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  • WATCH | Trailer of Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ out

    By Express News Service

    The trailer of ‘Oppenheimer’, the upcoming American biographical film by filmmaker Christopher Nolan, was released by the makers on social media on Monday.

    The film stars Cillian Murphy as J Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who is called the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ and his role in the Manhattan project during World War II. Oppenheimer has been credited as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, a place known for assembling bombs.

    The two-minute trailer opens with a close-up shot of a bomb blast, as intercuts are shown of the making of the bomb. “We imagine a future and our imaginings horrifies. They would fear it until they understand it, and they won’t understand it until they’ve used it,” Cillian as Oppenheimer says in the trailer.

    WATCH |

    The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American ‘Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan.

    Cillian Murphy stars in the titular character, marking his debut as lead in Nolan’s films. He has earlier appeared in the director’s ‘Inception’, ‘Batman Begins’, ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Dunkirk’, to name a few. Apart from Cilian, ‘Oppenheimer’ also stars Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon, Gary Oldman, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, among others.

    The film is set to release in theatres on July 21, 2023.

    (This story originally appeared on cinemaexpress.com)

    The trailer of ‘Oppenheimer’, the upcoming American biographical film by filmmaker Christopher Nolan, was released by the makers on social media on Monday.

    The film stars Cillian Murphy as J Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who is called the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ and his role in the Manhattan project during World War II. Oppenheimer has been credited as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, a place known for assembling bombs.

    The two-minute trailer opens with a close-up shot of a bomb blast, as intercuts are shown of the making of the bomb. “We imagine a future and our imaginings horrifies. They would fear it until they understand it, and they won’t understand it until they’ve used it,” Cillian as Oppenheimer says in the trailer.

    WATCH |

    The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American ‘Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan.

    Cillian Murphy stars in the titular character, marking his debut as lead in Nolan’s films. He has earlier appeared in the director’s ‘Inception’, ‘Batman Begins’, ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Dunkirk’, to name a few. Apart from Cilian, ‘Oppenheimer’ also stars Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon, Gary Oldman, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, among others.

    The film is set to release in theatres on July 21, 2023.

    (This story originally appeared on cinemaexpress.com)

  • Christopher Nolan reveals he recreated nuclear weapon explosion without CGI for ‘Oppenheimer’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has revealed that as part of the production for his new movie ‘Oppenheimer’ he recreated the first nuclear weapon detonation without any CGI effects.

    According to Variety, an American media company, Nolan, who has always favoured practical effects over VFX, made the revelation about the film to Total Film magazine.

    ‘Oppenheimer’ stars long-time Nolan collaborator Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, a leading figure of the Manhattan Project and the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II.

    “I think recreating the Trinity test [the first nuclear weapon detonation, in New Mexico] without the use of computer graphics was a huge challenge to take on,” Nolan said.

    He added, “Andrew Jackson — my visual effects supervisor, I got him on board early on — was looking at how we could do a lot of the visual elements of the film practically, from representing quantum dynamics and quantum physics to the Trinity test itself, to recreating, with my team, Los Alamos up on a mesa in New Mexico in extraordinary weather, a lot of which was needed for the film, in terms of the very harsh conditions out there — there were huge practical challenges.”

    Cillian Murphy to star as J. Robert OppenheimerThe filmmaker went on to call ‘Oppenheimer’ a “story of immense scope and scale,” adding, “It’s one of the most challenging projects I’ve ever taken on in terms of the scale of it, and in terms of encountering the breadth of Oppenheimer’s story.”

    “There were big, logistical challenges, big practical challenges. But I had an extraordinary crew, and they really stepped up. It will be a while before we’re finished. But certainly, as I watch the results come in, and as I’m putting the film together, I’m thrilled with what my team has been able to achieve,” continued Nolan, as per Variety.

    Nolan has assembled an all-star cast for ‘Oppenheimer’. Joining Murphy, Blunt and Downey Jr. are Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano and Kenneth Branagh.

    The project, which is set to release on July 21, 2023, is based on ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Published in 2005, the book won the Pulitzer Prize.

    WASHINGTON: Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has revealed that as part of the production for his new movie ‘Oppenheimer’ he recreated the first nuclear weapon detonation without any CGI effects.

    According to Variety, an American media company, Nolan, who has always favoured practical effects over VFX, made the revelation about the film to Total Film magazine.

