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'''''Oppenheimer''''' is a 2023 [[Epic film|epic]] [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Christopher Nolan]]. Based on the 2005 biography ''[[American Prometheus]]''<!-- Do not add subtitle without consensus at talk page--> by [[Kai Bird]] and [[Martin J. Sherwin]], the film chronicles the life of [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], a theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear weapons]] as part of the [[Manhattan Project]], and thereby ushering in the [[Atomic Age]]. [[Cillian Murphy]] stars as the titular character, with [[Emily Blunt]] as Oppenheimer's wife, [[Katherine Oppenheimer|Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer]], [[Matt Damon]] as [[Leslie Groves|General Leslie Groves]], Oppenheimer's military handler, and [[Robert Downey Jr.]] as [[Lewis Strauss]], a senior member of the [[United States Atomic Energy Commission]]. Other members of the supporting cast include [[Florence Pugh]], [[Josh Hartnett]], [[Casey Affleck]], [[Rami Malek]], and [[Kenneth Branagh]].

The project was announced in September 2021 after [[Universal Pictures]] won a bidding war for Nolan's screenplay. Murphy signed on to portray Oppenheimer in October, with others in the main cast joining between November 2021 and April 2022. Pre-production was underway by January 2022, with filming taking place from February to May. ''Oppenheimer'' was filmed in a combination of [[IMAX]] 65mm and 65mm large-format film—including, for the first time, sections in IMAX [[black-and-white]] [[analog photography]]. As with his previous works, Nolan utilizedutilised extensive practical effects and minimal [[computer-generated imagery]].

''Oppenheimer'' premiered at [[Grand Rex|Le Grand Rex]] in Paris on July 11, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and United States on July 21, 2023, by Universal Pictures. Its release alongside the [[fantasy comedy]] ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]'' encouraged the "[[Barbenheimer]]" trend on social media, urging filmgoers to see them as a [[double feature]]. It is Nolan's first film not to be distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] domestically or internationally since ''[[Memento (film)|Memento]]'' (2000), as well as his first to receive an [[R-rating (Motion Picture Association)|R rating]] since ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'' (2002). The film received critical acclaim, with particular praise fortoward itsNolan's direction cast performances, screenplay, editing and visuals.

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