Crysis (film)

Crysis is a 2026 science fiction action film based on the Crysis video game series by Crytek. The film was directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with his wife, Emma Thomas. It follows Steve Beckwith, who worked as a army solider before he retired after a mission went wrong. However, he is offered to come back to the military as a Delta Force operative when a North Korea terrorist group threatens to launch machines onto the world.

The ensemble cast includes Chris Evans as Steve Beckwith. It also stars Lee Byang-hun, Mark Strong, Clive Owen, Samuel L. Jackson, Omari Hardwick, Robert Carlyle, Emma Mackey, and Tom Sizemore.

Plot
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Cast

 * Chris Evans as Steve Beckwith/Nomad-
 * Lee Byang-hun as Ri-Chan Kyong-
 * Mark Strong as Dr. Rosenthal-
 * Clive Owen as Major Strickland-
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Will Glover/Prophet-
 * Robert Carlyle as James Alexander/Psycho-
 * Omari Hardwick as Noah Jones/Jester-
 * Emma Mackey as Helena Rosenthal-
 * Tom Sizemore as Admiral Richard Morrison-

Development and casting
Cevat Yerli was, at the time, very interested with the likes of Nolan's films, most notably both Inception, Interstellar, and Oppenheimer. One day, Yerli pitched Nolan the idea to wanted to create a film adaptation of Crysis, which, he liked, and in June 18, 2022, Nolan's company Syncopy, Inc and Lisa Joy's company Kilter Films bought the rights to the movie, with Paramount Picturse set to distribute, and Billy Ray set to write the script. Nolan then rewrote the script, with his brother Jonathan rewriting the previous drafts, along with Skydance Media and Globo Filmes coming aboard. Cevat Yerli and Bernd Diemer was later announced to be executive producers for the movie.

Idris Elba and Denzel Washington were considered for the role for Will Glover, but the studio wanted a more stern and serious actor. They ended up casting Samuel L. Jackson in October 7, who played Nick Fury in The Avengers, among others. In February 12, 2023, Chris Evans joined the cast as Steve Beckwith. Clive Owen and Omari Hardwick was announced to join the cast in April. By August 23, Lee Byang-hun, Mark Strong, Robert Carlyle, Emma Mackey, and Tom Sizemore had also been cast in the film.

Filming
Filming took place in Miami, Florida in September 4 for the city scenes. The production then moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, primarily at the Kualoa Ranch nature reserve for the island scenes. Principal photography wrapped up on December 24.

Visual effects
Rodeo FX, Blur Studio, and Platige Image developed the visual effects, with some pre-visualization done by The Third Floor.

Music
The score for Crysis was done by Ludwig Goransson, a collaborator of Nolan. The music, as described by Goransson, was suspenseful but sad, as for the film was meant to be. A soundtrack album was released on May 12, 2026 by Reprise Records.

Release
Crysis premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival on April 14, 2026, winning the fest's Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. It then had it's North American premiere in May 4, 2026 in Seattle, and it's United Kingdom release in May 19, 2026, in Leamington Spa.

Paramount Pictures set to distribute many territories including United States and United Kingdom, while Warner Bros set to distribute the rights in Spain and Italy, Globo Filmes set to distribute a right in Brazil, and Village Films set to distribute the rights in Australia and New Zealand.

Home media
Crysis was released on digital copy on July 6, 2026, and on 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and DVD on July 27, 2026 by Paramount Home Entertainment. The film debuted at the top of the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, a tracker of combined domestic Blu-Ray and DVD unit sales, for the week ending on October 1, 2018.

Box office
The film earned $61.8 million from 4,073 theatres on opening weekend in the United States, debuting at #1 and it's most widest release from Christopher Nolan's history. It grossed $613.5 million, including $302.2 million from the United States and $311.3 million in the other territories. The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, the Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Salvatore Totino), the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Samuel L. Jackson), and won as Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, as well as a nomination for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form in 2026.