"Inception" is an upcoming science fiction action thriller film that is written and directed by Christopher Nolan (director of The Dark Knight). According to Nolan, "Inception" is a contemporary science fiction action thriller set within the architecture of the mind. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Cobb, a CEO-type character, with Ken Watanabe as Saito, the villain who blackmails Cobb, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as an associate to Cobb named Arthur, and Marion Cotillard as Cobb's wife. Ellen Page is set to play a college grad student named Ariadne who is Cobb's sidekick. The cast also includes Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine. "Inception" is scheduled to be released on July 16, 2010.