Oppenheimer — Behind-the-Scenes Featurette: Shooting for IMAX

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added: Thu, Jun 1st '23

Step behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated film "Oppenheimer" with an exciting new featurette that highlights the director's love for the IMAX format. In this visually stunning epic, acclaimed cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema captures the intricacies of human expressions and emotions in breathtaking detail using IMAX cameras. While IMAX is often associated with expansive landscapes, Nolan and Hoytema choose to focus on the nuances of the characters' faces, immersing the audience in their journey.

"Oppenheimer" delves into the remarkable story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy, as he leads the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, which resulted in the creation of the atomic bomb. The star-studded cast includes Emily Blunt as Oppenheimer's wife, Matt Damon as Lieutenant General Leslie Groves, and a stellar ensemble of A-list actors.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer," the film offers a sobering exploration of the early years of the atomic age and the profound responsibility and consequences that accompany such power.

"Oppenheimer" is set to hit theaters and IMAX screens on July 21st, and the anticipation is already building for this thought-provoking historical drama.

synopsis:
Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an IMAX-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer. Oscar-winner Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Academy Award-nominee Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence. Oppenheimer also stars Oscar-winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar-nominated actor, writer and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh. The cast includes Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich and Matthew Modine. 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.

 

directed by   Christopher Nolan

starring   Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, David Krumholtz, Michael Angarano, Kenneth Branagh, David Dastmalchian, Jason Clarke, Emma Dumont, Matthias Schweighofer, Gustaf Skarsgard, Alex Wolff, Tony Goldwyn, Gary Oldman, Olivia Thirlby, Casey Affleck

release date   July 21, 2023 (in theaters and IMAX)

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