Cillian Murphy will star in the next film directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer.
The 45-year-old Irish actor will play the scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, “the father of the atomic bomb,” in Nolan’s return to the post-Dunkirk World War era (2017).
The choice was confirmed by both Universal Pictures and Syncopy, producer of Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas, who also announced their (exclusive) theatrical debut on July 21, 2023 (usual date for other director’s works).
Rumors of this choice have been circulating since the project was announced three weeks ago: Killiam Murphy is one of the director’s favorite actors, and despite being the main character for the first time, he starred in Batman Begins (2005) “. Beginning – Origins “(2010) and” Dunkirk “(2017), to which were added symbolic participation in” The Dark Knight “(2008) and” The Dark Knight Rises “(2012).
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Filming is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2022 with a budget of $ 100 million, which is less than what Nolan’s cinemas usually do, but much more than studios usually invest in such projects: the script, written by the director, is described as a movie thriller. the paradox of a mysterious man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.
After Nolan ended his highly successful 18-year relationship with Warner Bros. Because of its decision to release all of its 2021 films simultaneously in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming platform, Universal Pictures won the race to fund and distribute Oppenheimer, which will qualify for an exclusive in-theater release in 100 days. …
