Director Christopher Nolan is continuing to expand the cast for his upcoming biopic Oppenheimer as The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad, Dune) is also set to star in the film.
Oppenheimer will also be a reunion for Nolan and Dastmalchian as the actor had previously appeared in a short role as Thomas Schiff, one of the Joker’s henchmen, in The Dark Knight in 2007.
Dastmalchian joins a cast that includes Nolan regular Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders), as well as Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place Part II), Matt Damon (Stillwater), Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame), Florence Pugh (Black Widow), Rami Malek (No Time to Die), Benny Safdie (Licorice Pizza), Dane DeHaan (Lisey’s Story), Jack Quaid (The Boys), and the recently announced Matthew Modine (Stranger Things).
Oppenheimer is written by Nolan and is based upon the biography American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Murphy will portray Oppenheimer in the film, which charts the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. The film marks Christopher Nolan’s first movie for Universal and is set for release on July 21st, 2023.
