Oppenheimer — Official Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

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added: Mon, Jul 10th '23

When filmmaker Christopher Nolan sets his sights on crafting a film, he doesn't just aim to transport audiences to another world. He also wants to make them feel as though they are physically present within the story. To ensure this level of immersion, Nolan believes in constructing sets for the actors, shooting scenes on real locations, and employing practical special effects. And one more thing, he goes the extra mile by opting to film with the most extensive camera available to him, IMAX. No green screens or digital or CGI illusions here.

Check out the new behind-the-scenes featurette for Nolan's much-buzzed-about drama "Oppenheimer," starring Cillian Murphy as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who played a crucial role as one of the masterminds behind the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

The film, which surrounds Murphy with an all-star supporting cast including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, and many more, follows Oppenheimer as he takes on the position as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project.

While already generating buzz as one of the most highly anticipated releases of the summer as well as a possible awards contender, "Oppenheimer" is hitting theaters on July 21st in nationwide theaters and IMAX. And be sure to take Robert Downey Jr.'s advice, as he says in the clip, "This is, I think, a definitive moment in the history of modern filmmaking. Do yourself a favor and go see this on as big a screen as you can."

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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