Watch This Before You See Oppenheimer

one of the most famous scientists in American history is finally getting a biopic for the first time but what's competing for a movie of The Summer with Christopher Nolan's Blockbuster Epic the US government detonated the first atomic bomb in New Mexico's hornada Del muerto desert on July 16 1945. this event the Trinity test changed the world forever the U.S soon dropped two Atomic weapons on Japan ending World War II in the most destructive way possible it also sparked a cold war arms race and created a world run by nuclear superpowers many people contributed to the Manhattan Project the American effort that led to the Trinity test but one man truly bore responsibility for the creation of the atomic bomb J Robert Oppenheimer witnessing the first test of History's deadliest weapon oppenheimer's mind were called a scripture from the bhagavad-gita now I am become death the destroyer of worlds listen this incredibly controversial invention has haunted oppenheimer's Life and Legacy and it's surprising that no one has made a biopic about such a fascinating impactful man until now nearly 80 years after atomic bombs changed the course of human history filmmaker Christopher Nolan will tell the physicists story on the big screen in a blockbuster that promises to be one of 2023's best Christopher Nolan's 12th film his first for Universal also promises to be the longest of his career speaking with variety Oppenheimer actor Matt Damon revealed the biopic runs about three hours long although he assured everyone that it's fast paced so when should we expect to see the film light up the Silver Screen Oppenheimer will debut on July 21 2023 which promises to be a huge day for cinephiles in a strange twist of fate or perhaps a deliberate move Oppenheimer will compete with one of the most anticipated movies of the Year Barbie which comes from Nolan's former partners at Warner Brothers in the battle between Mattel and the Manhattan Project will Oppenheimer nuke the competition or will it bomb big time well as it's a Christopher Nolan movie we trust that his dedicated fan base will turn out strong for Oppenheimer although we'll be interested to see how this cinematic Showdown unfolds Oppenheimer will be drawing inspiration from a Pulitzer prize-winning Book American Prometheus the Triumph and tragedy of J Robert Oppenheimer by Kai bird and Martin J Sherwin in his review of the book for the guardian James buckin wrote Oppenheimer was haunted by Hiroshima and came to believe that the Japanese were already essentially defeated he despised the science at Los Alamos Oppenheimer campaigned to push the atomic Genie if not back into the bottle at least into International control we're assuming that's how the movie will examine Oppenheimer as a brilliant scientist filled with regret lead actor Killian Murphy gave Credence to this Theory when speaking with the guardian in February 2022 I'm interested in the man and what inventing the atomic bomb does to the individual the mechanics of it that's not really for me I don't have the intellectual capacity to understand them but these contradictory characters are Fascinating People identify with that because we all walk around with these contradictory ideas coexisting in our heads with such a complicated person we can't wait to see how the movie examines our oppenheimer's story especially with an actor of Murphy's caliber bringing this historical figure to life Oppenheimer has one of the most stacked casts of any movie ever in the title role is Irish actor Killian Murphy who's been a longtime collaborator of Christopher Nolans Oppenheimer will also Mark a reunion between Murphy and his quiet place part 2 co-star Emily Blunt who will star as the scientist's wife Kitty Oppenheimer we're Jonas scientists ring their families will never get the best next up we've got Florence Pugh of mid-summer and black widow Fame playing Communist Party member Gene tatlock who has an affair with Oppenheimer Matt Damon stars as Leslie Groves the military figure who served as the Director of the Manhattan Project while Iron Man himself Robert Downey Jr will reportedly play Lewis Strauss a key player when it came to developing nuclear weaponry and that's not all uncut gems director Benny safdi will portray the father of the hydrogen bomb Edward Teller while the oscar-winning Rami Malek will also play a scientist involved with the Manhattan Project David de smallchin from The Dark Knight is reuniting here with Christopher Nolan and he'll be joined by the likes of Josh Harnett Jack Quaid and Oscar winner Gary Oldman based on set photos it even seems like Casey Affleck is going to show up in this thing let's see we've also got Alden aaronreich Matthew Modine Kenneth Branagh and more clearly Oppenheimer is shaping up to be Nolan's most stacked film when it comes to Raw acting Talent Christopher Nolan is always pushing the boundaries of his filmmaking further and further needless to say Nolan isn't slowing down with Oppenheimer from a practical effects perspective it might be his most ambitious movie to date speaking with total film the director elaborated a bit on a wild decision he made for the movie saying I think recreating the Trinity test without the use of computer Graphics was a huge