For Oppenheimer, Cillian Murphy plunged deep into the mind and physicality of an iconic scientist that irrevocably changed our world.
At once complex, conflicting, stylish and brilliant, Oppenheimer’s life and work is not an immediately obvious choice for an epic blockbuster subject.
And yet, Christopher Nolan’s decision to ask his longtime collaborator Murphy to step into the physicist’s shoes resulted in a cinematic experience that would outstrip every superhero movie at the box office last year.
Here, Murphy describes inhabiting the man behind the atom bomb and why he always delights in working with Nolan. DEADLINE: Obviously, there are 20 years of trust between you and Christopher Nolan — this is your sixth film together.
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