Christopher Nolan is known for delivering some of the best films of the modern era, including Interstellar, Inception, and of course, the ever-popular Dark Knight trilogy.
Now, the director is ready to take over the big screen with his next project called Oppenheimer.
The film will tell the story of a theoretical physicist who worked at the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, a project started during World War 2 that helped produce weapons. First nuclear ever. The character will be played by Cillian Murphy whom Nolan had previously worked with in Inception, the Dark Knight trilogy, and Dunkirk.
The film takes its plot from American Prometheus, Kai Bird, and the Martin J. Sherwin biographical novel.
While the film is still a year away from its release on July 21, 2023, the first look of the film has been scrapped and it looks impressive. The interface shows Murphy’s character surrounded by explosions and flames alluding to his role as the father of the Atomic Bomb.
The first revelation came just a few months after filming was completed. While the reveal only indicates that Cillian Murphy will lead the cast, the film is full of well-known actors including Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett , Dane DeHaan, and Jack Quaid. And this is by no means an exhaustive list.
With an all-star cast, deeply gripping plot and, of course, directed by Nolan himself, the film keeps fans of the director’s work in an unpredictable excitement.
The film is being released by Universal Studios, a change to Nolan, who previously worked almost exclusively with Warner Brothers. Nolan was unhappy with WB’s handling of releases in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service at the same time and decided he didn’t want to commit the project to the company. In a strange turn of events, Nolan decided to auction the film rights and Universal won.
As time goes on, more revelations can be expected from the film currently in production.
