“Now I have become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” Countdown included. Latest images from Christopher NolanThe latest epic film has been released, which gives us a new look at the film based on the science and politics of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer.
The long-awaited film is set to release next summer, but Total Film has released some new photos from the film featuring the stars. Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, theoretical physicist who developed the original nuclear weapon during World War II. As director of the Los Alamos Laboratory of the Manhattan Project, where the weapon was first developed, Oppenheimer continued to doubt his involvement in the power and destruction caused by his weapon, while in later years the U.S. government relentlessly pursued him. investigated his connections with the Communist Party.
This is Murphy’s fifth film with Nolan after The Dark Knight trilogy, Dunkirk as well as Originalthough this is the first time he takes on the role of the protagonist for the director and is backed by an outstanding cast. Emily Blunt plays his wife Kitty and also joined the cast. Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh and Gary Oldman. Robert Downey Jr. games Lewis Strausschairman of the U.S. Atomic Enemies Commission, who may turn out to be the film’s main antagonist.
The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. American Prometheus: Triumph and Tragedy by J. Robert Oppenheimer on Kai Bird and late Martin J. Sherwin. Nolan both adapted the script and produced the film himself. Murphy previously told Variety about his role in the film: “I prepared by reading a lot. I’m interested in a man and what [inventing the atomic bomb] does in relation to the individual. The mechanics of this aren’t quite for me - I don’t have the intellectual ability to figure them out - but these conflicting characters are adorable.”
The film was shot in IMAX format, traditionally now for Nolan, and also partially in black and white, by the cameraman Hoyt van Hoytema who previously collaborated with the director on features such as Interstellar, Dunkirk, as well as Dogma. The film marks Nolan’s first collaboration with Universal, recently ending a 20-year partnership with Warner Bros. Studios after the release on Dogma summer 2020.
Oppenheimer will be released in theaters on July 21, 2023. Check out the new footage and trailer below.
Source: Collider