    ‘Oppenheimer’ stars long-time Nolan collaborator Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, a leading figure of the Manhattan Project and the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II.

    “I think recreating the Trinity test [the first nuclear weapon detonation, in New Mexico] without the use of computer graphics was a huge challenge to take on,” Nolan said.

    He added, “Andrew Jackson — my visual effects supervisor, I got him on board early on — was looking at how we could do a lot of the visual elements of the film practically, from representing quantum dynamics and quantum physics to the Trinity test itself, to recreating, with my team, Los Alamos up on a mesa in New Mexico in extraordinary weather, a lot of which was needed for the film, in terms of the very harsh conditions out there — there were huge practical challenges.”

    Cillian Murphy to star as J. Robert OppenheimerThe filmmaker went on to call ‘Oppenheimer’ a “story of immense scope and scale,” adding, “It’s one of the most challenging projects I’ve ever taken on in terms of the scale of it, and in terms of encountering the breadth of Oppenheimer’s story.”

    “There were big, logistical challenges, big practical challenges. But I had an extraordinary crew, and they really stepped up. It will be a while before we’re finished. But certainly, as I watch the results come in, and as I’m putting the film together, I’m thrilled with what my team has been able to achieve,” continued Nolan, as per Variety.

    Nolan has assembled an all-star cast for ‘Oppenheimer’. Joining Murphy, Blunt and Downey Jr. are Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano and Kenneth Branagh.

    The project, which is set to release on July 21, 2023, is based on ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Published in 2005, the book won the Pulitzer Prize.

  • Cillian Murphy and a star’s charisma

    Express News Service

    Last week the first poster of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Oppenheimer dropped with a release date of July 21, 2023. It stars Cillian Murphy as the titular physicist and one of the frontmen in the creation of the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy despite being a frequent collaborator with Nolan has never headlined a major role in any of their projects together.

    This will be the first and it’s a gargantuan role for one of the best actors who are not known for his star persona and screen presence, something he possesses a great deal of. He brings both to the screen whenever he appears, his chiselled face and natural grace lending any role a big screen quality. Ironically, Murphy’s best and biggest role belongs to the smaller screen—as Thomas Shelby in BBC and Netflix drama Peaky Blinders. 

    In Nolan’s Dunkirk, Murphy played a nameless role simply credited as Shivering Soldier, an army man overwhelmed by the deaths and mutilations of war, his future life already altered even before making out of the battlefield. In Peaky Blinders, a show created and written by Steven Knight, Thomas Shelby too is a decorated veteran having served during the Great War, at Somme. He returns to his Romani working-class family—his two brothers and best friends served along with him too—in Birmingham, all of them suffering from either alcoholism or different degrees of PTSDs. 

    ALSO READ: Cillian Murphy on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’: Interested in the man, not mechanics

    But Thomas Shelby is a man on a mission. He looks around Small Heath, the working class neighbourhood of Birmingham with its factories and manufacturing units and how his brethren is looked down upon. At a time of great upheaval, Thomas Shelby takes it upon himself to uplift the family both in terms of wealth as well as social class, beginning with betting, illegal at first and licensed later, racing and manufacturing automobiles to selling liquor. 

    Peaky Blinders which concluded its final season on Netflix this year is an epic that charts the class war in the post-war UK when the underclass awakens to communism and socialism, the IRA is in its nascent but influential stages and the aristocrats go through a churn, nothing revolutionary but more of a nudge. Murphy’s Shelby plots a growth path for the big family, derogatively looked down as ‘gypsies’, taking on the local bourgeoisie and power centres like the police force and gradually moving to London, the Jewish and Italian mafia and all the way to Westminster Abbey. 

    Peaky Blinders employs great camerawork, compelling family dynamics, musical score and old-world storytelling coupled with brilliant performances to essentially depict a family at endless war with the outside world. One of the best-looking TV series in recent times, there is a discernible change in disposition when the series moved to Netflix in Season 4 when the anamorphic lenses were adopted to film the series that had expanded in scope. Everything becomes wider and deeper in focus, complementing the plot’s direction.

    But even though its weaker sections—which are arguably not many—the force holding the series together is Cillian Murphy. His gait, his natural air of authority that is at odds with his unassuming nature towards his comrades in the proletariat and a commanding dialogue delivery makes for an arresting portrayal that sits in the pantheon of great performances. 

