Cillian Murphy's portrayal of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the «father of the atomic bomb,» in Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic,, was an intense undertaking.The actor's traditionally intense visage is only made more dramatic by the sunken cheekbones and dour expression he wears as the theoretical physicist who led the Manhattan Project during World War II, who seemed to carry the literal weight of the world as he conducted experiments that could lead to the end of humanity.«When Oppenheimer was running the Manhattan Project and they were doing their calculations, early on they saw the possibility that when they triggered the first atomic device, to test it, they might start a chain reaction that set fire to the atmosphere and destroyed the whole world,» Nolan explained to ET ahead of the film's premiere.«A small possibility, [but they] couldn't eliminate it completely through theory, and yet they went ahead and they pushed that button,» he continued.
Matt Damon Attends 'Oppenheimer' Paris Premiere With Two of His Daughters, Plus Their Friends!
11.07.2023 - 20:21 / justjared.com
Matt Damon hit the red carpet at the Paris premiere of Oppenheimer alongside two of his kids!
The 52-year-old actor was joined by 14-year-old Gia and 12-year-old Stella at the Oppenheimer premiere on Tuesday night (July 11) at Le Grand Rex in Paris, France.
It looks like both of the girls brought along a friend for the red carpet appearance!
Matt is also the father of 17-year-old Isabella and 24-year-old Alexia, who is his wife Luciana‘s daughter from a previous relationship.
Oppenheimer will be released in theaters everywhere on July 21, 2023. Earlier this year, Matt was joined on the red carpet by three of his kids for the premiere of his Amazon Prime Video movie AIR.
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Matt‘s co-star Emily Blunt revealed that her kids are friends with the Damon children.
“Our kids hang out a lot,” she told E! News. “Matt‘s children are older than mine and they are so patient and sweet with our little ones. Your daughters are so sweet with them.”
“My youngest loves to look after her two kids because she gets to be the oldest,” Matt added. “She never gets that, so it’s nice.”
Matt Damon had to break a promise to his wife to film ‘Oppenheimer’
after a lengthy career and countless nights away from home, the 52-year-old promised to take a break from acting. However, there was one condition — if director Christopher Nolan were to call, Damon had a “get out of jail” free card.“This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true,” the star told Entertainment Weekly. “I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off.
‘Oppenheimer’ star Matt Damon promised wife he’d take a break from Hollywood before landing movie role
Matt Damon vowed to his wife that he would take some time off from Hollywood with only one stipulation – if he got an offer from Christoper Nolan, he would take it. The 52-year-old actor admitted that after the promise was made to Luciana Barroso, he received a call from the esteemed director with an opportunity to join the cast of the widely anticipated "Oppenheimer," which, true to his word, he accepted. "This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true," Damon began.
Matt Damon Shares the Loophole in His Couple's Therapy Negotiation That Allowed Him to Star in 'Oppenheimer'
Matt Damon has been going hard in the past few years, working as an actor, a producer, a screenwriter — sometimes all at once. So it's not too surprising that the celebrated Oscar-winner might want to take a little break.Recently Damon sat down at a panel discussion for 's «Around the Table» segment — where he was joined by his co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr., and director Christopher Nolan.At one point, Damon admitted that he'd promised his wife he wanted to take a hiatus, right before signing on to star in Nolan's World War II-era drama.«This is going to sound made up, but it's actually true,» Damon shared.
Matt Damon was planning to take a break from acting before Christopher Nolan called for ‘Oppenheimer’
Matt Damon has revealed that he was planning to take a break from acting when he got a call from Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly as part of EW‘s Around The Table interview with the rest of the Oppenheimer cast, Damon revealed that he had negotiated with his wife to take a break from acting unless Nolan called him up for a role.“This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true,” Damon said to his cast mates. “I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off.
Matt Damon Told Wife Luciana He Would Take a Break From Acting Before 'Oppenheimer' Role
Matt Damon has been going hard in the past few years, working as an actor, a producer, a screenwriter — sometimes all at once. So it's not too surprising that the celebrated Oscar-winner might want to take a little break.Recently Damon sat down at a panel discussion for Entertainment Weekly's «Around the Table» segment — where he was joined by his co-stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr., and director Christopher Nolan.At one point, Damon admitted that he'd promised his wife he wanted to take a hiatus, right before signing on to star in Nolan's World War 2-era drama.«This is going to sound made up, but it's actually true,» Damon shared.
‘Oppenheimer’ Actor Matt Damon Promised His Wife In Couples Therapy He Was Taking A Break Unless Christopher Nolan Called
Matt Damon negotiated with his wife during a couples therapy session that he was taking a break from working unless Christopher Nolan called. Nolan would then call Damon about being part of the Oppenheimer cast.
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Matt Damon Told Wife Luciana Barroso He'd Take An Acting Break, But Then Got A Call About 'Oppenheimer'
Matt Damon almost took an acting break.
Matt Damon and Wife Luciana Barroso Negotiated His ‘Oppenheimer’ Role in Couples Therapy
Matt Damon opened up about how he and his wife Luciana Barroso went to couples therapy to negotiate whether he would star in director Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Matt Damon Told His Wife in Couples Therapy That He’d Take an Acting Break Unless ‘Nolan Called’ — Then He Received ‘Oppenheimer’ Offer
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Matt Damon revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that Christopher Nolan found his way into one of the actor’s couples therapy sessions. While avoiding marital specifics, Damon said that he told his wife he would take an acting break on only one condition: If Christopher Nolan called, the break could go on hold. His wife agreed to the terms. As fate would have it, Nolan did call with an offer for Damon to star in “Oppenheimer.” “This is going to sound made up, but it’s actually true,” Damon said. “I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off. I had been in ‘Interstellar’ and then Chris put me on ice for a couple of movies, so I wasn’t in the rotation, but I actually negotiated in couples therapy — this is a true story — the one caveat to my taking time off was if Chris Nolan called. This is without knowing whether or not he was working on anything, because he never tells you. He just calls you out of the blue. And so, it was a moment in my household.”
