WB dropped the first teaser trailer to this war epic on Thursday night. Recently, we’ve found ourselves in a time where studios give too much away in a full-length movie trailer. Fortunately, teasers are the exact opposite. Even at this stage, studios have to be careful in exactly what they are revealing to the public. Nolan’s latest looks to be more of a summer blockbuster with plenty of Oscar nominated elements.
The teaser builds up to a very tense cliff-hanger, taking your breath away, and not in the romantic way. The aesthetics are very reminiscent to the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan (1998), directed by Steven Spielberg. However, the slightly dark tone of hopelessness in the footage gives you a pretty good feel to how the film will play out. The film is shot in IMAX, which is standard nowadays, but executed wonderfully by Nolan. It seems that Nolan utilises the IMAX cameras the best.
Even though the film is a little less than a year away, the marketing for the movie has gotten off to a good start. Teasers should remain as teasers, and reveal the right amount. We’ll start seeing more footage (or trailers) and information as the months go on. For now, you can watch and re-watch the teaser trailer over and over again on YouTube. Dunkirk stars Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh and Mark Rylance.
Friday, June 05, 2026
