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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 […]

All Twitter can talk about in the pop culture sphere is the upcoming Barbie-Oppenheimer double feature — dubbed “Barbenheimer” by some. AMC Theatres announced the number of AMC Stubs members who booked tickets for the highly-anticipated double feature and the number may surprise you. AMC Theatres announced (via Variety) that over 20,000 AMC Stubs members […]

Robert Downey Jr. is most synonymous with his roles in the MCU as Tony Stark/Iron Man or the Sherlock Holmes series, but the actor recently revealed two surprising picks for the “most important” films of his career. Speaking to the New York Times, Downey named Dolittle and The Shaggy Dog as two of his “most […]

The pop culture phenomenon that is “Barbenheimer” — the internet’s name for July 21 weekend when Barbie and Oppenheimer both open — has taken social media by storm. Cillian Murphy, who stars in Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, has dished on the hype for “Barbenheimer.” In an interview with Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, Murphy said, “I […]

The Barbie-Oppenheimer rivalry has become a fixture in pop culture — even my region’s press screenings are on the same day! — and it’s ready to come to a head as both films are two weeks out from release. This rivalry has sparked some creative and fun mashups of the two vastly different films dubbed […]

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 […]

All of the pop culture talk in recent months has been about July 21 when Oppenheimer and Barbie both open in theaters. Tom Cruise’s latest film, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One, opens a week and a half before on July 12. Despite the conflict between all of the films opening near each other, […]

Just weeks ago, Tom Cruise was livid at Christopher Nolan and Oppenheimer for hogging up all of the IMAX screens ahead of the release of his film, Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. However, it appears that Cruise has buried the hatchet (at least somewhat) as he shared a heartfelt message for moviegoers. “This […]

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 […]

We’re just weeks away from the most epic box office showdown in recent memory between Barbie and Oppenheimer. Early opening weekend box office projections are in, and the projected winner may surprise you. According to The Quorum, Barbie is currently projected to open between $45-$55 million while Oppenheimer is tracking at $30-$35 million — making […]

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 […]

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 […]

Christopher Nolan’s biographical epic Oppenheimer has gotten its rating, and it’ll mark the first time one of his films has received that rating in over two decades. Variety reported that Oppenheimer is rated R, a first since Insomnia in 2002. Since that film, which was an adaptation of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same […]

Christopher Nolan is a prolific filmmaker — but we all knew that. Thanks to Matt Damon, we have a peek behind the curtain of Oppenheimer and how Nolan ensured historical accuracy in his new film. Speaking to Vanity Fair, Damon revealed some of the lengths that Nolan went to recreate the historical era he’s portraying. […]

Florence Pugh is a star who has done it all from indies to the MCU. In a recent interview, Pugh revealed how the jump from the indie scene into the conglomerate that is the MCU “pissed off” people in the industry. In her recent TIME profile, Pugh revealed that joining the MCU as Yelena Belova […]

Pop culture enthusiasts are likely anticipating the weekend of July 21 as both Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer and Greta Gerwig’s Barbie are set to release. However, Matt Damon, star of Oppenheimer, has weighed in on the rivalry. Speaking to Vanity Fair, Damon revealed he was unaware of the rivalry. “This is the first time I’m hearing […]

Release date Oppenheimer releases July 21st in theaters. Plot Oppenheimer was written and directed by the renowned filmmaker, Christopher Nolan. The movie is based on the book “American Prometheus” which was published in 2005 and written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The plot of the film centers around J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American […]

For a second there, it look as though Christopher Nolan was going to have to move over for Barbie. While some had their dreams of an Oppenheimer-Barbie double feature dashed temporarily, it appears that the rumor of Oppenheimer being pushed to later this year is not true. The rumors began with an interview Variety ran […]