Oppenheimer will hit theaters on July 21, the same day as Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie. For more, check out our ranking of every Christopher Nolan movie . Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN.

RELATED: Oppenheimer Star Cillian Murphy Says Playing Father of Atomic Bomb Both 'Terrifying and Exciting' A longtime proponent of IMAX cameras, practical effects, and seeing movies on the silver screen (whatever you do, don't admit to watching Tenet on your cell phone), Nolan shot a great deal of Oppenheimer on the largest format available to contemporary filmmakers.

Nicolas Cage may have the unbearable weight of massive talent, but J. Robert Oppenheimer carried the unbearable weight of massive genius. Actor Cillian Murphy understood this right away when writer-director-producer Christopher Nolan flew to Dublin in September 2021 to offer him the lead role in Oppenheimer, his forthcoming biopic (opening in theaters everywhere July 21) on the father of the.

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer is an IMAX®-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar® winner Matt Damon portrays.

“Oppenheimer” was shot using some of the highest resolution film cameras that exist. Like “ Dunkirk ” and “ Tenet ,” “Oppenheimer” was filmed entirely on large format film stock, meaning a combination of IMAX 65mm and Panavision 65mm (think David Lean/“Lawrence of Arabia”), that’s then projected in 70mm.

The Secretary of Energy on Friday nullified a 1954 decision to revoke the security clearance of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a top government scientist who led the making of the atomic bomb in World.

As director of the Los Alamos laboratory, Oppenheimer, or “Oppie,” as his friends called him, bore major responsibility for building the atomic bomb and some responsibility for obstructing scientists desperately seeking to prevent its use.

Behind the Film (Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon/©Paramount Pictures) Christopher Nolan returns after three years and Tenet’s rocky pandemic-delayed release for his 12th feature film, Oppenheimer. The biopic about the infamous theoretical physicist represents a number of transformations for Nolan’s career.