challenge to take on 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 there were huge practical challenges one of Christopher Nolan's most frequent collaborators is composer Hans Zimmer who has scored seven of his feature films from Batman Begins to Dunkirk but for Nolan's 2020 spy Thriller tenet the filmmaker chose Ludwig Goranson to replace Zimmer after he opted to work on Dune instead as it turned out gorinson was the right choice lending his musical talents to Nolan's action thriller to create Melodies that sounded the same whether they were played forward or backward highlighting Nolan's time-warping themes needless to say we're excited about whatever gorinson has cooked up for Oppenheimer aside from his work with Nolan gorinson composed the scores for 2018's Venom the first two Creed films and both of Marvel Studios Black Panther movies goranson's work on the Mandalorian earned him two Primetime Emmys Christopher Nolan held a two-day casting call in Santa Fe and Los Alamos before starting production on Oppenheimer in January 2022. these were the actual sites where Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project developed the atomic bomb in the 1940s hundreds of hopefuls attended eager to join Nolan's latest picture production soon began in New Mexico filming in Los Alamos locations such as the historic Fuller Lodge oppenheimer's home and other surviving buildings like the women's dorms and the United Church the Oppenheimer cast and crew then moved to the east coast filming at Princeton's Institute for advanced study for a brief period in April 2022 they also filmed some scenes on the west coast in California especially at the University of California Berkeley by May 2022 Oppenheimer had completed production after four months of rigorous shoots world will remember this day with the usual difficulties of period filmmaking and Nolan's added vision of recreating the effects of an atomic bomb practically Oppenheimer promises to be one of the most ambitious films of 2023. in 2008's the Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan used 70 millimeter IMAX cameras to give his pictures a distinct look and feel though the second installment of his The Dark Knight trilogy was the first major motion picture to utilize high-resolution IMAX cameras it wouldn't be his last no matter if it's Wally Fister or hoita van hoytama who has shot every Nolan picture from Interstellar onwards behind the camera the oturf filmmaker has kept his signature cinematic look no wonder he has been tasked with helping design the next set of IMAX cameras Oppenheimer follows Nolan's style shooting on a combination of imax's 65 millimeter and 65 millimeter large format cameras in addition to using multiple IMAX bodies this time around Nolan's latest feature also utilized iMac his first attempt at black and white photography the director told total film we challenged the people at Kodak and photochem to make this work for us for the first time ever we were able to shoot IMAX film in black and white and the results were thrilling and extraordinary as soon as hoida and I saw the first tests come in we just knew that this was a format that we were immediately in love with though writer director Christopher Nolan reportedly used American Prometheus as the basis for his latest picture some wonder how accurate Oppenheimer will actually be of course this isn't the first time that Nolan has retold historical events in a dramatic fashion particularly those surrounding the second world war with his 2017 feature Dunkirk Nolan worked hard to stay true to the historical narrative including the small details though even that film strayed from history on more than one occasion with Oppenheimer our hopes are high that it'll accurately articulate the events of the Manhattan Project in the inner turmoil of The Man Behind the atomic bomb the theoretical physicist was a chain smoker who died due to complications regarding throat cancer additionally the inclusion of Gene tatlock a former girlfriend and Mistress of oppenheimers only complicates things further it makes it all a perfect representation of the scientists personal life Nolan told total film in December of 2022 it's a story of immense scope and scale and one of the most challenging projects I've ever taken on in terms of the scale of it and and in terms of encountering the breadth of oppenheimer's story the Manhattan Project was a top secret project in the United States during World War II which led to the invention of the atomic bomb along with support from the United Kingdom and Canada the project ran from 1942 until 1946 just after the end of the war officially codenamed the development of substitute materials the Project's first headquarters in Manhattan gave it its famous nickname which eventually became its official designation in fact the Manhattan Project had access to a dozen different project sites including one at Berkeley California and the most famous in Los Alamos New Mexico where much of Oppenheimer takes place known as project y the Los Alamos location was home to Robert Oppenheimer he held the title of director of the laboratory from 1943 until October 1945 just months after the bombs were dropped on Japan the site was home to the Trinity test where Oppenheimer and his crew