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Christopher Nolan, director of the three-hour-long film Oppenheimer, defended long runtimes. Nolan recently spoke about long runtimes and doesn’t think it’s the length that is the issue (via @NolanAnalyst on X). “I’ve been working in films now for, I don’t know, 25 years. And I’ve been hearing for all that time how young people’s attention […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has officially passed both Deadpool films at the box office and is the second-highest-grossing R-rated film ever. To date, Oppenheimer has grossed $788 million worldwide. That was enough to pass both Deadpool ($782 million) and its sequel ($785 million). The only film that Oppenheimer trails at the worldwide R-rated box office chart […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer nailed the Los Alamos portion of its production design. But the Dark Knight director went to extreme lengths to make life easier on production designer Ruth De Jong. On an episode of the Team Deakins podcast — a podcast co-hosted by legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins and his wife James — they spoke […]

Supposedly, Christopher Nolan apologized to Florence Pugh during the casting process of Oppenheimer. In Oppenheimer, Pugh plays Jean Tatlock — a member of the Communist Party and J. Robert Oppenheimer’s (Cillian Murphy) love interest. She doesn’t have a big role — mostly appearing in flashbacks and dream sequences — but still is a critical part […]

As Oppenheimer rushes to become a favorite among moviegoers, one celebrity remains unimpressed. Recently, Internet sensation and WWE Superstar, Logan Paul revealed that he walked out of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. In his podcast, called Impaulsive, Logan Paul spoke with the YouTubers RackaRacka, who made the popular horror film “Talk to Me.” Paul mentioned that he […]

The rivalry between Christopher Nolan and Barbie goes deeper than the release date. Greta Gerwig’s film recently broke a Warner Bros. record set by Nolan’s The Dark Knight in 2008. With Barbie’s recent box office haul, the Margot Robbie film has now made $537.5 million domestically. That beats out Nolan’s The Dark Knight ($536 million) […]

Cillian Murphy has appeared in a number of Christopher Nolan’s films including the Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Dunkirk, and now Oppenheimer. However, there’s one film of his that he wishes he starred in. Speaking to The Independent, Murphy revealed that he wishes he starred in Interstellar. “I adore Interstellar just because I find it so […]

Since being released on July 21, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has dominated IMAX auditoriums (much to the dismay of Tom Cruise). That domination will continue amid the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. Variety is reporting that Oppenheimer’s 70mm IMAX run has been extended. This is due to the popular demand by moviegoers to see the film in […]

While many movie fans expect deleted scenes with any home media release, don’t expect Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer to have any. At least according to Cillian Murphy. Speaking to Collider, Murphy was asked about any Oppenheimer deleted scenes. “There’s no deleted scenes in Chris Nolan movies,” he said. “That’s why there are no DVD extras on […]

President Joe Biden indulged in a movie night on the same night that former President Donald Trump was indicted. He saw Oppenheimer and gave his review of Christopher Nolan’s latest. On August 1, Biden and the First Lady attended a public screening of Oppenheimer at Atlantic Theaters Movies in Rehoboth Beach, DE. The couple have […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has been praised and the grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer — the film’s subject — enjoyed it with just one qualm to report. Speaking to TIME, Charles Oppenheimer discussed Nolan’s film at length. There’s a scene early on in the film when the young physicist attempts to poison his professor via an […]

Nearly a decade before Cillian Murphy played J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s epic, he almost played the role in a 2014 TV series. In 2014, a series called Manhattan about the Manhattan Project was released. On the list of names considered for the role of Oppenheimer was one Cillian Murphy, as Vanity Fair revealed. […]

Right after Barbie had issues with censorship, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has also run into its own issues. The scene in question is an intimate scene between Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh’s characters. There is a scene in Oppenheimer where the titular character (played by Murphy) and his mistress Jean Tatlock (Pugh) talking. Both are nude, […]

Warner Bros. has to be overjoyed with Barbie’s success. The Margot Robbie-led film crushed it at the box office last weekend and has broken a long-standing studio record with its Monday haul. It’s being reported that Barbie grossed another $26 million on Monday, July 24, That would beat out the previous Monday box office gross […]

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is the story of the “Barbenheimer” weekend, but Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer also enjoyed a stellar opening weekend. The Dark Knight director’s latest broke one of his own records with its box office haul. Oppenheimer grossed a whopping $80.5 million domestically during its opening weekend and another $93,657,000 million internationally for a debut […]

Christopher Nolan directed Robert Downey Jr. for the first time in Oppenheimer and has some high praise for the actor’s casting in the MCU as Iron Man. Speaking to Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Nolan talked about the possibility of directing a James Bond film. While he described it as an “amazing […]

Christopher Nolan is an acclaimed director with his latest film, Oppenheimer, set to hit theaters this weekend amid the “Barbenheimer” hype. While the director has dipped his toe into the DC/Batman world, he may have his eyes set on another iconic franchise: James Bond. Speaking to Josh Horowitz in anticipation of Oppenheimer, Nolan had a […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is the second half of the highly anticipated “Barbenheimer” phenomenon. After seeing both, I’m not exactly sure how one would be able to sit through both in a double feature. Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a technical masterclass, but the film fumes out in its second act (and particularly in its last hour) despite […]

While contemplating taking a hiatus from acting, Matt Damon had one exception that would cause him to reconsider that: Christopher Nolan calling him. Well, Damon is one of the stars of his upcoming film, Oppenheimer. In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly for their Around the Table series, Damon said, “This is going to sound made […]

In a surprising turn of events, acclaimed director Christopher Nolan played a significant role in altering actor Matt Damon’s plans for a hiatus from acting. Damon revealed in an interview that Nolan unexpectedly called him, causing him to break a promise he made to his wife during a couples therapy session, according to Entertainment Weekly. […]

