Dunkirk is one of the most highly anticipated films of this summer. Written, co-produced and directed by auteur Christopher Nolan (behind films such as Interstellar and the Dark Knight trilogy), Dunkirk is a World War II thriller about the unlikely evacuation of Allied troops from the beaches of Dunkirk, France.

In April, Olaf Tyaransen interviewed Cillian Murphy about his film Free Fire, and now the Cork actor will be joining the cast of Dunkirk as a soldier rescued by the crew of a little boat. The film also stars familiar faces such as Tom Hardy and Kenneth Branagh. Newcomers to the big screen include lead Fionn Whitehead and even Harry Styles.

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Nolan made the ambitious choice of shooting the film entirely in IMAX — a rarity in Hollywood filming which will surely intensify the visual storytelling of the movie. Speaking with Fandango, Nolan says, “It’s one of the great human stories, and it’s one of the most suspenseful situations that I had ever heard of in my life. You have 400,000 men – the entire British army – trapped on the beach at Dunkirk. Their backs to the sea, home is only 26 miles away and it’s impossible to get to. The enemy is closing in, and there’s a choice between annihilation and surrender. I just think it’s the more extraordinarily suspenseful situation. That, I think, speaks to a lot of things that I am interested in with film.”

Dunkirk will be in theatres on 21 July.