‘Oppenheimer’: Christopher Nolan Describes His Latest As A “Horror Movie”: “People Will Leave The Film Absolutely Devastated”

A couple of days ago, we got the first social media reactions to “Barbie,” which were complimentary and made it seem as if the hype is very real regarding Greta Gerwig’s comedy film. However, on the same day that “Barbie” hits theaters, we have Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” perhaps the most anticipated film of the entire summer.

Christopher Nolan has revealed that Al Pacino once turned down a directing note on set, insisting to the filmmaker that he’d “already done that”.The acclaimed director – who is preparing to release his new biopic Oppenheimer starring Cillian Murphy – recalled filming 2002 thriller Insomnia with Pacino.“I had gone up to Pacino after a series of takes and given him a note on what I wanted,” he told The Los Angeles Times.“He told me, ‘I’ve already done that. You can’t see it to the eye, but I’ve done it on the dailies.’ I looked for it and I was like, ‘Oh, my God,’ because there it was.”Nolan added: “Great film actors can do that, and that’s what I had with Cillian.”Elaborating on Murphy’s challenging role of playing J.

Oppenheimer have praised the film as a “knockout” and Christopher Nolan’s “most impressive work yet”.The upcoming biopic stars Cillian Murphy as scientist and “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer, and is set to be released on July 21, 2023.The first social media reactions to the anticipated epic have arrived after a world premiere event in Paris yesterday (June 11) where Murphy, Nolan and cast members Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr.

The first reactions to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer have dropped following a world premiere in Paris. Following the nearly three-hour screening, critics are praising Cillian Murphy’s performance and calling the film “awe-inspiring,” “staggering” and a “spectacular achievement.”

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent While Hollywood braces for an actors strike, the key cast of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” — Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr. and Matt Damon — walked the red carpet at the Paris world premiere on Tuesday, but didn’t talk politics. Nolan, receiving rapturous applause as he walked into the theater, spoke onstage about his special bond with France and the 90-year old Grand Rex Theater, dating back to his 2000 film “Memento.” “When we made our first film ‘Memento,’ no one in the world would show this film,” Nolan said, until the Grand Rex Theater booked it. “Looking at the size of it I have no idea why, but people came and our lives changed and we love this theater,” added Nolan, who was surrounded by his cast and producers, including his wife Emma Thomas.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Universal Pictures has finally unveiled Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb epic “Oppenheimer” at a world premiere event in Paris, France. First reactions to the nearly three-hour drama are pouring in and are strong across the board, with the film being called a “spectacular achievement” and “audacious.” Writing for The Los Angeles Times, former critic Kenneth Turan hailed “Oppenheimer” as “arguably Nolan’s most impressive work yet in the way it combines his acknowledged visual mastery with one of the deepest character dives in recent American cinema.” Matt Maytum, deputy editor of Total Film, said Nolan’s latest left him “stunned,” adding, “[It’s] a character study on the grandest scale, with a sublime central performance by Cillian Murphy. An epic historical drama but with a distinctly Nolan sensibility: the tension, structure, sense of scale, startling sound design, remarkable visuals. Wow.”

Sam Smith has been announced as featuring in the Barbie soundtrack and will be representing the Kens in the film with their song.The singer is the final surprise artist to feature on the upcoming soundtrack to the Greta Gerwig film. He’s set to release a track called ‘Man I Am’ on July 21, which is the same day that the film is released in cinemas.They first announced that they’d be taking part in the project yesterday (July 10) and confirmed that their song will follow the point of view of all the actors playing Ken in the movie.“I cannot begin to express how incredibly excited I am to be a part of the soundtrack to this already iconic film,” Smith wrote in revealing the news.

On paper, a period drama about the creation of the Atomic Bomb isn’t necessarily the type of thing that demands a $200 million budget and IMAX cameras. But in the hands of filmmaker Christopher Nolan, a man who could make a paper bag look epic in scope, this story is “Oppenheimer” and has turned into perhaps the biggest release of the summer.  And in a new featurette about the creation of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer,” we are introduced to the myriad reasons why the filmmaker’s latest vision might be his most epic and complicated yet.

trilogy, writer-director Christopher Nolan has explored the farthest reaches of earth and space. From Gotham City to inside other people’s dreams, one might think that Nolan has left few territories uncharted, but his upcoming “Oppenheimer” will see his actors going where few Nolan characters have gone before: the bedroom.Out July 21 and starring Cillian Murphy, Nolan’s biopic of the man who invented the atomic bomb during World War II is one of this summer’s most anticipated blockbusters alongside “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.”Murphy, a six-time Nolan alum best known for his work in BBC’s “Peaky Blinders,” will take on the titular role — and take off his pants, according to reports.