tested a bomb nicknamed the gadget which was the same design as the fat man nuclear warhead that was eventually dropped on Nagasaki in 1954 Oppenheimer was stripped of his clearance due to apparent ties to the Communist Party a black mark he was cleared of nearly 70 years later by U.S Secretary of Energy Jennifer granholm after up-and-coming indie film director Christopher Nolan achieved success with his 2000 picture Memento he was thrown into the running to direct Warner Brothers next crime Thriller insomnia afterward Nolan fought to prove his Worth to the studio directing Batman Begins following that up with the prestige and then arguably his most famous film The Dark Knight even after Legendary pictures another one of Nolan's collaborators left Warner Brothers in favor of Universal Pictures the filmmaker stuck by the studio that is until fundamental disagreements about the film industry changed that in 2020 Nolan fought for a theatrical release for his spy Thriller tenet which he was granted along with a 10th anniversary re-release of inception this made tenet one of the only feature films released in theaters during the height of the covid-19 pandemic so imagine the filmmaker's surprise when Warner Brothers announced that their 2021 slate would be released simultaneously to theaters and on their HBO Max streaming service there's such controversy around her because they didn't tell anyone it's it's not the way to do business and uh it's it's not the best thing for the for the health of our industry by September 2021 Nolan opted to partner with Universal Pictures and making Oppenheimer unceremoniously ending his nearly 20-year partnership with Warner Brothers like any good director Christopher Nolan knows exactly who he wants to work with after choosing Universal Pictures over Warner Brothers to produce his upcoming feature Nolan recruited frequent collaborator Killian Murphy to join his cast after six feature films together including all three parts of the famed Dark Knight trilogy Inception and Dunkirk Nolan finally found the perfect part for Murphy the actor revealed to Entertainment Weekly it was one of the best days of my life I'll always turn up for Chris no matter what the part is but secretly it's a dream to play a lead part after 18 years of working together it's about time while frequent Nolan collaborators Michael Kane Christian Bale and Tom Hardy are all absent from the cast list of Oppenheimer the director brought back a few other familiar faces including Gary Oldman who played commissioner Jim Gordon in the three Batman features this time around old men is playing Harry Truman the 33rd president of the United States marking this their fourth collaboration together Kenneth Brana who starred in Nolan's last World War II Epic Dunkirk also reunites with Nolan as do the Dark Knight trilogy actors Tom conti and David desmulchin it's no secret that Christopher Nolan has an exceptional filmography from strong Indie projects and short films to big budget Blockbusters and superhero trilogies there's a reason why Nolan is one of the most sought after filmmakers in the business with success after success both critically and financially Nolan has yet to direct a dud while many of Nolan's pictures feature a fair amount of action especially movies like the superhero origin Batman Begins or the Spy Thriller tenet don't expect any high octane fighting sequences here though Oppenheimer is set during World War II there won't be any battle sequences rather like the prestige his newest picture is driven by the characters and the worlds they live in this isn't the first time Nolan has highlighted nuclear warfare in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises Bane threatens Gotham with a nuclear warhead he's hidden in the city once Batman finds the weapon he successfully flies it across the city out into the Atlantic Ocean where it detonates safely over water having previously helmed superhero movies spine Thrillers sci-fi mind benders and multiple historical dramas it's anyone's guess as to what genre Nolan might tackle next since 2014's Interstellar Nolan has released a new movie every three years Dunkirk came out in 2017 followed by tenet in 2020 and now Oppenheimer in 2023 while it's not an exact science previously there were only two years apart between Nolan's features his standard from 2006's The Prestige to 2012's The Dark Knight Rises it's possible that Nolan will release his next film in 2026. to date we know nothing about what Nolan's next super secret project might be since nothing has been officially announced but it's unlikely the filmmaker doesn't have any other ideas Brewing back in 2015 it was announced that Nolan's Memento was getting the Remake treatment but there's been no words since regardless Nolan was never officially involved other than having directed the original though he served as an executive producer on Zack Snyder's Justice League Nolan likely won't continue producing DC com makes adaptations either especially after breaking up with Warner Brothers but whatever story Nolan decides to undertake next we can rest assured that Hill put his own twist on the thrilling Tale

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Length: 14min 36sec (876 seconds)

Published: Fri May 12 2023