Winner of seven Oscars, Oppenheimer directed by Christopher Nolan, after its success at the cinema, also debuts on TV on Sky Cinema Uno and streaming on NOW.
The latest cinematic effort by Christopher Nolan it turned out to be a success. Not only Oppenheimer shone at the box office, holding its own against particularly coveted films such as Barbie Of Greta Gerwig (enough to generate the phenomenon Barbenheimer), but it swept up the awards during the Hollywood season, taking home a lot seven Oscar awards including best film, best director naturally going to Nolan and best leading actor going to Cillian Murphy. After a brilliant stay on the big screen, Oppenheimer finally arrives on first TV Sky Cinema One and streaming on NOW this evening, Monday 29 April 2024.
Oppenheimer, the Oscar-winning film on Sky Cinema Uno: plot, cast and curiosities
Oppenheimer’s story is not a figment of fiction, as it tells a true slice of world history. However, the film took inspiration from the biographical volume Robert Oppenheimer – The father of the atomic bomb written by Kai Bird And Martin J. Sherwin. The protagonist is the theoretical physicist who, through his work and his studies, guided the Manhattan project during World War II to create the first atomic bomb. Settling in a top secret military laboratory in Los Alamos, in the New Mexico desert, together with his team of experts Oppenheimer will succeed in his aim by designing a revolutionary weapon that will have devastating consequences.
Returns from Dunkirk, a film set during the Second World War, Christopher Nolan has undertaken a new historical undertaking by telling a harsh parenthesis of human history. Furthermore, this is not even the first time with Cillian Murphy, an actor who has been involved several times on his set in films such as Batman Begins, Inception and also Dunkirk. The cast by Oppenheimer is full of stars like Emily Blunt, who plays Kitty. It’s still Robert Downey Jr, deserving of the Oscar as best supporting actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss, founding member of the American Atomic Energy Commission. The cast also includes Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Jack QuaidMatt Damon, Rami Malek And Kenneth Branagh. To the microphones of Total Film Street GamesRadarNolan commented on the choice of his main actors:
I’ve always known since I first met Cillian – many years ago now, it’s been almost 20 years since then – that he is one of the great actors, not just of his generation, but of all time. And I waited for the project, and I know he did too, where we could collaborate with him as the lead. I was finally able to entrust him with the greatest burden, the cinematic one, and watch him carry that burden. Being able to call Cillian and say, “We’re here.” As for Robert Downey Jr. we all know that he is one of the great movie stars. It’s so easy to forget that he’s also one of the greatest actors of all time. Watching him lose himself in that performance and completely lose himself in a character like that, it was just an incredible reminder of what an amazing actor he is.