Christopher Nolan is opening up about how Oppenheimer came about and Robert Pattinson had a lot to do with it.

Robert Pattinson played a central role in Christopher Nolan‘s decision to pursue one of this summer’s biggest movies – Oppenheimer.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Of all the impressive skills Barbie has amassed in her 64 years as a working doll, who knew that cartography would be a focal point of her highly anticipated summer movie debut? But here we are. Trailers for the upcoming “Barbie,” from director Greta Gerwig and Warner Bros. Pictures, have led to the dissemination of a controversial map used in the film – one depicted in a scene with stars Margot Robbie and Kate McKinnon (known in the film as “Weird Barbie”) — and the studio is speaking up after days of international headlines. “The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing,” a spokesperson for the Warner Bros. Film Group told Variety. “The doodles depict Barbie’s make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the ‘real world.’ It was not intended to make any type of statement.”

Back in November, well before the world was obsessed with the upcoming “Barbie” film, it was reported that Greta Gerwig was going to ditch the world of pink plastic and make her way to the fantasy realm of “The Chronicles of Narnia.” Since then, we have just been waiting for some sort of confirmation that this was the case. Now, months later, it appears it’s true—Greta Gerwig is set to direct two new ‘Narnia’ films for Netflix.

Tom Cruise is showing off his support for all the major movies coming out this summer in theaters.

savior of movie theaters, would love it if you bought a ticket next month to see “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning.” But he’d also love it if you went out to see the other films that will be competing against it in theaters this summer, too. On Wednesday, Cruise posted a picture of him with “Mission: Impossible 7” director Christopher McQuarrie holding tickets to see “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which comes out on Friday, as well as Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” and Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which come out the week after “Mission: Impossible 7”“This summer is full of amazing movies to see in theaters,” Cruise tweeted.

Naman Ramachandran Top global talent paid homage to director Martin Campbell (“Casino Royale,” ”Goldeneye”) and special effects supervisor Chris Corbould (“Inception,” ”The Dark Knight,” “No Time to Die”) at the second London Action Festival, which concluded Sunday. The duo, who were honored with the festival’s Moving Target Award for their outstanding contribution to action cinema, were surprised with a range of video messages from people who had worked with them. Daniel Craig described Campbell and Corbould as “two people who have had a major influence on my career.” On Campbell, Craig said: “It gave me incredible security knowing you were steering the ship [Casino Royale]. I have so much to thank you for. I’m incredibly proud of the film we made together.” On Courbould, Craig added: “I don’t know what to say. You’ve blown me up, you’ve set me on fire – but what has been so incredible in working with you is to have had the privilege of getting inside your imagination. Those have been some of the most joyous experiences on a film set that I have had in my fairly long career.”

Christopher Nolan has said there’s an “interesting relationship” between the endings of Oppenheimer and his 2011 film Inception.In the director’s upcoming biopic, Cillian Murphy plays scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer who is credited as the “father of the atomic bomb” for his role in the Manhattan Project. The film is set to be released on July 21, 2023.Speaking in an interview with Wired, Nolan explained that there’s some similarities between Oppenheimer’s ending and the ambiguous final scene in Inception, where it was left unclear whether Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) was still in a dream.Asked whether he believed his films have an optimistic or “anti-nihilistic” outlook, Nolan said: “I mean, the end of Inception, it’s exactly that.

Christopher Nolan has revealed that early screenings of Oppenheimer have left audiences “devastated”, with some even describing it as a horror film.The biographical drama stars Cillian Murphy as the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer, who is known as “the father of the atomic bomb”, and will be released in cinemas on July 21.“Some people leave the movie absolutely devastated,” Nolan said of early screenings in a new interview with Wired magazine.“They can’t speak.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Christopher Nolan has a warning for anyone purchasing “Oppenheimer” tickets: The film might emotionally destroy you. Speaking to Wired magazine in a new interview, Nolan said that some early “Oppenheimer” viewers have had a visceral reaction to the film, which follows theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) as he creates the atomic bomb to end World War II. “Some people leave the movie absolutely devastated,” Nolan said about early screenings. “They can’t speak. I mean, there’s an element of fear that’s there in the history and there in the underpinnings. But the love of the characters, the love of the relationships, is as strong as I’ve ever done.”

“Like it or not,” declared Christopher Nolan at CinemaCon in April, “J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most important person who ever lived. He made the world we live in, for better or for worse.”