‘Oppenheimer’: Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. are unrecognizable in new images

In the age of biopics, Christopher Nolan rode the wave. His next film explores the life of one of the “fathers” of the atomic bomb: American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy. ‘Oppenheimer’ has already established itself as one of next year’s most anticipated films and expectations are no less. The new images released by Total Film allow us a glimpse into the footage, both in front of and behind the cameras.

The tape is based on the book by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer”, for which they won the Pulitzer Prize. The biography tells how Oppenheimer led the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, designing nuclear bombs, but later regretted the creation and positioned himself against the creation of the hydrogen bomb and in favor of controlling nuclear energy. However, he remains in history as one of the men who made possible the creation and spread of nuclear weapons.

In the pictures it turns out difficult to recognize Cillian Murphy, as he is far from the look he has displayed in recent productions such as ‘A Quiet Place 2’ and playing Thomas Shelby in ‘Peaky Blinders’. It also shows us the actor alongside Emily Blunt, who plays his wife, Kitty Puening Harrison.

In addition to Cillian Murphy, the film features an all-star cast including Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Michael Angarano, Josh Peck, Josh Hartnett, Ben Safdie, Gustaf Skarsgård, Dylan Arnold, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick, Rami Malek and Dane DeHaan, among many others.

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This is the fifth film in which Cillian Murphy works with Christopher Nolan, having behind them the trilogy of ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Inception’ and ‘Dunkirk’. However, it is the first time will have the lead role under his direction, because until now he had played an antagonist. In ‘Oppenheimer’, Murphy will have a chance to be the protagonist of the story, but he will be far from being the hero. the movie opens in theaters on July 21 next year.