Christopher Nolan, director of the acclaimed Dark Knight superhero movie trilogy, has a very simple answer when it comes to whether he’d return to the genre. During an interview with YouTuber Hugedécrypte, Nolan was asked if he would “want to direct another superhero movie?” after doing the Dark Knight trilogy. The answer was a swift […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has already been impacted twice by the SAG-AFTRA strike as its NYC premiere just received an unfortunate update. Universal Pictures, Oppenheimer’s distributor, announced on July 14 that Nolan’s latest epic will not have a red carpet at its NYC premiere. “In support of the ongoing SAG strike, the filmmakers of Oppenheimer will […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer features an array of A-list stars from Cillian Murphy to Robert Downey Jr., but the director’s daughter, Flora Nolan, also has a role in the film (and a key one at that). Speaking to The Telegraph, Christopher Nolan revealed that his daughter Flora filmed a cameo bit in Oppenheimer while visiting the […]

The cast of Barbie recently revealed that they have a cast group chat (sans Michael Cera), but the cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer also had one and may have beat out Greta Gerwig’s film with its title. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, some of the Oppenheimer cast revealed that they had a WhatsApp group chat […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer revolves around the titular physicist who played a part in the Manhattan Project and the creation of atomic bombs. But worry not — Nolan didn’t actually blow up a real atomic bomb despite some people’s fears. While the Trinity test is shown in Oppenheimer, Nolan assured moviegoers that he didn’t blow up […]

Robert Downey Jr. is an acclaimed actor who has been nominated for two Academy Awards in his career. However, he made an extremely bold claim at the premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Speaking on the stage at the Oppenheimer U.K. premiere, Downey touted Nolan’s latest as the best film of his career. “I’m just gonna […]

The SAG-AFTRA strike is already having ripple effects on the entertainment industry, and it looks like Universal will take precautionary measures with their upcoming U.K. premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Variety is reporting that the U.K. premiere on Thursday, July 13, will be beginning an hour earlier at 4:45 local time. The hope is that […]

While the Barbie-Oppenheimer double feature has excited pop culture fans, Christopher Nolan was none too pleased about “Barbenheimer.” Insider spoke to Nolan about both Barbie and Oppenheimer and when asked if he had seen the former, Nolan simply said, “No,” with a “hint of disinterest.” The interviewer then revealed his theory that the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon […]

Even Christopher Nolan acknowledges that Rodrick Rules, as the director recently discussed casting Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules star Devon Bostick in Oppenheimer. Speaking to the Guy With a Movie Camera, Nolan said “Rodrick Rules” and reveals that “he has his moment… very much [so].” In Oppenheimer, Bostick plays Seth Neddermeyer — the physicist […]

Christopher Nolan’s historical epic Oppenheimer is a three-hour-long film, and it nearly didn’t fit on IMAX projectors. Speaking to Collider, Nolan revealed that the 600lb, 11-mile long IMAX print almost didn’t fit on the film platters of the projectors. “Then on this [Oppenheimer], I went to them and I said, ‘Okay, I’ve got a 180-page […]

Renowned filmmaker Christopher Nolan has opened up about his decision to cast Robert Downey Jr. in his upcoming film Oppenheimer. The highly anticipated blockbuster, set to be released on July 21, delves into the life of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his involvement in the Manhattan Project, which led to the creation of nuclear […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is set to release in just two weeks opposite Barbie, and one of the film’s stars and an accomplished director in his own right, Benny Safdie, gave it extremely high praise. In a new Instagram post from Safdie, he shared a new look at his portrayal of Edward Teller and proceeded to […]

Oppenheimer star Emily Blunt had some high praise for the filming experience of Christopher Nolan’s latest epic. The actress compared the experience to being at “summer camp” in a new interview. During People Magazine’s photo shoot for Oppenheimer, Blunt compared the experience of shooting the film to summer camp saying, “We were all in the […]

Christopher Nolan is (loudly) banging the Oppenheimer drum for months now, and he revealed some reactions to the film which range from people calling it “devastating” to a “horror movie” or sorts. Speaking to Wired, Nolan claimed that Oppenheimer has a “complicated” ending and revealed some of the reactions fielded from screenings of the film. […]

Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros. have had a long partnership history that lasted years, but the director and studio had a pretty public falling out after Tenet. But it appears the studio is ready to mend the relationship with the Interstellar director. The latest film from Nolan, Oppenheimer, is being distributed by Universal. Most of […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is going to be an amazing feat of filmmaking just based on the stories Matt Damon has told about the historical accuracy of the film. But even down to the script, Nolan has found ways to be revolutionary. Speaking to Empire, Nolan revealed that he wrote the script of Oppenheimer in first-person […]

Christopher Nolan likes making movies, and he’s very good at it. His latest film, Oppenheimer, may be his most ambitious to date and the director has revealed why he opted against CGI for a sequence with a nuclear explosion in it. Speaking with Empire for a lengthy feature with Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy, Nolan revealed […]

Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, Oppenheimer, is making headlines as it marks a significant departure for the renowned director. It has been revealed that Oppenheimer will be Nolan’s first R-rated movie in over 20 years, adding a new dimension to his filmography, SyFy reports. While the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has not yet officially […]

Tom Cruise, lead of the Mission: Impossible franchise, is upset with Christopher Nolan’s upcoming epic, Oppenheimer. It’s being reported by Puck that Cruise is not happy with Oppenheimer taking away IMAX screens from his latest film, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. The frustration from Cruise is somewhat understandable — his latest Mission: Impossible […]