Matt Damon Says Wife Luciana Barroso Saved Him From a Career ‘Depression’ With Just Three Words
were a great team, the Oppenheimer actor just shared a story about his wife that will change your mind.During a recent interview with Jake Hamilton, the revealed the simple, yet life-changing advice he received from his wife after falling into a “depression” over a project that wasn't turning out the way he'd hoped. "I think, without naming any particular movies, that sometimes you find yourself in a movie that you know perhaps might not be what you had hoped it would be, and you're still making it," Damon said, per . "Halfway through production and you’ve still got months to go, and you’ve taken your family somewhere, and you’ve inconvenienced them. And I remember my wife pulling me up because I fell into a depression about, like, what have I done?”But didn't let the Good Will Hunting writer and star spiral.
Christopher Nolan Cast His Daughter in ‘Oppenheimer’ as a Girl Who Gets Blown Up in Nuclear Explosion
McKinley Franklin editor Christopher Nolan cast his eldest daughter in a gruesome role for his forthcoming feature “Oppenheimer.” Speaking with the Telegraph, Nolan revealed that his daughter, Flora, visited the “Oppenheimer” set, alongside his wife and producer Emma Thomas, while the film was still in production. Nolan then had the idea to cast Flora in a then-open role: a nameless young woman who has her face damaged by a nuclear explosion in a sequence within the main character’s mind. “We needed someone to do that small part of a somewhat experimental and spontaneous sequence,” Nolan said. “So it was wonderful to just have her sort of roll with it.”
Matt Damon Reveals Wife Luciana Barroso Pulled Him Out of 'Depression' While on Set of a Movie
Matt Damon has led a number of movies that have topped the box office and even garnered him accolades, including one Oscar win for co-writing and several other Academy Award nominations for acting, he admitted there has been a time where he found himself in a «losing effort,» causing him to fall into a depression while on set. «I think, without naming any particular movies, that sometimes you find yourself in a movie that perhaps might not be what you had hoped it would be and you're still making it,» Damon told Jake Hamilton, host of the YouTube interview series, while promoting his latest role in «I remember halfway through production — and you've still got months to go and you've taken your family somewhere, you know, and you've inconvenienced them — and I remember my wife pulling me up because I fell into a depression about, like, 'What have I done?'» Damon recalled, referring to Luciana Barroso. «And she just said, 'We're here now,'» he revealed. «I do pride myself, in a large part because of her, at being a professional actor.
Matt Damon, Emily Blunt Say ‘Oppenheimer’ Cast Will Leave U.K. Premiere if SAG-AFTRA Strike Called: ‘Everyone’s Going to Walk, Obviously’
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Matt Damon has revealed that the “Oppenheimer” cast talked about their strike strategy before hitting the movie’s red carpet premiere in London on Thursday. “We talked about it,” Damon told Variety on the carpet. “Look, if it’s called now, everyone’s going to walk obviously in solidarity … Once the strike is officially called, [we’re walking]. That’s why we moved this [red carpet] up because we know the second it’s called, we’re going home.” Damon added: “We gave the strike authorization. We voted 98% to 2% to do that because we know our leadership has our best interest at heart.”
Emily Blunt Addresses Threat of SAG-AFTRA Strike While Attending 'Oppenheimer' Premiere
Emily Blunt showed solidarity with her fellow actors on the red carpet at her Oppenheimer premiere as the threat of a SAG-AFTRA strike looms.
‘Oppenheimer’ London Premiere Set To Go Ahead In Spite Of Looming SAG-AFTRA Strike
The London premiere of Universal’s largely anticipated title Oppenheimer is set to go ahead this evening despite a possible SAG-AFTRA strike on the horizon.
‘Oppenheimer’ stars Matt Damon, Emily Blunt on being neighbors and the one thing they'll never do together
The friendship dynamic between Hollywood stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt shines not only on the silver screen but also when cameras aren’t rolling. Damon, 52, and Blunt, 40, star in Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated war drama "Oppenheimer" and told Fox News Digital what it’s like to also live in the same building. Blunt, who’s married to John Krasinski and has two daughters with the actor — Hazel, 9, and Violet, 6 — said "it’s the best" having "The Bourne Identity" star under the same roof.
‘Oppenheimer’ London Premiere to Start an Hour Earlier So Cast Can Attend Before Possible SAG-AFTRA Strike Begins (EXCLUSIVE)
Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Universal is hoping the possible SAG-AFTRA strike doesn’t get in the way of the London premiere of “Oppenheimer” on Thursday evening. Variety has learned the studio is rolling out the red carpet an hour earlier than originally planned — moving from 5:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. local time — with the hope that the 60 minutes will allow the cast, which includes stars like Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh, to pose for photos and participate in interviews without going against SAG-AFTRA strike rules. Though the negotiations deadline comes on midnight Wednesday, the SAG-AFTRA board would still have to meet on Thursday to vote and confirm the call for the strike. Universal execs believe such an event may not happen before the premiere takes place.
Matt Damon Brought 3 of His Daughters to the Oppenheimer Premiere
Oppenheimer? Matt Damon brought three of his four daughters to the premiere of Christopher Nolan's latest flick, which is three hours long, partially black-and-white, and oh yeah, about the development of nuclear bombs. Not that young girls can't be interested in those things, but he didn't even take his kids to the premiere of We Bought a Zoo!For the Oppenheimer launch (bad pun but I'm not sorry) in Paris, Damon was joined by his daughters Stella, 12, Gia, 14, and Alexia, 24.