Julianne Moore, Michael Douglas, Emma Thompson and More Join Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons Following ‘Oppenheimer’ Success
variety.comK.J. Yossman Julianne Moore, Michael Douglas and Emma Thompson are among a slew of celebrities putting their names to a campaign for nuclear disarmament.
Ahead of “Oppenheimer’s” expected domination at the Oscars this Sunday, Moore, Douglas, Thompson and other celebrities have backed the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s “Make Nukes History” campaign. “We want to raise our voices to remind people that while ‘Oppenheimer’ is history, nuclear weapons are not,” reads the open letter, published today in the L.A.
Times. “To protect our families, our communities, and our world, we must demand that global leaders work to make nuclear weapons history — and build a brighter future.” Others signing the letter include “Oppenheimer” cast members Matthew Modine and Tony Goldwyn and costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, as well as Oppenheimer’s grandson Charles Oppenheimer.
Alan Cumming, Annie Lennox, Bill Nye, Ellen Burstyn, Graham Nash, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rosanna Arquette and Viggo Mortensen have also signed in support.
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