Cillian Murphy officially cast in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’

With “Blade Runner 2049” and definitely “Dune,” Denis Villeneuve has cemented himself in the minds of many as a master filmmaker when it comes to big screen spectacle. That is a description that has also been given to director Christopher Nolan.

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Obviously, when you think of two of the biggest proponents of the theatrical experience, names like Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan come to mind. And in a new interview as part of the Reelblend podcast, Villeneuve is quick to point out just how great Nolan is at the craft and why his films are a must-see on the big screen.

Oppenheimer has found a new cast member in Emily Blunt.The actor joins Nolan’s ongoing collaborator Cillian Murphy for the film, which a biopic of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who was known as one of the fathers of the atom bomb.The $100million film is written by Nolan and produced by wife Emma Thomas.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterEmily Blunt is in talks to star in Universal’s “Oppenheimer,” an upcoming World War II movie from director Christopher Nolan.Though nothing is official, the casting would reunite Blunt with her “A Quiet Place Part II” co-star Cillian Murphy, who will portray the title role of J. Robert Oppenheimer in the film about the development of the atomic bomb.

Emily Blunt is reportedly joining the cast of Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming World War II movie Oppenheimer.

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EXCLUSIVE: In what would be the first major piece of casting since officially confirming Oppenheimer will be his next film, Christopher Nolan looks to have found Cillian Murphy that co-star to join him in what is believed to be an all-star ensemble. Sources tell Deadline, Emily Blunt is in talks to join Murphy in the Universal tentpole that Nolan will direct.

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Brittany Murphy unexpectedly died in 2009, it was a shock to everyone. But in the days, months and years that followed, the cause of her death only became more mysterious and compounding despite the coroner stating that actresses died of pneumonia.

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Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick, . The six-episode limited series features Jaden Michael as a young Colin before he becomes the cultural icon and activist known to the world today. The streaming site describes the show as a coming-of-age story that follows the former NFL player during his youth as he tackles the obstacles of race, class and culture as a Black adopted child of a white family. «Life puts us on a path, sometimes winding.

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Christopher Nolan‘s next movie is shaping up and Cillian Murphy has been confirmed as the leading man!

It’s official: after being rumored to star in Christopher Nolan‘s Robert Oppenheimer and the creation of the atom bomb movie, actor Cillian Murphy is now confirmed to be playing the lead character. What’s more, the movie, which Universal won in a big bidding war last month, now that Nolan and Warner Bros.

broke his long-standing relationship with Warner Bros., which over 18 years produced or co-produced most of Nolan’s films, all of which have earned more than $5 billion at the global box office and earned 11 Oscars, including two Best Picture nominations. His most recent film “Tenet” was released exclusively theatrically in the midst of the pandemic and struggled at the box office but still brought in $363 million worldwide.