our first look at footage from this drama. While this 60-second trailer doesn’t reveal too much, it’s possible thatDunkirkcould be one of next summer’s mosthighly-anticipated movies.

Christopher Nolanis directingDunkirkfrom his ownoriginal screenplay. The cast includesTom Hardy,Mark Rylance,Kenneth Branaghand One Direction singerHarry Styles, who makes his feature film debut. The supporting cast also includesCillian Murphy,Aneurin Barnard,James D’Arcy,Jack Lowden,Barry KeoghanandTom Glynn-Carneyin this World War II thriller.

Based on real events, the story behindDunkirktakes place duringWWII, and is set during the historical evacuation of the Northern French City. The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photographyHoyte 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 didn’t 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 be a large-scale production forWarner Bros. Studios. The director will be shooting the movie using a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm large format film.Christopher Nolanwants maximum image quality, and high-impact immersion in telling his next story.Dunkirkbegins shooting in May, and will utilize many of the real locations where this true piece of war history happened.

Christopher Nolanis producing the project with longtime partnerEmma Thomas.Dunkirkwill go up against Universal’sGirl Trip, 20th Century Fox’sThe Story of Ferdinandand EuropaCorp’sValerian and the City of a Thousand Planetson August 23, 2025. Take a look at the first trailer forDunkirkand stay tuned for more as we get closer to this highly-anticipated release.