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The Independent UK
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Isobel Lewis

David Baddiel questions Cillian Murphy casting in Oppenheimer

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David Baddiel has questioned the casting of Cillian Murphy as Jewish theoretical physicist J Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s film.

The comedian and writer, who is Jewish himself, has previously spoken critically about non-Jewish actors playing Jewish roles in film and TV.

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