    Murphy has a natural star charisma that flows out of the screen no matter what role he is playing, but Thomas Shelby is the biggest of them all with the widest spectrum of emotions and character arcs. It’s the one artwork that does justice to his talents and for that alone, Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a prospect to relish. Murphy is known to maintain a low profile outside of the screen, his disinterest and shyness are palpable during the few talk shows and promotional events he’s appeared in over the years but in front of a movie camera, he is rarely short of electric. Who better than Nolan to bring that to big cinema magic?

    Last week the first poster of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Oppenheimer dropped with a release date of July 21, 2023. It stars Cillian Murphy as the titular physicist and one of the frontmen in the creation of the atomic bomb. Cillian Murphy despite being a frequent collaborator with Nolan has never headlined a major role in any of their projects together.

    This will be the first and it’s a gargantuan role for one of the best actors who are not known for his star persona and screen presence, something he possesses a great deal of. He brings both to the screen whenever he appears, his chiselled face and natural grace lending any role a big screen quality. Ironically, Murphy’s best and biggest role belongs to the smaller screen—as Thomas Shelby in BBC and Netflix drama Peaky Blinders. 

    In Nolan’s Dunkirk, Murphy played a nameless role simply credited as Shivering Soldier, an army man overwhelmed by the deaths and mutilations of war, his future life already altered even before making out of the battlefield. In Peaky Blinders, a show created and written by Steven Knight, Thomas Shelby too is a decorated veteran having served during the Great War, at Somme. He returns to his Romani working-class family—his two brothers and best friends served along with him too—in Birmingham, all of them suffering from either alcoholism or different degrees of PTSDs. 

    ALSO READ: Cillian Murphy on Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’: Interested in the man, not mechanics

    But Thomas Shelby is a man on a mission. He looks around Small Heath, the working class neighbourhood of Birmingham with its factories and manufacturing units and how his brethren is looked down upon. At a time of great upheaval, Thomas Shelby takes it upon himself to uplift the family both in terms of wealth as well as social class, beginning with betting, illegal at first and licensed later, racing and manufacturing automobiles to selling liquor. 

    Peaky Blinders which concluded its final season on Netflix this year is an epic that charts the class war in the post-war UK when the underclass awakens to communism and socialism, the IRA is in its nascent but influential stages and the aristocrats go through a churn, nothing revolutionary but more of a nudge. Murphy’s Shelby plots a growth path for the big family, derogatively looked down as ‘gypsies’, taking on the local bourgeoisie and power centres like the police force and gradually moving to London, the Jewish and Italian mafia and all the way to Westminster Abbey. 

    Peaky Blinders employs great camerawork, compelling family dynamics, musical score and old-world storytelling coupled with brilliant performances to essentially depict a family at endless war with the outside world. One of the best-looking TV series in recent times, there is a discernible change in disposition when the series moved to Netflix in Season 4 when the anamorphic lenses were adopted to film the series that had expanded in scope. Everything becomes wider and deeper in focus, complementing the plot’s direction.

    But even though its weaker sections—which are arguably not many—the force holding the series together is Cillian Murphy. His gait, his natural air of authority that is at odds with his unassuming nature towards his comrades in the proletariat and a commanding dialogue delivery makes for an arresting portrayal that sits in the pantheon of great performances. 

    Murphy has a natural star charisma that flows out of the screen no matter what role he is playing, but Thomas Shelby is the biggest of them all with the widest spectrum of emotions and character arcs. It’s the one artwork that does justice to his talents and for that alone, Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a prospect to relish. Murphy is known to maintain a low profile outside of the screen, his disinterest and shyness are palpable during the few talk shows and promotional events he’s appeared in over the years but in front of a movie camera, he is rarely short of electric. Who better than Nolan to bring that to big cinema magic?

  • Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ teaser unveiled exclusively for theatres

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: The official first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ has debuted exclusively in movie theatres, attached to shows of Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’.

    The movie stars Cillian Murphy as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project and the “father of the atomic bomb.”

    According to Variety, at the start of the teaser, Emily Blunt as Oppenheimer’s wife, Katherine, says, “The world is changing, reforming. This is your moment.” A countdown appears on screen: “11 months, 24 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes.”

    Nolan loves a ticking-clock structure, and it appears he’s again embracing one as the film counts down toward the day “the world changes forever,” as the film’s tagline reads on the poster and in the teaser.

