LATEST PHOTOS THAT ARE MUST-SEE SCENES IN CINEMAS IN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S MOST AMBITIOUS FILM TO-DATE “OPPENHEIMER” (PART 1)

Universal Pictures has just released the latest photos of Christopher Nolan’s latest epic film “Oppenheimer” that will open in cinemas (PH) nationwide on July 19.

The photos are so stunning that one can’t help but get excited on how it will finally roll in cinemas!  But first let’s meet the characters of “Oppenheimer” played by actors meant to fit into the roles of the movers and shakers that changed the world.

Oscar®-nominated writer-director Christopher Nolan brings to screen “Oppenheimer”, his most ambitious and urgent movie yet, a sweeping, epic thriller that delves deep into the psyche of a singular American mind: the brilliant scientist behind the world-shattering invention of the atomic bomb that represented the total sum of human ingenuity, an invention that would remake civilization, even as its very existence threatened the future of mankind.

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer

We’ve seen Murphy’s remarkable works in 28 Days Later, A Quiet Place II, Peaky Blinders – and his roles in Nolan’s films The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception and Dunkirk, and with his latest role in “Oppenheimer” as the titular character, Murphy is about to give us another unforgettable experience at the cinemas as he takes on the man who became known as the Father of the Atomic Bomb.  The appeal and challenge of playing Oppenheimer, Murphy says, was doing justice to the physicist’s immense intelligence and moral struggles. “We were always chasing after the complexity of Oppenheimer, as he was no simple man,” Murphy adds.

Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer

Blunt, best known for her breakout role and scene-stealing performances in “Devil Wears Prada” and A Quiet Place (I and II) plays another formidable role in Oppenheimer as biologist and botanist Kitty Oppenheimer, who’s also the wife of J. Robert. “Blunt was intrigued by Kitty’s rejection of social convention or expectation. “Kitty is a character who doesn’t do small talk; she only does big talk,” Blunt says. “She’s complicated, volatile, bewitching all at once. What I really was drawn to with her is that idea of a woman who refused to conform to the sort of feminine ideal of the time, why you need to get married and have children and support your man and that’s your job and that’s all you’re allowed. She just had this defiance against the system that felt so modern.”

Matt Damon as Leslie Groves Jr.

To play the brigadier general, the filmmakers recruited Matt Damon, who earlier this year added to a gilded resume of Oscar® nominated performances (and an Academy Award® for co-writing Good Will Hunting) with an acclaimed performance in Air.  Groves made significant contributions to the work of building the atomic bomb.  For Damon, the appeal of working on Oppenheimer was in crafting an origin story for the world he’s known his entire life, formed from the fallout of the Manhattan Project. “I’m a child of the Cold War,” Damon says. “I grew up with the consequences of this piece of history.  So, without a doubt, this is one of the most important stories of our time.”

Oppenheimer is filmed in a combination of IMAX® 65mm and 65mm large-format film photography including, for the first time ever, sections in IMAX® black and white analogue photography.

(ROHN ROMULO)