Christopher Nolan’s new film, Oppenheimer, tells the story of one of the giant figures of the 20th century. Genius physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer was known as the ‘father of the atomic bomb’ for his role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. But he’s far from a straightforward figure.
For Oppenheimer, Nolan reteams with long-time collaborator Cillian Murphy, who takes the lead after five previous supporting roles in Nolan movies. Emily Blunt co-stars as Robert’s wife, Kitty, and the frankly staggering ensemble also includes Matt Damon as army officer and Manhattan Project director Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as US Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis Strauss, and Florence Pugh as psychiatrist and writer Jean Tatlock.