    As the title appears on screen Robert Downey Jr’s character is heard referring to Oppenheimer, “The man who moved the earth.” Footage of fire and smoke are intercut between black-and-white shots of Murphy as Oppenheimer, reported Variety.

    Nolan has assembled an all-star cast for ‘Oppenheimer’. Joining Murphy, Blunt and Downey Jr. are Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano and Kenneth Branagh.

    ALSO READ | Priyanka Chopra to play Punjabi woman in her next Hollywood romantic comedy

    The filmmaker previously did a similar theatrical-only release in August 2019 for the ‘Tenet’ teaser, which played in front of ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ screenings.

    Nolan wrote the script for ‘Oppenheimer’ and is directing, while his creative partner and wife, Emma Thomas, is producing with Charles Roven of Atlas Entertainment.

    Earlier, on Thursday, he unveiled the film’s first poster which showed Murphy as Oppenheimer, taking a walk in the cloud of fire and smoke.

    ALSO READ | I’ve lost 9 children by miscarriage: Hollywood actress Sharon Stone

    The project, which is set to release on July 21, 2023, is based on ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Published in 2005, the book won the Pulitzer Prize. 

    WASHINGTON: The official first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ has debuted exclusively in movie theatres, attached to shows of Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’.

    The movie stars Cillian Murphy as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project and the “father of the atomic bomb.”

    According to Variety, at the start of the teaser, Emily Blunt as Oppenheimer’s wife, Katherine, says, “The world is changing, reforming. This is your moment.” A countdown appears on screen: “11 months, 24 days, 15 hours, 29 minutes.”

    Nolan loves a ticking-clock structure, and it appears he’s again embracing one as the film counts down toward the day “the world changes forever,” as the film’s tagline reads on the poster and in the teaser.

    As the title appears on screen Robert Downey Jr’s character is heard referring to Oppenheimer, “The man who moved the earth.” Footage of fire and smoke are intercut between black-and-white shots of Murphy as Oppenheimer, reported Variety.

    Nolan has assembled an all-star cast for ‘Oppenheimer’. Joining Murphy, Blunt and Downey Jr. are Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano and Kenneth Branagh.

    ALSO READ | Priyanka Chopra to play Punjabi woman in her next Hollywood romantic comedy

    The filmmaker previously did a similar theatrical-only release in August 2019 for the ‘Tenet’ teaser, which played in front of ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ screenings.

    Nolan wrote the script for ‘Oppenheimer’ and is directing, while his creative partner and wife, Emma Thomas, is producing with Charles Roven of Atlas Entertainment.

    Earlier, on Thursday, he unveiled the film’s first poster which showed Murphy as Oppenheimer, taking a walk in the cloud of fire and smoke.

    ALSO READ | I’ve lost 9 children by miscarriage: Hollywood actress Sharon Stone

    The project, which is set to release on July 21, 2023, is based on ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Published in 2005, the book won the Pulitzer Prize. 

  • Margot Robbie-starrer ‘Barbie’ to release in 2023

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Actress Margot Robbie’s upcoming film ‘Barbie’ has been locked for July 21, 2023 release in the US.

    The release date for the much-anticipated live-action adventure from the iconic doll, played by Margot Robbie with a star-studded supporting cast, was announced during the Warner Bros. presentation at Las Vegas’ CinemaCon, reports Variety.

    A first-look image was shared on the stage of Robbie in the aforementioned pink convertible, flashing a megawatt smile and donning a polka dot headband behind the wheel.

    Notably, this movie will open against Christopher Nolan’s sprawling ensemble film ‘Oppenheimer’ but Barbie came to play, and has a dream cast of her own.

    Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, ‘And Just Like That’ actor Hari Nef and Will Ferrell all co-star in the reimagining of Barbie’s world.

    Directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the script with her partner Noah Baumbach, production is currently underway on the Mattel Films and WB project.

    Producers on ‘Barbie’ also include Robbie via LuckyChap with Tom Ackerley; Mattel’s Robbie Brenner; and David Heyman for Heyday Films. LuckyChap’s Josey McNamara and Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz are executive producers.

    In 2021, Robbie said taking on the beloved toy “comes with a lot of baggage… and a lot of nostalgic connections. But with that comes a lot of exciting ways to attack it. People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be’, and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t.’”

