Oppenheimer (Christopher Nolan, 2023)

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Never Cursed · #1 Post by **Never Cursed** » Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:54 pm

Christopher Nolan shopping a script about J. Robert Oppenheimer - surprise surprise, there's a good chance it doesn't end up with Warners given the Tenet release fiasco

#2 Post by **Matt** » Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:01 am

I understand business is business, but I would think Warner Bros. having given Nolan (and his family members) hundreds of millions and total creative freedom over the years would account for something. Then again, maybe there’s no one left at WB to whom Nolan might owe any sense of loyalty.

yoloswegmaster · #3 Post by **yoloswegmaster** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:57 pm

Never Cursed wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:54 pm Christopher Nolan shopping a script about J. Robert Oppenheimer - surprise surprise, there's a good chance it doesn't end up with Warners given the Tenet release fiasco

The film will be produced at Universal, with production looking to start in Q1 2022.

#4 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:05 pm

Wow, they really must have pissed him off. Hard to think of any other modern studio-auteur relationship as strong as Nolan and WB

#5 Post by **Matt** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:17 pm

Funny. After I made my post about Nolan above, I had a second thought of "Well, this might be something Universal would throw a lot of money at, hoping for a repeat performance of 1917" and well well well.

knives · #6 Post by **knives** » Tue Sep 14, 2021 9:47 pm

domino harvey wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:05 pm Wow, they really must have pissed him off. Hard to think of any other modern studio-auteur relationship as strong as Nolan and WB

Eastwood?

therewillbeblus · #7 Post by **therewillbeblus** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:04 am

yoloswegmaster wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 3:57 pm
Never Cursed wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:54 pm Christopher Nolan shopping a script about J. Robert Oppenheimer - surprise surprise, there's a good chance it doesn't end up with Warners given the Tenet release fiasco
The film will be produced at Universal, with production looking to start in Q1 2022.

Cillian Murphy will star as Oppenheimer, which is apparently also the film's title (for now)

Jack Kubrick · #8 Post by **Jack Kubrick** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:44 pm

Never Cursed wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:54 pm Christopher Nolan shopping a script about J. Robert Oppenheimer - surprise surprise, there's a good chance it doesn't end up with Warners given the Tenet release fiasco

Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr joined the cast.

Monkey Ballz · #9 Post by **Monkey Ballz** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:30 pm

Jack Kubrick wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 3:44 pm
Never Cursed wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:54 pm Christopher Nolan shopping a script about J. Robert Oppenheimer - surprise surprise, there's a good chance it doesn't end up with Warners given the Tenet release fiasco
Matt Damon and Robert Downey Jr joined the cast.

Damon's gotta be playing Leslie Groves and I bet Downey Jr is Oppy's brother Frank.

Oppenheimer's bio is pretty interesting politically, academically, and professionally (even before the Manhattan Project) but I wonder what Nolan's approach will be given his adolescent obsession with formal gameplaying and sleight-of-hand. Can't see him playing fast and loose with the facts here, but a mere soap opera recital of the events of his life would seem pointless, like 99% of all biopics. There's a couple fascinating romantic relationships, his partnership with Groves (this may be the crux -- without Groves' guidance and drive the Project would have failed, or at least taken many years longer) and of course the fallout and burden of what he "accomplished". But unless Nolan exhibits a virtuoso Malick-level technique and depth, I'm not sure what he point is.

I just hope there's room for a Dwight Schultz cameo.

Maltic · #10 Post by **Maltic** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:56 am

Monkey Ballz wrote: Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:30 pm
Damon's gotta be playing Leslie Groves and I bet Downey Jr is Oppy's brother Frank.

Oppenheimer's bio is pretty interesting politically, academically, and professionally (even before the Manhattan Project) but I wonder what Nolan's approach will be given his adolescent obsession with formal gameplaying and sleight-of-hand. Can't see him playing fast and loose with the facts here, but a mere soap opera recital of the events of his life would seem pointless, like 99% of all biopics. There's a couple fascinating romantic relationships, his partnership with Groves (this may be the crux -- without Groves' guidance and drive the Project would have failed, or at least taken many years longer) and of course the fallout and burden of what he "accomplished". But unless Nolan exhibits a virtuoso Malick-level technique and depth, I'm not sure what he point is.

I just hope there's room for a Dwight Schultz cameo.

Nolan did play fast and loose with Nikola Tesla's bio in The Prestige, although he was a minor character

The Narrator Returns · Wed Nov 03, 2021 7:01 am

The Hollywood Reporter says that Damon is indeed playing Groves, but Downey is playing Lewis Strauss.

Never Cursed · #12 Post by **Never Cursed** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:04 am

Now with Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, and Benny Safdie. Pugh plays Jean Tatlock, a CPUSA member who has an affair with Oppenheimer, Safdie plays father of the hydrogen bomb Edward Teller, and Malek plays a scientist. Seems as though the film is going to deal in some form with the revocation of Oppenheimer's security clearance, an interesting and less-remembered aspect of his life story

#13 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:13 am

Josh Hartnett is Nolan's career rescue casting this time out

#14 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Jan 28, 2022 7:59 am

M Night Shyamalan advised Nolan on his move to Universal by highlighting the studio’s commitment to theatrical windows

Never Cursed · #15 Post by **Never Cursed** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:57 pm

Now filming, and Nolan has of course found a role for Kenneth Branagh

#16 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:10 am

Portions of and possibly the entire film will be shot in B&W

cantinflas · #17 Post by **cantinflas** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:53 am

Soothsayer · #18 Post by **Soothsayer** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 12:36 pm

A new sheriff's in town!

colinr0380 · #19 Post by **colinr0380** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 4:29 pm

This new remake of Wise Blood looks pretty apocalyptic!

Roscoe · #20 Post by **Roscoe** » Thu Jul 21, 2022 5:46 pm

Christopher Nolan's assumption of control over the James Bond franchise will be suitably explosive.

The Narrator Returns · Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:55 pm

The first teaser will premiere exclusively in front of Nope.

Farley Flavors · #22 Post by **Farley Flavors** » Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:09 am

domino harvey wrote: Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:10 am Portions of and possibly the entire film will be shot in B&W

Apparently including scenes shot in B&W with IMAX film cameras, which required the special manufacture of B&W 65mm negative stock.

You have to hand it to Nolan for digging his heels in and insisting on analogue capture despite the high costs involved and the paucity of cinemas that can actually project film. There were only around 13 IMAX film prints of Tenet struck and (due to Covid) only eight cinemas worldwide which screened them.

cantinflas · #23 Post by **cantinflas** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:18 pm

The Narrator Returns wrote: Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:55 pm The first teaser will premiere exclusively in front of Nope.

Announcement

#24 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:09 am

Trailer - not sure what I was expecting but I think this looks great. I love all the wild CGI screensaver stuff

RIP Film · #25 Post by **RIP Film** » Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:23 am

Cillian Murphy seems so into the role that it changed the character of his face. Looks good, hopefully Nolan has returned to Earth after Tenet.

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