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Universal shares “opening look” at Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

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With one week left until Oppenheimer hits theatres with a bang, Universal has released an “opening look” at Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, teasing more of Cillian Murphy’s role as Robert Oppenheimer as he recruits dozens of scientists to create the first atomic bomb, changing the course of history forever. The video also gives us more of a […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer featurette pushes the button

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Hot on the heels of spectacular first reactions coming out of its world premiere, Universal Pictures has released a ‘Pushing the Button’ featurette for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which sees stars Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Kenneth Branagh, Florence Pugh, director Nolan, and members of the crew take us behind the scenes […]

Interstellar blasts past $600 million at the global box office

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It may have missed out on top spot at the North American box office, but Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar has now blasted past the $600 million mark worldwide, having banked $621.8 million to date. Of that figure, $166.8 million comes from its domestic run, along with an impressive $455 million from international markets. Interstellar […]

Christopher Nolan says early Oppenheimer screenings have left viewers “devastated”

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Christopher Nolan movies hardly need talking up. The director remains one of the few filmmakers capable of opening a film on name alone, but that hasn’t prevented the Inception auteur from revealing that early screenings of his biographical-thriller Oppenheimer have left some viewers “absolutely devastated”. Ahead of Oppenheimer‘s July release, Nolan was speaking with Wired […]

Warner Bros. wants Christopher Nolan return

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As Christopher Nolan prepares to drop Oppenheimer with Universal Pictures, the filmmaker’s old studio is looking for him return for another outing. Variety recently profiled the co-CEOs and co-chairpeople of the Warner Bros. Film Group, including Michael De Luca, and that’s when the bombshell dropped that the studio wants Nolan to return for another movie […]

Tom Cruise wages war with Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer over IMAX screens

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When your upcoming film costs a reported $300 million, you’d want to have a chance to have it seen on the biggest (and most expensive) screens.  That’s the dilemma actor/producer Tom Cruise faces now since reports claim Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One will only see a premium theater run for one week. At the same […]

IMAX teaser takes us behind the scenes of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

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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 […]

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer unleashes new trailer

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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 […]

Cillian Murphy is Oppenheimer on poster for Christopher Nolan’s new film

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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… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Oppenheimer “The IMAX-shot epic thriller thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in […]

The Good and Bad of Indulged Filmmakers

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Some filmmakers get full autonomy. Sometimes this is good. Sometimes, not so much… When you hit a level of success in filmmaking as a director (or occasionally a producing star actor) you find that studios increasingly bend over backwards to your every whim. This can even be to the point of risky ventures with huge […]