Oppenheimer Movie (2023):
Oppenheimer is an upcoming Hollywood biographical drama film written and directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist, and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. The supporting cast includes Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, and Kenneth Branagh.
The film is based on the 2005 book American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The film is a co-production between Universal Pictures, Syncopy Inc., and Atlas Entertainment, with Nolan producing the film alongside Emma Thomas and Charles Roven.
Filming began in late February 2022, with Hoyte van Hoytema serving as cinematographer. Filming wrapped after four months in May 2022. Oppenheimer is scheduled to be released on July 21, 2023, by Universal Pictures in IMAX, 70 mm, and 35 mm.
Oppenheimer Movie Information:
| Movie Name | Oppenheimer |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical Drama Historical |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | July 21, 2023 (United States) |
| Running Time | TBA |
| Based on | American Prometheus by Kai Bird & Martin J. Sherwin |
| Starring | Cillian Murphy Emily Blunt Robert Downey Jr. Matt Damon Rami Malek Florence Pugh Benny Safdie Michael Angarano Josh Hartnett Kenneth Branagh |
| Directed by | Christopher Nolan |
| Written by | Christopher Nolan |
| Produced by | Emma Thomas Charles Roven Christopher Nolan |
| Cinematography by | Hoyte van Hoytema |
| Edited by | Jennifer Lame |
| Music by | Ludwig Göransson |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures Syncopy Inc. Atlas Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Box Office Collection | TBA |
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Oppenheimer Movie Storyline (Plot/Synopsis):
The film follows the life of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Oppenheimer Movie Cast and Characters:
- Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Emily Blunt as Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer
- Matt Damon as Leslie Groves
- Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss
- Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock
- Rami Malek
- Benny Safdie as Edward Teller
- Michael Angarano as Robert Serber
- Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence
- Kenneth Branagh
- Dane DeHaan
- Dylan Arnold as Frank Oppenheimer
- David Krumholtz as Isidor Isaac Rabi
- Alden Ehrenreich
- Matthew Modine as Vannevar Bush
- Jack Quaid as Richard Feynman
- David Dastmalchian
- Jason Clarke
- Josh Peck as Kenneth Bainbridge
- Devon Bostick as Seth Neddermeyer
- Alex Wolff
- Tony Goldwyn
- Scott Grimes
- Josh Zuckerman
- James D’Arcy
- Matthias Schweighöfer
- Christopher Denham as Klaus Fuchs
- David Rysdahl
- Guy Burnet as George Eltenton
- Danny Deferrari as Enrico Fermi
- Louise Lombard
- Harrison Gilbertson
- Emma Dumont as Jackie Oppenheimer
- Gustaf Skarsgård as Hans Bethe
- Trond Fausa Aurvåg
- Olli Haaskivi
- Gary Oldman as Harry S. Truman
- Olivia Thirlby
- Casey Affleck
Interesting Facts About Oppenheimer Movie:
- Director Christopher Nolan approached multiple studios for the project, including Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Apple Studios due to his strained relationship with Warner Bros. On September 14, it was confirmed that Universal Pictures would finance and distribute the film, with production set to begin in the first quarter of 2022.
- The casting process was so secretive that some of the actors did not know which role they were going to play until they signed on.
- The film uses a combination of IMAX 65 mm and 65 mm large-format film.
- Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and Emily Blunt took pay cuts to work on the film, earning $4 million each in lieu of their usual $10–20 million salaries.
- Considering the film’s budget and marketing costs, Variety stated that the film will need to gross at least $400 million worldwide to make a profit.
- This is Christopher Nolan’s second film related to World War II events following Dunkirk (2017). The film is also scheduled to be released exactly 6 years to the day after Dunkirk.
- Some of Nolan’s demands included a production budget of $100 million and an equal marketing budget, a theatrical window of at least 100 days, 20 percent of the film’s first-dollar gross, and a three-week period before and after the film’s release in which Universal could not release another new film.
- For the first time ever, the black and white film will be used in an IMAX film camera to shoot certain scenes.
- Producer Charles Roven pitched the film to writer/director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas by telling them about the biographical book American Prometheus. Intrigued by the book, Nolan asked to read it. After Nolan read the book, he took the job to direct the film.
- Fourth collaboration between Christopher Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema. They previously worked in Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017) and Tenet (2020).
- Sixth collaboration between Cillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan after Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Dunkirk (2017).
