Oppenheimer | Father OF Atomic Bomb Movie Releasing 21st July

Oppenheimer Theatrical release posterDirected byChristopher NolanScreenplay byChristopher NolanBased onAmerican Prometheus by Kai Bird Martin J. SherwinProduced by Emma Thomas Charles Roven Christopher NolanStarring Cillian Murphy Emily Blunt Matt Damon Robert Downey Jr. Florence Pugh Josh Hartnett Casey Affleck Rami Malek Kenneth BranaghCinematographyHoyte van HoytemaEdited byJennifer LameMusic byLudwig Göransson Production companies Syncopy Inc. Atlas EntertainmentDistributed byUniversal Pictures Release dates July 11, 2023 (Le Grand Rex) July 21, 2023 (United States and United Kingdom) Running time180 minutes[1]Countries United States United KingdomLanguageEnglishBudget$100 million[2]

Cillian Murphy (L) plays J. Robert Oppenheimer (R)

Oppenheimer is a 2023 epic biographical thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. Based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, the film chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project, and thereby ushering in the Atomic Age. Cillian Murphy stars as the titular character, with Emily Blunt portraying Oppenheimer's wife, Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Matt Damon portraying General Leslie Groves, Oppenheimer's military handler, and Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, a senior member of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Other members of the supporting cast include Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.

The film was revealed in September 2021 after Universal Pictures won a bidding war for the script. Murphy signed on to portray Oppenheimer in October, with others in the main cast joining between November 2021 and April 2022. Pre-production was underway by January 2022, with filming taking place between February and May. Oppenheimer was filmed in a combination of IMAX 65mm and 65mm large-format film—including, for the first time, sections in IMAX black-and-white analog photography. As with his previous works, Nolan utilised extensive practical effects and minimal computer-generated imagery.

Oppenheimer premiered at Le Grand Rex in Paris on July 11, 2023 and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United Kingdom and United States on July 21, 2023, by Universal Pictures. It is Nolan's first film not to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures domestically or internationally since Memento (2000), as well as his first film to receive an R rating since Insomnia (2002). The film received critical acclaim, with praise for its cast, screenplay, and visuals.