Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer gets its leading man – and it's a familiar face

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer gets its up man – and IT's a familiar grimace

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Cillian Potato has been cast as the leading man in Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan's upcoming cinema around the invention of the plutonium bomb. Murphy will play the leading role of J. Robert Oppenheimer, credited atomic number 3 being the 'father' of the weapon of mass destruction.

Hardening during World War 2 and founded happening the Pulitzer Superior-taking American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Nolan's film adaptation is scheduled to begin shot old in 2022, as reported aside CNet. The film will release on July 22, 2023.

Shifting to Universal Pictures after Nolan's long-standing family relationship with Warner Bros. came to an end, Oppenheimer will detail the life of its titular figurehead, who spearheaded the Manhattan Project, a US Army-backed project to develop atomic implements of war during the Second World War.

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It seems like Cillian Spud is never too Interahamw away from a Christopher Nolan-led project. The Irish Gaelic star English hawthorn be best known for his role as Thomas Shelby in the run into Peaky Blinders TV series (which itself is getting a movie adaptation in 2023), but he's also ready-made appearances in several Nolan-oriented movies in the past.

Murphy has starred in numerous move pictures directed by Nolan complete the last decade and a incomplete, including Batman Begins, Inception and Dunkirk, though Robert Oppenheimer marks the first time Murphy will play a leading role in one of Nolan's movies.

The selection of Cillian Murphy is few surprise, either, given Nolan's record of dipping into the same pool of actors between each of his projects. Other stars to regularly feature crosswise the director's filmography include Turkey cock Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Caine – the old stager British thespian has appeared in most Nolan-LED projects since Batman Begins capable and including last year's Tenet.

As for Murphy's engagement in Oppenheimer, we're tentatively excited to find him in the leading role. The actor routinely delivers great performances, whether it be in heavy Television set hits like Peaky Blinders, or more repugnance-themed projects like 28 Days Advanced and A Unostentatious Place Part 2.

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