    Production began earlier this year in London.

    ‘Barbie’ is one of many Mattel properties on the burner for feature adaptation. Projects based on the magic 8 ball, Hot Wheels, ‘Masters of the Universe’, Polly Pocket, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, and the throwback dolls Chatty Cathy and Betsy Wetsy are all in the works.

  • Olivia Thirlby joins Oppenheimer

    By Express News Service

    The Darkest Hour actor Olivia Thirlby is set to join the cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film Oppenheimer. It is the biopic of J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist regarded as one of the fathers of the atom bomb.

    Olivia ThirlbyThe film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J Sherwin.

    The film will document the life of Manhattan Project leader J Robert Oppenheimer (essayed by Cillian Murphy), the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb.  Written by Nolan, Oppenheimer is backed by the filmmaker alongside Emma Thomas and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven. The film is expected to be released in theatres on July 21, 2023. 

  • Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ adds Christopher Denham, Josh Zuckerman to cast 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: “Being the Ricardos” actor Christopher Denham and Josh Zuckerman, who will next be seen in “The Offer”, have boarded the ensemble cast of “Oppenheimer”.

    Directed by Christopher Nolan, the Universal Pictures project is a biopic of J Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist regarded as one of the fathers of the atom bomb.

    Details about the characters Denham and Zuckerman are playing have not been disclosed, reported Deadline.

    “Oppenheimer” is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird and the late Martin J Sherwin.

    Cillian Murphy leads the cast as Oppenheimer, which is slated to be theatrically released on July 21, 2023.

    The film also features a bevy of stars such as Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighofer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick and Trond Fausa.

    Nolan is directing from his own script and producing alongside Emma Thomas and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven.

  • Tony Goldwyn latest to join cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

    By Express News Service

    Tony Goldwyn (of Scandal-fame) has joined the ever-growing cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming World War II film Oppenheimer.

    Already billed as one of the biggest multi-starrers, the biopic on J Robert Oppenheimer, one of the fathers of the atom bomb, stars Cillian Murphy as the titular physicist. The film is an adaptation of Martin Sherwin and Kai Bird’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

    The actor joins the previously announced cast including Murphy, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, Michael Angarano, Louise Lombard, Jason Clarke, David Dastmalchian, Guy Burnet, Josh Peck, Danny Deferrari, Gustaf Skarsgard, and Alex Wolff. Goldwyn’s role in the film remains unknown at the moment. 

    Nolan will write and direct Oppenheimer with Emma Thomas and Charles Rovan co-producing it. The film, backed by Universal Pictures, is expected to hit the screens on July 21, 2023. Notably, Goldwyn can be seen portraying tennis coach Paul Cohen in King Richard, which is set to release in Indian theatres later this week.

  • ‘Vikings’ actor Gustaf Skarsgard boards ‘Oppenheimer’ 

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Swedish actor Gustaf Skarsgard, best known for shows such as “Vikings” and “Westworld”, has joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “Oppenheimer”.

    The Universal Pictures project is the biopic of famed physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, one of the fathers of the atomic bomb. Cilian Murphy stars in the titular role.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Skarsgard will play Hans Bethe, a German-American nuclear physicist who won the 1967 Nobel Prize in physics and was tasked by Oppenheimer to head up the T (Theoretical) division of the Manhattan Project.

    “Oppenheimer” also stars Robert Downey Jr , Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, David Dastmalchian and David Rysdahl.

    It is based on the 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer” by Kai Bird. The film has booked July 21, 2023, as the release date.

  • Matthias Schweighofer set to star in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Actor Matthias Schweighofer of ‘Army Of The Dead’ fame will be joining the sprawling cast of filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic ‘Oppenheimer’.

    According to Deadline, details behind who Schweighofer will be playing are unknown at this time.

    ‘Oppenheimer’ will star Cillian Murphy, who will portray the title role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who ran the Manhattan Project that led to the invention of the atomic bomb.

    Other cast member includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Josh Hartnett and Kenneth Branagh, among several others.

    The film, based on Kai Bird’s 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, ‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’, will bow on July 21, 2023, a slot typically saved for Nolan films in the past.

    It’s also roughly two weeks before the anniversary of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima.

    As per Deadline, Nolan is directing from his own script and is producing alongside Emma Thomas and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven.