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Director Christopher Nolan wasn't holding back with his new film Oppenheimer. Per THR, it's been revealed that the film has been rated R. This marks the first movie to be directed by Nolan with that rating since the 2002 film Insomnia. That followed the R-rated film Memento in 2000. Nolan has notably been sticking with the PG-13 rating in the years since, garnering that rating with films like Inception, Dunkirk, Tenet, and the Dark Knight trilogy. Oppenheimer is also the longest film of Nolan's career, clocking in at just under three hours.

Oppenheimer would also be the first film to be directed by Nolan after his run with Warner Bros., which began with Insomnia. His last movie for the studio was released in the summer of 2020, well into the pandemic era which had heavily affected the movie theater business. The film fell short at box office, at least in part due to the pandemic,...

You might want to leave the kiddies at home for Christopher Nolan’s next epic because Oppenheimer is officially rated R. The mature rating marks Nolan’s first R rating since 2002’s Insomnia, the crime thriller starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank.

In addition to revealing the film’s rating, details about Oppenheimer’s film reels are making the rounds online. The film clocks in at nearly three hours, making it the director’s most extended feature. According to The Associated Press, IMAX prints of Oppenheimer are “11 miles of film stock” that “weigh some 600 pounds.” Nolan shot the movie in a large format, with IMAX screenings ranging from 70mm to IMAX digital, 35mm, Dolby Cinema, and more.

Nolan wants fans to know that the “best possible experience” for watching Oppenheimer is through the IMAX 70mm film format. However, only 25 theaters across North America provide audiences with that option.

Universal’s three-minute “Shooting for IMAX” featurette focuses on the use of IMAX cameras to bring audiences the complete Oppenheimer experience. Very little new footage is revealed while writer/director Christopher Nolan, director of photography Hoyte Van Hoytema, and the film’s stars Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, and Robert Downey Jr discuss the advantages of filming in IMAX and how immersive the viewing experience becomes when IMAX cameras are used.

“Oppenheimer’s story is one of the biggest stories imaginable. Our film tries to take you into his experience, and IMAX for me is a portal into a level of immersion that you can’t get from other formats,” explained Christopher Nolan.

Oppenheimer mixes black & white scenes with color, and because 65 millimeter black & white didn’t exist, it had to be specially engineered for this production. “We were able to test large format black & white, put it up on a...

"IMAX, for me, is a portal into a level of immersion you can't get from other formats." A new behind-the-scenes featurette is out for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, opening in theaters worldwide in July. This video focuses on "shooting for IMAX" and Nolan's innovative use of the large format cameras, shooting on 65mm for as much of the film as possible. They even invented 65mm B&W camera stock to use to shoot it properly in B&w! Crazy and nerdy - I love it. Oppenheimer tells the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb, working at the Los Alamos Laboratory on the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. The big cast features Cillian Murphy, with Emily Blunt as "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, as well as Rami Malek,...

Universal Pictures has shared a brand new poster and IMAX teaser for Oppenheimer, which showcases why the big-screen format is so important to writer-director Christopher Nolan in order to tell the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin; check out the poster and go behind-the-scenes below…

“The IMAX-shot epic thriller thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.”

Featuring alongside Cillian Murphy in the cast of Oppenheimer are Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Casey Affleck, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson,...

Women in action roles have become more and more common in Hollywood over the last few decades, and Sheroes arrives this summer to prove it once again. Paramount Pictures is preparing to release the new film written and directed by Jordan Gertner, producer of Spring Breakers.

Putting a group of women at the forefront once again, Gertner presents a new story full of action, crime, shooting, explosions and fun. Check out the trailer below:

The plot follows four friends who travel to Thailand for fun and a cultural adventure, only to end up in a conflict they didn't imagine. When one of the friends is kidnapped by a drug cartel mafia boss, they must unite and test their unique skills to save her and survive an epic battle.

Sheroes is Gertner’s feature directorial debut, after being the producer behind some really interesting titles besides Spring Breakers such as The Virgin Suicides and London Fields.

Less than two months before its arrival in theaters, Barbie continues to amaze audiences with a display of color and magic, led by Margot Robbie. Greta Gerwig directs this unexpected adventure that, far from seeking to tell the origin of the famous doll or capture one of her various adventures that she has already had on the screen, will resort to a new story full of references to the mythology of the most famous face of Mattel .

After confirming the official soundtrack of the film, which includes a performance by Ryan Gosling himself, who plays Ken (via Rolling Stone), Warner Bros. Discovery reveals a new trailer for one of its biggest releases of the year:

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Everything is ready for the return of Christopher Nolan to the big screen with Oppenheimer. After the controversial Tenet, which generated mixed reviews in addition to the conflicts surrounding its release, the acclaimed director returns to theaters with Universal Pictures after abandoning his longtime ally, Warner Bros.

Cillian Murphy meets with Nolan again after having participated in titles such as The Dakar Knight Trilogy and Inception, this time as the absolute main star of the story that will be focused on a more than relevant character for the history of humanity, at least in the last two centuries.

Based on American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the story will focus on the titular scientist known as the father of the atomic bomb, and the role he played in the development of the famous Manhattan Project.

But, of course, after seeing the consequences of his invention, he...

While Christopher Nolan isn't exactly known for making short films, his next feature will be the longest yet from the director. In the newest issue of Total Film, Nolan reveals that Oppenheimer is officially his longest movie yet, surpassing the previous record held by Interstellar with its runtime of 2 hours and 49 minutes. Nolan says Oppenheimer is closer to three hours long, beating Insterstellar in length, albeit not by much.

"It's slightly longer than the longest we've done... It's kissing three hours," Nolan says.

Matt Damon, who plays a key role in the film, previously teased that it would be a three-hour movie. That coincided with unconfirmed reports that the movie had clocked in at an even three hours with its runtime. Nolan's new comments seem to suggest that the film will run just hour the three-hour mark, but will be close enough to "kiss" it, as the director put it.

Oppenheimer's record-breaking run time has been teased by director Christopher Nolan. The movie, which is his first in the director's chair since 2020's Tenet, is his second to be set during the events of World War II, having previously covered a specific rescue operation in 2017's Dunkirk, which features much of the same cast. Oppenheimer is a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the theoretical physicist who was instrumental in the Manhattan Project's development of the atomic bomb.

In their new issue, Total Film sat down with Nolan to discuss his new film ahead of the Oppenheimer release date on July 21. During their conversation Nolan wouldn't share the film's exact runtime, but he confirmed that it is the longest film he has ever directed, ahead of 2014's Interstellar at 2 hours and 49 minutes. He further teased that Oppenheimer is "kissing three hours." Read his full quote below:

It's slightly...

Christopher Nolan's upcoming biographical film Oppenheimer boasts one of the most star-studded casts in recent memory, and the marketing materials released so far don't even scratch the surface of the collection of A-listers. Long-time Nolan collaborator Cillian Murphy stars as J. Robert Oppenheimer, but he will be surrounded by an ensemble cast that is littered with multiple Oscar winners and nominees. Some of their roles have been revealed, but a surprising amount have virtually no details available as to who they depict in the movie.

While the original teaser trailer provided almost no details, the full Oppenheimer trailer - clocking in at a lengthy three minutes - gave audiences their first taste of the movie's staggering star power. Along with more footage of Murphy as Oppenheimer, the trailer featured Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, and Kenneth Branagh among others. As impressive as that cast is,...

Universal Pictures has launched a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s IMAX®– shot epic thriller ‘Oppenheimer.’

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the film 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 General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Academy Award® nominee Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence.

Oppenheimer also stars Oscar® winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar® nominated actor, writer and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh.

The cast includes...

We've already had a couple of glimpses at Christopher Nolan's latest, Oppenheimer, a chronicle of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the team he shepherded to create the atomic bomb. The latest trailer is packed full of (some of) the star power and thermonuclear energy he has deployed in his giant dramatic thriller. Take look…

Cillian Murphy plays Oppenheimer himself, with Emily Blunt has his biologist wife Kitty. Also starring are Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Alden Ehrenreich and Matthew Modine.

This latest footage gives us a much better look at Damon in particular, here playing Lieutenant General Leslie Richard Groves, Jr., a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer's atomic team. And yes, that's Downey Jr. in monochrome (a possible bookending device?) near the end.

The new trailer for writer/director Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has just been released, and you can check it out above! 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 General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Academy Award® nominee Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence.

Oppenheimer also stars Oscar® winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar® nominated actor,...

The new trailer for writer/director Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer begins with J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) warning that they could be losing the race against the Nazis to develop an atomic bomb. Hitler’s people have an 18-month head start. The three-minute trailer goes on to touch on the inception of the Manhattan Project and the ethical and moral dilemmas involved in developing a weapon with the potential to annihilate the entire planet.

In the trailer, there is a discussion about the inception of the Manhattan Project

Cillian Murphy previously worked with Christopher Nolan in 2005’s Batman Begins as Dr. Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow; 2008’s The Dark Knight in a cameo appearance; 2010’s Inception playing Robert Fischer, heir to the energy conglomerate Fischer Morrow; and 2017’s Dunkirk as a Royal Navy soldier. Oppenheimer marks his first starring role in a Nolan film.

The all-star cast includes Oscar winner Matt Damon,...

Christopher Nolan's new film "Oppenheimer," due in theaters on July 21, 2023, is a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the chief scientists behind the development of the atomic bomb. Given the subject matter, and Nolan's penchant for low, sustained booming noises, one might already feel a pang of sympathy for audiences watching "Barbie" in the multiplex theater next door. 

"Oppenheimer" famously stars just about every actor who has ever worked with Nolan in the past, and maybe another 50 for good measure. At last count, "Oppenheimer" will feature Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Robert Downey, Jr., Kenneth Branagh, Gary Oldman, Olivia Thirlby, Matthew Modine, Laurence Olivier, Bennie Safdie, Dane DeHaan, Josh Hartnett, Alden Ehrenreich, Divine, Peter Ustinov, and Tony Goldwyn. Three of those, I just made up. 

In the title role is Cillian Murphy, Nolan's secret weapon, who has previously appeared in "Dunkirk," "Inception," and his three "Batman" movies.

Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt in OppenheimerPhoto: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures

No one becomes death, destroyer of worlds without a little help from their friends. After initial teasers for Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited historical drama Oppenheimer focused closely on the “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) himself,...

The 2024 Oscars race received a jolt on Monday morning with the debut of a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.”

In the best teaser yet for Nolan’s upcoming drama about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, title star Cillian Murphy and supporting player Matt Damon as Lt. General Leslie Groves Jr. are given the lion’s share of material. A particularly pithy exchange:

Groves: “Are we saying there’s a chance that when we push that button, we destroy the world?”

Oppenheimer: “The chances are near zero.”

Groves: “Near zero?”

Oppenheimer: “What do you want from theory alone?”

Groves: “Zero would be nice.”

Murphy has appeared in six Nolan films including “Oppenheimer,” but the upcoming Universal release is the first time the “Batman Begins” star has taken a lead role for the filmmaker. “You realize this is a huge responsibility. He was complicated and contradictory and so iconic,...

A brand new trailer for “Oppenheimer,” the upcoming film from director Christopher Nolan, was released Monday by Universal Pictures in anticipation of the feature’s July debut.

Set to a dramatic score from Ludwig Göransson, the newly-dropped teaser offers closer looks at the key players of the Manhattan Project, as portrayed by a star-studded cast including Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Leslie Groves Jr. and Tom Conti, who appears briefly as a somber looking Albert Einstein.

“Oppenheimer” centers around the legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Murphy), who is credited as the inventor of the atomic bomb. Based on the biographical novel “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” the film follows the physicist as he works alongside a team of government scientists to develop nuclear weapons in the early 1940s.

Murphy has collaborated with Nolan on past films such as “Inception,...

Universal Pictures has unveiled the first full-length trailer for “Oppenheimer,” the highly anticipated new film from Christopher Nolan that finds the “Inception” and “Dark Knight” filmmaker blending his penchant for large-scale thrillers with one of the most significant events in world history (much like his 2017 WWII thriller “Dunkirk”).

Based on the book “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, “Oppenheimer” is told through the eyes of J. Robert Oppenheimer (as played by Cillian Murphy) as he contributes to the creation of the atomic bomb. The story vacillates between the operation to assemble scientists to create the bomb before the Nazis and his interactions with congress after the successful test.

Described as an “epic thriller,” the film charts Oppenheimer’s life and Nolan says it’s “one of the most challenging projects” he’s ever taken on, previously explaining how the film aims to encompass the man’s life story.

If you got to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 over this past weekend, you might have gotten to see the new Oppenheimer trailer. The forever supporter of the cinema-going experience, Christopher Nolan, will usually unveil sneak peeks of his films at screenings before they show up online. Last night, the newest trailer for the world-changing event film dropped courtesy of Universal and builds the tension to a new world order as the titular character dedicates his life to one of the greatest regrets the world has ever known.

The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. It features an all-star cast that stars Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Florence Pugh, Benny Safdie, Michael Angarano, Josh Hartnett and Kenneth Branagh. The cast also...

A new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer reveals more story details and characters from the biographical drama chronicling the development of the first atomic bomb.

The trailer — which was first shown at CinemaCon and then revealed in theaters before Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — shows scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) teaming with General Leslie Groves Jr. (Matt Damon) to assemble a team of scientists during World War II as they try and beat the Nazis in harnessing the destructive power of nuclear energy.

“You’re the man who gave them the power to destroy themselves,” Oppenheimer is ominously warned. “… and the world is not prepared.”

The World War II-set biopic follows Oppenheimer, known as the “father of the atomic bomb,” during a moment in history when he knew that testing the atomic bomb might ignite the atmosphere and destroy the world, but hit the button anyway. “In learning about that story,...

Following on from yesterday’s poster, Universal Pictures has now shared a new trailer for Oppenheimer, the star-studded biographical thriller from writer-director Christopher Nolan which is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin; watch it below…

“The IMAX-shot epic thriller thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.”

Featuring alongside Cillian Murphy in the cast of Oppenheimer are Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Casey Affleck, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick, Trond Fausa, Christopher Denham and Josh Zuckerman.



Oppenheimer is...

"The world will remember this day." Universal has revealed the second full trailer for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, opening in theaters worldwide this July. The first trailer debuted in December, and with a few months left until this opens it's time to send the hype into the stratosphere. Oppenheimer tells the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb, working at the Los Alamos Laboratory on the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. The cast features Cillian Murphy, with Emily Blunt as "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, as well as Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Clarke, David Krumholtz, Kenneth Branagh, David Dastmalchian, and many others. I love that Einstein shows up briefly. What a cast! What a story! I've...

The latest trailer for Oppenheimer further teases Christopher Nolan’s epic biographical outing about the struggles faced by theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, known as the "father of the atomic bomb.” Released courtesy of Universal Pictures, Oppenheimer is unlikely to be a typical bio with Nolan at the helm, with the filmmaker calling the real-life figure “the most important person who ever lived.” Check out the new trailer for Oppenheimer below.

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin, Oppenheimer will thrust audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it. The director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer’s contributions led to the creation of the atomic bomb, an invention...

Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Christopher Nolan’s biographical thriller Oppenheimer featuring Cillian Murphy as Manhattan Project director J. Robert Oppenheimer; take a look here…

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“The IMAX-shot epic thriller thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.”

Featuring alongside Cillian Murphy in the cast of Oppenheimer are Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Casey Affleck, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick, Trond Fausa, Christopher Denham and Josh Zuckerman.

Oppenheimer is set for release on July 21st, 2023.

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Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later) plays theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man known as the “father of the atomic bomb”, in writer/director Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming film Oppenheimer, which is set to reach theatres on July 21st. Today, a poster for the film has been unveiled, and it features Murphy’s Oppenheimer, with his destructive creation behind him. You can check it out at the bottom of this article.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, 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.

Murphy is joined in the cast by Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place) as Oppenheimer’s wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer; Matt Damon (The Bourne Identity) as General Leslie Groves Jr.

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Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy’s working relationship spans nearly 20 years and counting as the filmmaker has directed the “Peaky Blinders” favorite in six movies: Three Batman films, “Inception,” “Dunkirk” and “Oppenheimer.” Notably, however, the upcoming atomic bomb drama marks Murphy’s first time headlining a Nolan picture in the lead role. Murphy stars as theoretical physicist and “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, the actor admitted he “was desperate” to lead a Nolan movie.

“I have always said publicly and privately, to Chris, that if I’m available and you want me to be in a movie, I’m there. I don’t really care about the size of the part,” Murphy said. “But deep down, secretly, I was desperate to play a lead for him.”

Murphy landed the lead role in “Oppenheimer” via a cold-call offer from Nolan.

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Christopher Nolan kicked off Universal’s CinemaCon presentation today in Las Vegas, taking the stage to talk about his thriller Oppenheimer, which releases in July. Cillian Murphy stars as the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

“I’m here with a story in the story of J Robert Oppenheimer,” Nolan said. “I know of no more dramatic tale with higher stakes, twists and turns and ethical dilemmas. … The finest minds in the country were in a desperate race against the Nazis to harness the power of the atom in World War II. Picture those same minds realizing the possibility that they might set fire to the entire world, yet they went ahead and pushed the button. I wanted to be there and see what that might be like.”

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Universal Pictures is taking over the main stage at CinemaCon this evening, bringing the latest details, footage, and hype for upcoming releases from the hallmark studio. During the Oppenheimer portion of the presentation, filmmaker Christopher Nolan took the stage to thunderous applause. While speaking about Oppenheimer, he said, “Picture the finest minds in the country in a desperate race with the Nazis to harness the power of the atom.”

Nolan adds, “Like it or not, J. Robert Oppenheimer is the most important person who ever lived. He made the world we live in for better or for worse. His story has to be seen to be believed.”

The entire film is shot in IMAX, with some portions filmed in black and white. Nolan also revealed a full Oppenheimer trailer would premiere within two weeks in front of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Universal and Focus screened the...

The trailer for “Barbie” has sparked a flurry of excitement for the increasingly-intriguing movie from Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. The movie is generating a lot of buzz ahead of its July 21 release later this year (the same day as Christopher Nolan‘s “Oppenheimer”) although little is known of it in the way of plot. The official IMDb synopsis reads: “To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken.”

What we do know, however, is how astounding the cast is. Margot Robbie leads the line as Barbie while Ryan Gosling stars opposite her as Ken. Then, there are plenty of other variations of Barbies and Kens. Here’s a run down.

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It’s an interesting new trend for films to reach the three-hour or near three-hour length. Avatar: The Way of Water followed up its original, which had a similar runtime, with a longer runtime. Damien Chazelle’s Babylon was an epic period piece that clocks in at over three hours. Even an action movie like John Wick: Chapter 4 exceeds its predecessors with a three-hour clocked time. According to Variety, Christopher Nolan, who is no stranger to long-running films as follows up the nearly three-hour Tenet with Oppenheimer, which is a look into the inventor of the atomic bomb as revealed by one of the film’s stars, Matt Damon.

Damon walked the red carpet at the premiere of his upcoming film, Air, and spoke with Variety, “It’s three hours. It’s fantastic. Cillian is phenomenal. He’s everything you would want him to be. I think it’s almost three hours.

Hollywood star Matt Damon said that filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” runs a hefty three hours long. On the red carpet for ‘Air’, in which he co-stars, Damon also talked about Nolan’s upcoming historic drama in which he appears alongside Cillian Murphy, reports ‘Variety’.

“It’s three hours. It’s fantastic,” Damon said, revealing that he’s seen ‘Oppenheimer’.

“Cillian is phenomenal. He’s everything you would want him to be,” Damon told Malkin. “I think it’s almost three hours. It goes so fast, it’s great.”

Directed by Ben Affleck, ‘Air’ stars Damon as Sonny Velasco, who led Nike to pursue the endorsement of Michael Jordan and the creation of the Air Jordan basketball sneakers.

‘Air’ opens April 5 and co-stars Affleck, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Chris Messina.

‘Oppenheimer’ stars longtime Nolan collaborator Murphy as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project and...

Matt Damon told Variety‘s Marc Malkin Monday night that Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” runs a hefty three hours long. On the red carpet for “Air,” in which he co-stars, Damon also talked about Nolan’s upcoming historic drama in which he appears alongside Cillian Murphy.

“It’s three hours. It’s fantastic,” Damon said, revealing that he’s seen “Oppenheimer.”

“Cillian is phenomenal. He’s everything you would want him to be,” Damon told Malkin. “I think it’s almost three hours. It goes so fast, it’s great.”

Directed by Ben Affleck, “Air” stars Damon as Sonny Velasco, who led Nike to pursue the endorsement of Michael Jordan and the creation of the Air Jordan basketball sneakers. “Air” opens April 5 and co-stars Affleck, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman and Chris Messina.

Matt Damon has seen #Oppenheimer: "It's fantastic. It's three hours. Cillian [Murphy] is everything you'd want him to be.

Sony Pictures has slated “Dumb Money” for theatrical release on October 20, 2023. The film, directed by Craig Gillespie, tells the true story of a Wall Street short squeeze that momentarily turned GameStop stock into the hottest investment in town.

The squeeze had initially been triggered by users of the subreddit r/wallsteetbets, an online forum, although some hedge funds also participated. The momentary skyrocketing of the video game store’s per-share value, from $17.25 in early January of 2021 to $500 just weeks later, turned the saga into a skewed David vs. Goliath story. The narrative of amateur traders and “fans” of the company driving up its stock price as a form of fandom/social protest against the stereotypical investor class proved irresistible as a juicy media story.

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Sony announced on Friday that they will release the starry Craig Gillespie film Dumb Money on the GameStop short squeeze of 2021 on October 20.

The Black Bear Pictures title’s fall positioning suggests a return to the awards conversation may be in the cards for Gillespie — the creative behind Hulu’s Emmy winner Pam & Tommy and Neon & 30West’s I, Tonya, which brought Margot Robbie her first Academy Award nom in 2018.

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Exclusive: In a seven-figure deal finalised over the last week, Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films has beaten out competitors for UK rights to Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid, which A24 is releasing in the U.S. on April 21.

Stage 6 also acquired rights from A24 in Middle East, worldwide ships and airlines and pan Asia pay TV.

As we revealed last week, Leonine has picked up German rights. Russia (Volga), Switzerland (Ascot Elite) and Australia (Roadshow) have also been sold.

Ari Aster’s (Midsommar) third feature for A24 stars Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Denis Ménochet, Kylie Rogers, Armen Nahapetian, Zoe Lister-Jones, Parker Posey, and Patti LuPone.

Described as a “bold and depraved film”, the big-budget movie will chart the story of a paranoid man who embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother. Phoenix will play the man at different stages in his life.

TBS is getting rid of the vermin in its cooking space.

The cable network has cancelled Rat in the Kitchen, a twist on a traditional cooking competition show hosted by French chef Ludo Lefebvre and comedian Natasha Leggero, after one season, our sister site Deadline reports. The series premiered in March 2022.

