Oppenheimer had a massive opening weekend at the box office, earning over $80 million and enticing viewers to return to theaters. The entire cast was mesmerizing, making the 3-hour historical epic a must-see.
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While a handful of performances have gotten a lot of praise and attention since the Oppenheimer premier, one actor has been the subject of internet fascination. Josh Peck, one of the stars of Drake & Josh in the early 2000s, does a wonderful job portraying Kenneth Bainbridge in the new biopic.
Although Bainbridge was the one manning the abort button during the infamous Trinity test of the atomic bomb, people couldn’t help but hearken back to his Nickelodeon days.
at one point in ‘oppenheimer’, josh peck makes this exact face and it almost took me out of the movie pic.twitter.com/61iOoxzEYd
— a (@thisisnotahmad) July 23, 2023
Don’t want to spoil Oppenheimer for anyone but my favorite scene was definitely when Oppenheimer was like “are u calling me a liar???” and Josh Peck said “well I ain’t callin u a truther!!”
— Abhirupa Dasgupta (@ginuwinelyabby) July 22, 2023
ok my only actual Oppenheimer take is that it’s so unbelievably funny to be watching an intense period piece and have to be like “is that… josh peck?”
— trash jones (@jzux) July 23, 2023
All I could think of during that Josh Peck scene in Oppenheimer pic.twitter.com/dgyHwAAhjQ
— Jake Tall-Bot 🤖 (@Jeek_Talbot) July 24, 2023
Josh Peck really killed it in Oppenheimer 😤 pic.twitter.com/Vfwao8b11j
— Zαc (@ZacFertig) July 23, 2023
Christopher Nolan casting Josh Peck, Rodrick from Diary Of A Wimpy Kid and Will from Sky High in Oppenheimer pic.twitter.com/795TbLGQwC
— ty lafferman (@TyLaff) July 23, 2023
Spoiler free Oppenheimer review: at no point does Josh Peck say “it’s spherical” in reference to Gadget the first nuclear bomb.
0/10 pic.twitter.com/aFWrE6XURh
— Joshua Crawley (@AllHailTheVoid) July 23, 2023
This is all i could think about after Josh Peck appeared in Oppenheimer pic.twitter.com/0sYnglWPyg
— John Winston (@IHateSleeves) July 23, 2023
Josh Peck in Oppenheimer when he saw the bomb pic.twitter.com/MXiNiFmvQL
— daniel 🥞 (@manieldad) July 22, 2023