Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan | Release date, cast and news

Christopher Nolans next film, which marks his first since 2020s Tenet, is coming to our screens this summer. Advertisement The upcoming project focuses on the story of J Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who played a key role in the creation of the atomic bomb.

Christopher Nolan’s next film, which marks his first since 2020’s Tenet, is coming to our screens this summer.

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The upcoming project focuses on the story of J Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who played a key role in the creation of the atomic bomb.

And now a brand new trailer for Oppenheimer has landed, giving fans a look at Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy in action as the titular character, as well as other members of the ensemble cast.

This includes Robert Downey Jr (Avengers: Endgame), Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place), Matt Damon (Air), Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Kenneth Branagh (Death on the Nile) and Jack Quaid (The Boys).

Oppenheimer is the first Nolan movie to be released by Universal Pictures, which landed the right to finance and distribute the film after Nolan broke away from longtime home Warner Bros over its decision to send films straight to streaming during the pandemic.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, rights to the film came with very specific stipulations from Nolan including full creative control, a minimum 100-day theatrical window, and a blackout period where the studio agreed not to release another movie for three weeks before or after the feature.

Read on for everything you need to know about Oppenheimer.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer release date

Oppenheimer will be released in cinemas on the 21st July 2023.

The film will be released three years after Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi film Tenet, which was released in the first year of the COVID pandemic in 2020.

Oppenheimer is being shot in IMAX and on 65mm film.

Oppenheimer cast

The following actors have been cast in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

  • Cillian Murphy as J Robert Oppenheimer
  • Emily Blunt as Katherine 'Kitty' Oppenheimer
  • Robert Downey Jr as Lewis Strauss
  • Matt Damon as Leslie Groves
  • Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock
  • Rami Malek as TBC
  • Benny Safdie as Edward Teller
  • Dane DeHaan as TBC
  • Jack Quaid as TBC
  • Olli Haaskivi as TBC
  • Matthew Modine as TBC
  • Josh Hartnett as Ernest Lawrence
  • Dylan Arnold as Frank Oppenheimer
  • Alden Ehrenreich as TBC
  • David Krumholtz as TBC
  • Michael Angarano as Robert Serber
  • Sir Kenneth Branagh as TBC

Cillian Murphy stars in the lead role of scientist J Robert Oppenheimer, marking what will be his sixth film with Nolan directing.

Speaking to The Guardian about working on his sixth film with Nolan, Murphy commented: “I’ll always turn up for Chris, whatever the size of the part.

“Chris will call me up and I’m there. Isn’t it wonderful that filmmakers are still making challenging, demanding films within the studio system, shot on film rather than IMAX? I think he’s flying the flag.

“Him, Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino are fantastic filmmakers making interesting work on a massive scale.”

Meanwhile, Emily Blunt makes her Nolan filmography debut as Katherine, the biologist and botanist wife of Oppenheimer.

Elsewhere, Robert Downey Jr will portray American businessman and philanthropist Lewis Strauss, while Matt Damon plays Leslie Groves – a US Army officer who oversaw the Manhattan Project.

Florence Pugh has been cast in the role of Oppenheimer’s long-time girlfriend, psychiatrist and physician Jean Tatlock, while Rami Malek has been cast in the role of a scientist and Benny Safdie will play theoretical physicist Edward Teller.

You star Dylan Arnold will portray Oppenheimer’s younger brother Frank in the film, while Josh Hartnett will portray the nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence and Michael Angarano shall portray physicist Robert Serber.

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Additionally, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Olli Haaskivi, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich and David Krumholtz have also been cast in undisclosed roles.

Finally, Sir Kenneth Branagh has also been cast in an undisclosed role, reuniting the actor-director with Nolan after working together on both Dunkirk and Tenet.

Oppenheimer trailer

The first trailer for Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer landed in July 2022, with only Murphy featuring in the footage. Watch below:

Another trailer landed in May 2023, giving fans a look at other members of the cast as well as Murphy. Watch below:

Oppenheimer is coming to UK cinemas on 21st July 2023. Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on tonight.

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