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American Primeval, a new limited series from Netflix, is on the way, and the streamer has just revealed the remainder of its ensemble cast. Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Shea Wigham, Jai Courtney, Joe Tippett, Nick Hargrove, Kyle Bradley Davis, Derek Hinkey, Shawnee Pourier, Preston Mota, and Saura Lightfoot Leon will star in the show. They join the previously announced Taylor Kitsch who plays a traumatized man named Isaac searching for a reason to live in a harsh world.

Netflix‘s six-episode Western series American Primeval rustled up a formidable posse today with several actors joining the cast. Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, and Shea Whigham will star alongside Taylor Kitsch, who leads the limited series. The project hails from Pete Berg, Eric Newman, and Mark L. Smith, with Berg directing all episodes. In addition to stepping behind the camera, Berg will executive produce through Film 44 alongside Newman via Grand Electric.

The plot for American Primeval explores the birth of the American West and the trials and tribulations surrounding race, land, community, and power. Each group believes they’re entitled to the natural splendor of the territory and are willing to spill blood to plant their flag. Maintaining control requires sacrifice, and some groups are more inclined to go to war than others.

In addition to the actors mentioned above, Jai Courtney, Kyle Bradley Davis, Nick Hargrove, Derek Hinkey (Walker: Independence), Saura Lightfoot Leon,...

Netflix has filled out the cast of its Taylor Kitsch-led western American Primeval.

Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney and Shea Whigham are among the 11 actors joining the series, which coms from writer Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) and executive producers Pete Berg (Friday Night Lights) and Eric Newman (Narcos). The cast will also feature Kyle Bradley Davis, Nick Hargrove, Derek Hinkey, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Preston Mota, Shawnee Pourier and Joe Tippett.

The six-episode American Primeval is described as “a raw, adventurous exploration of the birth of the American West. The violent collisions of cultures, religions and communities as men and women fight and die for control of this new world — for a land they truly believe is their destiny. The ensemble tells a story of the sacrifice all must pay when they choose to enter a lawless and untamed wilderness.”

Kitsch plays Isaac, a traumatized man struggling to...

Netflix has added 11 actors to the cast of the limited series “American Primeval,” Variety has learned.

The six-episode series was originally commissioned in December with Taylor Kitsch in the lead role. He will now be joined by: Jai Courtney, Kyle Bradley Davis, Dane DeHaan, Betty Gilpin, Nick Hargrove, Derek Hinkey, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Preston Mota, Shawnee Pourier, Joe Tippett, and Shea Whigham. The role marks a return to Netflix for Gilpin, who earned three consecutive Emmy nominations for the comedy series “Glow” at the streamer before it was unceremoniously canceled amid the pandemic.

“American Primeval” is described as “a raw, adventurous exploration of the birth of the American West. The violent collisions of cultures, religions and communities as men and women fight and die for control of this new world – for a land they truly believe is their destiny. The ensemble tells a story of the sacrifice all must pay...

Netflix has rounded out the cast for American Primeval, its upcoming limited series from Pete Berg, Eric Newman and Mark L. Smith. Betty Gilpin (Gaslit), Dane DeHaan (Oppenheimer) and Shea Whigham (Joker) join previously announced Taylor Kitsch, along with Joe Tippett (Mare of Easttown), Jai Courtney (Kaleidoscope), Kyle Bradley Davis (American Horror Story), Nick Hargrove (Devotion), Derek Hinkey (Walker Independence), Saura Lightfoot Leon (Hoard), Preston Mota (Asteroid City) and Shawnee Pourier (Stranger Things).

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The six-episode American Primeval is described as a raw, adventurous exploration of the birth of the American West. The violent collisions of cultures, religions and communities as men and women fight and die for control of this new world – for a land they truly believe is their destiny. The ensemble tells a story of the sacrifice all must pay when they choose to enter a lawless and untamed wilderness.

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