Christopher Nolan may be filming a World War II film inspired by the evacuation of the French seaport Dunkirk . Dunkirk's mayor Patrice Vergiete is said to have announced that a "world famous director" is set to shoot an American blockbuster in the city.

According to local French newspaper La Voix Du Nord , that director is Nolan. Via translation from Indiewire , La Voix Du Nord writes, "Completely incognito during his recent visits to Dunkirk with his brother Jonathan, [Christopher Nolan] absorbed the territory, its past and the consequences of the conflict."The Dunkirk evacuation is also called the miracle of Dunkirk. When the British Expeditionary Force and other Allied Forces were trapped by German troops, it was expected that many of troops would not be saved.Miraculously, the troops were able to evacuate across the English Channel and over 330,000 soliders were saved.So is this Nolan's next film set to release on July 21, 2017 ? There's been no confirmation yet, but we'll keep you posted as more is released.

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