Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was released on July 21 and has since received critical acclaim and box office success. In an interview with The New York Times, Christopher has now revealed that there was a line that was edited at the last minute by an actor and also included in the final footage, shocking everyone on the internet. tray.
The scene takes place at a pivotal moment when Cillian Murphy, who plays Oppenheimer, attends a pivotal meeting with US Secretary of War Henry Stimson and other government officials, where they decide which city to drop. atomic bomb on Japan. In the next scene, Henry says that they should avoid bombing in Kyoto because that's where he and his wife honeymooned.
What did Nolan say?
In an interview with The New York Times, Christopher Nolan said: “There was a time James Remar…He kept telling me how he found out that the Stimson were honeymooning in Kyoto. any. This is one of the reasons why Stimson removed Kyoto from the bomb list. I asked him to take the city off the list because of its cultural significance, but I said, "Just add that." It was such an exciting moment that no one in the room knew how to react.
Looking for a role
He also added earlier in the interview that every actor is encouraged to research their real-life partner. "They have a lot of homework to do. They have a great resource with 'American Prometheus.' Then they do their own research to see what it means to me, which I've never done before. It's really doable... The script is there, but they can go into it with passion and knowledge based on everything they've learned."
Nolan's Oppenheimer based on the book American Prometheus:
The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, is a 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of the theoretical physicist written by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The biopic, set during World War II, follows Oppenheimer, known as the father of the atomic bomb, at a historic time when he feared the atomic bomb test would burn up the atmosphere and cause world destruction. It also shows how his rivalry with Lewis Strauss has shaped his life and career.
