When Warner Bros. announced that all of its movies would be released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in 2021, Christopher Nolan wasn’t happy. In fact, Nolan left Warners, the organization that had supported him for more than 10 years, because he was so disillusioned with the outcomes.
His creative homelessness didn’t last long, as the biggest studios began bidding for Nolan’s subsequent movie. As a result of Universal’s victory, Nolan received a package that is so tempting that it would give a dentist cavities. In essence, the person who modernized Batman was given free reign to make any movie he wanted, and he decided to make an Oppenheimer film.
“Who is Oppenheimer?” you ask. Well, you’re in the right place now. We did a little research to give you all the details you might need about this new movie.
Oppenheimer Trailer
The first full trailer for Oppenheimer was made available for viewing here on December 18, 2022.
The teaser gives us a lot of Cillian Murphy, which is always good, as well as a glimpse at the bomb he is building and any potential repercussions such a weapon might have on the environment.
Oppenheimer film Plot
J. Robert Oppenheimer’s autobiography, American Prometheus, served as the inspiration for the film Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer, in case you didn’t know, is widely referred to as the “Father of the Atom Bomb” and was a key participant in the Manhattan Project, a global effort to develop the first nuclear bombs that were used to end World War 2.
Even if that were Oppenheimer’s only noteworthy experience, his life wasn’t just about theoretical physics and nuclear conflict. Due to his ties to members of the American Communist Party, Oppenheimer struggled with his marriage, had an affair, and ultimately became a target of McCarthyism. There has been so much life documented on film!
Oppenheimer film cast
Cillian Murphy will be joined by an all-star cast, including Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr.
, Florence Pugh, and Matt Damon, as the movie’s titular scientist.
It would be easier to tell you who isn’t in the movie given the enormous cast of Hollywood A-listers that it features. Below is a list of the entire cast.
Connor Murphy A. Robert Oppenheimer
Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, played by Emily Blunt
Leslie Groves and Matt Damon
Lewis Strauss – Robert Downey Jr.
Jean Tatlock as Florence Pugh
Edward Teller and Benny Safdie
Ernest Lawrence and Josh Hartnett
Frank Oppenheimer and Dylan Arnold
Richard Serber and Michael Angarano
Enrico Fermi played by Danny Deferrari
Kenneth Bainbridge – Josh Peck
Hans, played by Gustaf Skarsgrd Bethe
Bostick, Devon – Neddermeyer, Seth
As Jackie Oppenheimer, Emma Dumont
DeHaan, Dane
Malek, Rami
Quaid, Jack
Modine, Matthew
A. Olli Haaskivi
ALDEN ERHENRICKS
Krumholtz, David
Branagh, Kenneth
Dastmalchian, David
Jeremy Clarke
Lombard, Louise
Craig Grimes
Denham, Christopher
J. D. Arcy
Rysdal, David
Burnet, Guy
Gilbertson, Harrison
Philipp Schweighöfer
Wolff, Alex
Aurvg Tony Goldwyn Trond Fausa
Oldman, Gary
Zuckerman, Josh
Ingrid Thirlby
Cassandra Affleck
Oppenheimer film release date
Oppenheimer will be available as of today, July 21, 2023. It seems unlikely that this will change given that the movie has been under production since late February 2022 and there hasn’t been any evidence of any difficulties to date.
Thanks to Nolan’s deal with Universal, we have access to a lot of information about the future release because the Inception filmmaker is an expert at using projection. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan had some exacting demands for the war movie.
They include a theatrical window, three weeks prior to and three weeks after, during which no more Universal films will be released for at least 100 days. Oppenheimer is essentially the Universal film you’re watching this July.
