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Oppenheimer; Christopher Nolan


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On 6/21/2023 at 6:29 PM, vike daddy said:

Next month is set to be quite the explosive one when it comes to blockbusters, and fans of Christopher Nolan are getting especially hyped for his latest film Oppenheimer, which hits theaters on July 21st. However, as Kenneth Branagh's character Niels Bohr remarked in the latest eye-opening trailer, "the world is not prepared." Nolan himself shares that notion, that what will undoubtedly be the crowning achievement of his filmmaking career (so far) may very well be too much for even his biggest fans. In a new interview with WIRED, the director revealed that audiences walked out of preliminary screenings feeling emotionally "devastated", and that the biographic drama may actually be closer to a horror film.

Set as a biographic thriller that is based on the 2005 book American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, it encapsulates the life of iconic physicist Robert J. Oppenheimer during World War II, specifically what is considered his greatest achievement that singularly altered the course of human history - the creation of the atomic bomb. Peaky Blinders alum Cillian Murphy, who last worked with Nolan on Inception (2010), fills the shoes of Oppenheimer himself, deeming it the defining performance of his career. Alongside him is an absolutely staggering cast, among them Emily Blunt as Katherine Oppeneheimer, Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, Gary Oldman as Harry S. Truman, and countless more.

https://movieweb.com/christopher-nolan-warns-that-oppenheimer-is-kind-of-a-horror-movie/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=EchoBox-MW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0fFaMrAs9RUsfPvR08BibqYirtPKqZ-s-R3gfG0xiUD2BkR6YEz13F35A#Echobox=1687369162

Are they meaning in a starring role? Murphy was in Dunkirk (2017). 

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14 hours ago, jetsfan4life51 said:

Saw an interview/promo with the actors and they all said this is something that needs to be experienced in theater.  Sounds like the score and "effects" are amazing.

Of course they did. It's how it'll make the most money. Has anyone ever said "don't see this in theaters"?

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